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THE entomologist’s RECORD. 
years. The early May specimens of one year lay ova which hatch very 
quickly, and the larvse being full-fed in July emerge in August. These 
lay eggs, the larv3e*from which do not spin up until October, and do not 
emerge until June or July the next year, when their progeny go over the 
winter without a second brood and form the early moths the next year 
— thus we get : — First year, early and double-brooded ; second year, 
late and single-brooded ; third year, early and double-brooded, and so 
on. In this way one easily explains how it is that from the commence- 
ment of July until the end of October, larvae of every gradation of size 
may be found everywhere on the Fen. Acidalia imvmtaia and Epione 
apiciaria w'ere in fine condition up to the end of my stay. A fairly long 
series of Cra7ubus selasellus was taken, and I was unfortunate in having 
to leave Phoxopteryx sicidana, w’hich was just coming out as I left. 
Catoptria expallida7ia and Phoxopteryx paludaua were found but rarely, 
and this was general with all the best things. Pero7iea hasiia7ia, by- 
the-by, occurred in all stages during the whole time I was present — 
imagines, pupae, large and small larvae. A fine Chilo 77mc7-07iellus 
occurred on Mr. Houghton’s sheet on the night of August rst, and I 
saw a few' specimens in the professional collector’s boxes, but the 
species appears to be rare at Wicken. My most disappointing results 
w'ere, however, among the Tineina, not that there w'as not an abundance 
of them on the Fen ; a good night now and then showed this, and 
there w'cre very few' of the rare and generally obtained species that I did 
not capture. Givep good weather I do not know' wdiat numbers of these 
I might have taken ; as it was the setting got clean beyond me w'hen 
w'e did have a good evening with the little things, because of the 
number of things at sugar. A7iesychia fmierella^ Gelechia divisetla, G. 
oblitella^ G. 77iorosa, G. qu(zsti07iella^ G. lathyrella^ G. 77iuscoselIa and 
many others were taken, several Dep7-essarice^ only one specimen of 
w'hich has proved a puzzle. But the greatest puzzle is a “plume,” 
w’hich Messrs. Porritt, Thurnall and myself are unable to refer to any 
of our know’n species. It has a strong superficial resemblance in some 
specimens to 77io7iodactyla in colour and markings, but is more nearly 
allied structurally, so far as I can make out, to Iie7iigia7ius. Leioptilus 
77iicrodactyIa turned up, but “ plumes ” as a rule w'ere conspicuous by 
their absence. Larvae of Halias cJilora7ia, small and full-fed, w'ere 
abundant in osiers. At the same time imagines were coming to light. 
I thought at first I would head this note ’‘The Home of Ease for 
Entomologists,” and really a lazy entomologist w'ill find this an enjoy- 
able place. I have ahvays had to rough it, and it w'as quite a new' ex- 
perience to find old and experienced collectors ready to wait on you, 
to sugar, find lanterns and attracting lamps and all other necessaries ; 
in fact, to wait on you hand and foot for a small consideration. A note 
to Mr. Albert Houghton or Mr. Tom Rowlison at Wicken is all that is 
necessary, and a lepidopterist w'ill find himself fixed up with almost 
everything, and really when one comes to consider that these men take 
us into their best localities, and fix us up as if they had known us a 
lifetime, w'e have certainly much to be thankful for. Mr. Solomon 
Bailey is another good local collector, and both he and ]\Ir. Houghton 
have been especially successful this year w'ith Aplecta adve7ia, Cuspidia 
strigosa^ Cyviatophora ocularis and other good species. ]\Iy own special 
henchman w'as Mr. John Clark, of the Black Horse, Wicken, and I 
