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of Lasiocampa quercifolia , the rest being intermediate, some closely 
approaching the purely yellow males, others rich brown with the inner 
marginal areas yellow, others entirely reddish-brown, and sometimes 
with a purplish tinge. Only some ten specimens of L. quercifolia came 
to light, and of these four specimens, one a large female, were in the 
net at the same time. Larvce of Saturnia carpini. appeared to be fairly 
common. The second brood of Cilix spinula was abundant, and by 
simply setting those that I could not help netting I got a nice series. 
Pygcera bucephala came to light, as also did one male Ptilodontispalpina 
and several Notodonta ziczac ; the larvae of the latter also occurred on 
the sallows, and were of various sizes. Gonophora derasa was on the 
sugar, but worn, and Cuspidia tridens occurred until the last day of my 
visit. Larvae of this latter species from those just hatched to full-fed 
were noted at the same time. Only one C. psi occurred, very different 
from the pale forms captured last year, this one resembling our London 
var. sujfusa. C. aceris, C. megacephala and Viminia rumicis also 
visited the sugar. The second brood of V. albovenosa was more than 
usually abundant. Bertie took about tw r elve or fifteen at the light. 
These were all of the pale var. albida , Auriv. (var. argentea , Tutt), 
which seems to be the usual autumn form, the type and var. ochracea 
constituting the bulk of the spring emergence. Leucania lithargyria 
var. pallida turned up at sugar, whilst L. impudens (with very little 
variation this year) came to light during the time that sugar would not 
pay. L. pallens and L. impura were abundant, and L. phragmitidis 
with its vars. pallida and rufescens , appeared repeatedly during the last 
week both at light and sugar. Coenobia rufa flew at dusk, but Tapi- 
nostola hellmanni , although worked specially, would not turn up in 
numbers. Bertie got about a dozen at light, and I got another couple 
of dozen perhaps, from the sugar, and this was all. A few of the 
specimens were beautiful examples of the red ab. saturata of Stau- 
dinger, and some were much dusted with black scales. Pupae of 
Nonagria arundinis were found in Typha , the affected plants being at 
once detected by the yellow central leaf. Hydrcecia ??iicacea put in an 
appearance on the last night, whilst an odd specimen of Axylia puiris 
occurred on the first night of our visit. Xylophasia lithoxylea and X. 
polyodon swarmed when sugar was attractive, but I saw no black varieties 
of the latter like those I got at Wicken last year. Of X. hepatica I saw r 
one late specimen and several Cerigo ?natura. Mamestra brassicce and 
persicarice were the only representatives of their genus, whilst varieties 
of Apamea didyma were occasionally to be seen in profusion. Helo- 
tropha leucostigma occurred freely on two evenings, I boxed some 
seventy specimens, but although many looked very fine on the sugar, 
their evening and morning tales did not agree, and only about a half 
were really perfect. Some fine dark specimens of var. albipuncta and var. 
lunina occurred among them. Miana strigilis and furuncula both 
occurred very rarely, literosa rather more frequently, whilst Chortodes 
arcuosa came to light whenever it was attractive. Caradrina taraxaci 
was the only representative of the genus. I believe I have two speci¬ 
mens against three or four dozen captured last year. Agrotis segetum , 
A. nigricans and A. tritici var. aquilina were all rare, and I only saw 
one A. ravida , which I captured at light. Triphcena janthina , T. 
interjecta and T. orbona began to appear as I left. T. pronuba was in 
more than its usual abundance. T. interjecta is peculiar in its habit 
