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Specimen with the white ocelli unusually large, and some varieties of the 
underside, also Geometra papilionaria and Pliisia festuca . — Francis 
Gayner, Beech Holm, Sunderland. 
Winchester. — Larvae seen pretty abundant. I have taken a lot of 
Sphinx ligustri and Smerinthus oceilatus, and a fair lot of 6'. tilice, 
Lobophora sexalata and Ephyra orbicularia are in fair numbers on the 
Lyndhurst sallows, the latter on the low branches, and they drop at a touch, 
also Hypsipetes impluviata on the alders in fair numbers, but they are 
delicate. The commoner larvae, Notodonta dromedarius., N ziczac, etc., 
seem plentiful. I have taken several Cucullia lychnitis larvae here on 
the flowers of the white mullein. They answer Mr. Owen Wilson’s 
description exactly. I took one Sphinx convolvuli at the flowers of Nicotiana 
affinis on the 8th, quite fresh, but no more have come, which is a 
nuisance, as it cuts up the evening. One must wait for them after 
getting one. They are singularly invisible for so large an insect. I 
have taken two very small Apaiura iris larvae. Spilosoma lubricipeda 
emerged on the 4th from this year’s larvae. — G. M. A. Hewett 
Winchester. Septefnber i^th, 1891. 
Deal. — July c^th to August 4th . — During this time, which was perhaps 
a little less cold, wet and miserable than the rest of this wretched 
season, collecting could only be accomplished at the risk of getting wet 
through, and this was not at all an uncommon occurrence. So late 
was the season that many June species were in full swing at the end of 
July, and all data for future reference is absolutely useless. Most 
collectors know Deal, so it is waste of time to go into details; the 
following are my principal captures, and I have given the date of the 
first appearance of each species : — July 4th. Homoeosoma sinuella^ 
Anerastia lotella.^ Crambus chrysonuchellus^ Chrosis tesserana, Eubolia 
lineoldta^ Nyctegretes achatinella., A gratis ripcB (2), A. corticea^ Ha den a 
dentina., Leucania C 07 n 7 ua^ Xylophasia sublustris and Ma77iestra albicolon. 
July 6th. Eupezcilia rupicola^ Lyccena alsus^ Aplecta nebulosa, Herbula 
cespiialis, Platytes cerusellus., Agrotis valligera, Hadena chenopodii., 
Ma77iestra anceps., Caradritia morpheus and C. blanda. July 7th. Peronea 
co77iariana., Acidalia wiitaria, Spilonota 7ieglectana, Axylia putris., 
Ma77iestra persicarice., Noenia typica^ Apa77iea basilinea, Noclua augur 
and Hadena thalassina. July 8th. Ebulea crocealis, Eudorea pallidulalis^ 
Conchylis inopia7ia.^ Ti77iandra a77iataria, Sphaleroptera ictericana., 
Eupoecilia dubita7ia.^ Cuspidia 77iegacephala., Caradrina alsines, Apamea 
ge77iina, Noctua tria7igulu77i and Thyatira derasa. July 9th. Cra77ibus 
uligmosellus, Hydrelia unca., Zygcena t7'ifolii.^ Nudaria senex, Sericoris 
C 07 icha 7 ia., Leucania pudorma.^ Acidalia wimutata.^ Catoptria fulvana.^ 
Schoenobius forficellus^ Argyrolepia 7nussehliana and Litliosia 77ieso77iella. 
July loth. Ortliotcznia stria7ia, Lithosia pyg77icEola^ Cledeobia angustalis, 
Paraponyx stratiofalis, Acidalia e/nutaria, Cra77ibus inquuiatellus, 
Agrotis tritici and Ho77ioeoso77ia bincevella. July loth. Dia7itlioecia capsin- 
cola, and Dicrora7npha svnpliciana. July nth. Hypenodes albistrigalis, 
Chesias spartiata^ Botys fuscalis, Aphelia pratana, Hyria auroraria^ 
Leuca7iia stra77ii7iea, Hydroca77ipa stagnalis and Scoparia cc77d^rce. July 
13th. Cuspidia aceris, Melanippe galiata, M. rivata, Callwiorpha do7ni- 
7iula, Acidalia pro77iutata^ Ephippiphora trige77iinana, Oncocera ahenella., 
Scoparia dubitalis and Agrotis 7iigrica7is. July 14th. Leucania conigera, 
Cidaria fulvata, Sciaphila 7tubila7ia^ and Habrostola urticce. July 15th. 
