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polia templi^ several females ; A77iphisa walkeraTta^ rare ; PeroTtea 
caledoTiiaTia^ common, also several other species of hybernating PeroTieas^ 
but generally worn ; Phoxopteryx 77iyrtilla7ia, coming out; Retmia 
duplana^ only a few at Forres, it seems to be excessively local and rare 
(this insect, I consider, is the true R. dupluTid ) ; R. iurio7ta7ia, a few 
larvae ; R. resmaTia^ pupae fairly common (I don’t think it is generally 
known that this insect only appears in the perfect state once every two 
years, this year the imagines will appear in May and June, next year, at 
the same time, it will only be possible to find larvae of the first year) ; 
Stig77ionota perlepidana is out in great numbers, also quite a number 
of other Tortrices and Tineae ; at night larvae are abundant, and I 
should think the outlook for the coming season is remarkably good. 
Almost everything is very late though. — W. Reid. May, 1891. 
Guer7tsey. — The last few sunny days have brought things on well. 
Friday afternoon (June 5th), in the course of a couple of hours or so 
with the help of a friend, I had no difficulty in taking about fifty 
Melitxa cmxia, one of which is a good var. under-side. Flying with 
them was a profusion of LyccBTia icarus worn, also an abundance of 
Satyrus 77iegcBra amongst which there is occasionally to be taken here, 
a variety with a twin or double eye-spot. Aspilates citraria were 
plentiful but worn, but Euthe77i077ia russula was in fine condition, 
amongst which I secured a fine female. E77U7ielesia decolorata also was 
just out, and in splendid condition. — Albert J. Hodges. Jutic 6th, 
1891. 
Ar77iagh. — The spring here has been very backward and unproductive. 
Sallows produced nothing but TcB7iioca77ipa stabilis. Last month I 'took 
a few ATiticlea derivata, and this month a few A. hadiata, Eupithecia 
castigata, E. absmthiata and a Depressaria which is, I think, asswiilella, 
MelaTiippe 77iontotiata and M. sociata are also in evidence. Phigalia 
pilosaria $ emerged in my breeding cage on Feb. 8th., SaturTiia 
pavonia on April ist, FidoT^ia ato77iaria on May 7th, HadeTta pisi on 
May 7th, and Spiloso77ia lubricepeda on May 12th, these are all much 
later than usual. 
The first butterflies I met with were Pieris 7iapi and P. rapcE, which 
I took on April i8th. Up to the present I have not seen a single 
specimen of VaTiessa urticm. It is usually the first to appear, and last 
year I took it on April 5th. — W. F. Johnson, Winder Terrace, Armagh. 
May ^oth, 1891. 
WaTisford. — Up to the present insects seem to be very late in appearing, 
and also scarce; I have only seen a few Hesperia paniscus, and by 
this time they are generally worn. — J. A. M. Vipan. Jime 27id, 189T. 
Wick/ia77i Wood. — With the exception of a few days I have visited 
Wickham Wood throughout the month of April, usually accompanied 
by my brother. Off the “Bishop’s palings” I have taken Phigalia 
pilosaria (i), Anisopteryx cescularia and Hybernia proge77i77iaria 
(plentiful), HyberTiia rupicapraria, i on April 14th — surely a very late 
date for this insect ; Tephrosia biundularia and Lobophora lobulata 
(common), Tcenioca77ipa cruda, A7iticlea badiata (numerous), Xyloca77ipa 
lithoriza (a few), and SeleTtia illuTiaria. 
By beating the pines we obtained 7 Trachea pmiper da, 2 Cy77iatophora 
flavicorTiis, 2 Brephos parthenias, and numerous larvae of Thera 
obeliscata. 
