THE entomologist’s RECORD. 
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one on June 30th durin.i^ a gale, blown almost inside out and very 
worn. On the same date I also found Aciptilia spilodactyla, the pupae 
numerous with a few imagines. This is very early for the species^ and 
1 took pupae in a more exposed locality on Monday, August 10th. 
'rhe horehound was exceptionally plentiful and early this year. It is a 
blossom well worth working, either with or without sugar. In the 
former case the sheep seem to display the same natural liking for sugar 
as the moths, and, to my great disgust, I found one of my most prolific 
grounds spoiled, all the horehound being cropped off close ; my cut 
blooms seldom survived for the second evening, but in this case I think 
the rabbits were the guilty parties. Larvae of Cucullia verbasci were 
fairly plentiful on the Mulleins, but, owing to the time taken in 
“setting,” I had not the opportunity of searching on the bed-straw for 
those of Chceroca?npa porcellus, which occurs freely in one or two spots 
round. 
Seti?ui irrorella occurred in its usual plenty on the rocky slope 
referred to in the Record^ vol. i., p. 334. In company with my friend 
Mr. G. F. Peek, of Guernsey, an early morning visit by boat produced 
some ninety, amongst which was one with the IVI mark on the right 
wing only ; surely an aberration or var. semi-signata. This species also 
came specially freely to light on July 13th, which was an exceptionally 
still evening ; we boxed them without nets as fast as possible about 
2 a.m. That evening NocrUi^; came on as freely at that time as early, 
but as five hours’ work had filled all my reserve stock of boxes which I 
carry in bags almost as large as pillow-cases, we had reluctantly to return. 
Day-work was almost neglected during this time. Geometers were, 
however, very plentiful, especially the common Melanippe rivata. 
Anticlea lubidaia was scarce and worn, I think we were late for it. 
Lyasna aLus at Totlarid was spoilt by the rough weather and was 
a failure ; as also we found, and partly from the same cause, Limeniiis 
Sibylla, when we visited the New Forest, about July 20th. We were of 
course late for it, but it was in nothing like its usual plenty. Argynnis 
paphia was in profusion ; we secured 6 or 7 of the var. valesina, and I 
took a good var. of the ^ with the black rays very much suffused on 
each upper wing making almost a black patch — unfortunately it was like 
many paphia, chipped. During the preceding week we had been suc- 
cessful in netting a good long series of Toxocampa pasiimitn, of which 
I beat out the first four, July 13th, from a low yellow vetch growing in 
an open rough field ; they were then fresh, but, during the week, those 
netted at dusk were mostly more or less chipped. During the several 
years I have worked that neighbourhood (near Yai mouth, Isle of 
Wight) I have found it scarce, one or two occasionally being netted at 
dusk. Another species which has been commoner than usual this 
season with me is Nudaria 7 nu?idana which could be netted freely 
several evenings along the hedgerows about 1 1 p.m. Leucania conigera 
also visited sugar freely several evenings, but Gonophora derasa, 
Xylophasia sublustris and some others occurred only sparingly. 
The Zyg(2nidce were also in profusion, which is of course only remark- 
able for the fact, that, during several recent seasons they have occurred 
very sparingly — but amongst the Z. filipendulai, as will be seen from a 
note under the heading “ Variation,” no less than five pure yellow 
varieties were obtained in the same locality during about a week ; and 
