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Lepidoptera taken on the island. Rhopalocera :— Pieris brassioae 
(common), P. rapae (common), P. nttpi (common), Aylais urticae 
(common), Pyrameis atalanta (fairly common), / ’. cardui (not common), 
C'hrysophanus phlaeas (not common). Sphingides :— Smerinthus 
ncellatm (not common —8 imagines, 4 larvae), S. populi (not common). 
Cheloniides :— Bpilosoma lubricipeda (common), S. menthastri (common), 
S. urticae (single specimen), Arctia caja (common as a larva), Deiopeia 
pulchella (single specimen), Liparis salicis (single specimen), Oryyia 
antiqua (common). Notodontides : — Dicranura vinula (single speci¬ 
men). Geometrides : — Rumia crataeyata (common), Abraxas yrossu- 
lariata (not common), Hemerophila abmptana (not common), Campto- 
yramvia bilineata (single specimen), Boarmia repandata (not common), 
B. yemmaria (fairly common), Melanippe sociata (common), M. 
)luctuata (common), Cidaria corylata (not common), Eupithecia cen- 
taureata (not common), E. subnotata (common), Pelurya comitata 
(common). Nocttiides :—Acronycta meyacephala (larvae only, and not 
common), Leucania coniyera (fairly common), L. pallens (common), 
L. iinpura (common), L. comma (not common), Hydroecia micacea 
(not common), Xylophasia lithoxylea (common), X. polyodon (very 
common), Gortyna jiavayo (took 15 in 1892—never before or since), 
Mamestra brassicae (very common), Luperina testacea (fairly common), 
Apamea basilinea (not common), A. didyina (common), Caradrina 
cubicularis (not common), Peridroma sujfusa (common), Ayrotis exclama- 
tionis (very common), A. niyncans (very common), Tryphaena pronvba 
(common), T. fimbria (single specimen), Noctua xanthoyraplia (common), 
Cosmia trapezina (not common), Phloyophora meticidosa (not common), 
Plusia yamma (very common), Jladena tnfolii (very common), II. 
oleracea (very common), llecatera serena (single specimen). Hepia- 
udes :—Uepialus humuli (common), II. lupulinus (common), II. 
sylrinus (not common). Mr. Tutt wondered what Cidaria corylata fed 
upon in the Isle of Dogs, but said that Camptoyramma bilineata generally 
occurs wherever there is any garden herbage. Arctia caia ab. elaves- 
0ENS .—Mr. Clark exhibited bred specimens of Arctia caia nib.flavescens, 
from larvae taken near Hackney Marsh. Astynomus ^edilis at Lea 
Bridge.— Mr. Clark also exhibited two specimens of Astynomus aedilis, 
taken at Lea Bridge. Biston hirtaria in March. — Dr. Sequeira 
reported B. hirtaria as abundant in North London. He had taken 
seven specimens in less than half-an-hour on the 21st March. 
April 20th, 1897 — Spring moths.— Mr. Dadd exhibited represen¬ 
tatives of the genus / aeniocampa, which had been captured at Oxshott 
at the end of March and on April 1st. The exhibits included a very 
line series of laeniocampa winiosa. Cidaria psittacata. —Dr. hequeira 
exhibited some very fine specimens of C. psittacata, including many 
banded individuals from the New Forest. Larva-beating. — Mr. 
Dadd reported that he had beaten for larvie at Oxshott, on April 19th. 
The pines gave four species, including Thera variata and Ellopia 
fasciaria. He had also found imagines of Tephrosia bistortata, on 
fences, and beaten imagines of Panolis piniperda from a pine-tree. 
April 27th, 1897.—The Society held on this date a Conversazione 
and Exhibition at the London Institution, Finsbury Circus. There 
was a good attendance, and visitors seemed much pleased with the 
