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and appearance on this Fen. I used to get it freely at Cuxton in July 
flying rapidly in the late afternoon sunshine over bramble blossom, and 
occasionally at sugar. Here it sometimes indulges in the former 
habit, but it comes very freely to sugar in late August, and last year I 
shook about five dozen grand specimens out of the sugared “ knots ” on 
one evening. This year, it was later in putting in an appearance, and I 
only got a very few. Noctiici augur was worn, as also N. triangulum ; but 
JV. xanthogrupha and the second broods of N plecta and JV. rubi were 
in fine condition, and the last named plentiful. A few N. festiva and 
N baia were observed, but N. umbrosa occurred more freely than any 
other member of the genus. Larvae of Tceniocampa stabilis appeared to 
be common on the sallows. Tethea subtusa occurred twice at sugar, 
but of the genus Cosmia I only took five C. affinis against almost a 
hundred specimens of affinis and a few pyralina last year. Hecatera 
dysodea larvae were rare this year. If our collectors would only carefully 
overhaul the lettuce flowers and seeds in country gardens, I feel sure 
this species would be less local. We used to get the imago years ago 
in Kent, but I did not know how to find the larvae then. Polia fiavi - 
cincta larvae occurred commonly in Houghton’s garden. Cleoceris 
viminalis came to light sparingly. I can never understand why this 
species is not commoner in the “Fens;” the same remark applies to 
Dyschorista ypsilon . Euplexia lucipara occurred, but Aplecta advena, 
which had been abundant, was over. Hadena oieracea and one H . pisi 
were the only representatives of the genus; the hedges and the under¬ 
growth in the “ drove,” where I was so successful last year, had been 
cleared out, and perhaps seriously interfered with some of the species. 
Bertie took one Plusia festucce at light, and P. gamma, of course, 
swarmed. Houghton bred a large number; two I selected are almost 
as purple as P. pulchrina, and one has no red gloss on it whatever. 
Even a common species like this is worth breeding. Two Gonoptera 
libatrix came to sugar, with a few Ncenia typica and Amphipyra trago- 
poginis. This, I think, completes the Nocture observed. Only Hypena 
proboscidalis occurred of the Deltoldes ; and the Pyralides gave but few 
species. Pyralis fimbrialis, one only ; P. farinalis , in abundance in 
the old barns in the village, with Aglossa pinguinalis and A. cuprealis. 
Of this latter species Mr. King of Glasgow got a very considerable 
number just previous to my visit. Two specimens of Nascia cilialis 
were taken at light, so fine as to suggest a partial second brood from 
the May moths. A few Cataclysta lemnalis, Paraponyx stratiotalis and 
PPydrocampa stagnalis were observed, but no H. nymphczalis. Botys 
verticalis swarmed round the outside of the Fen, B. urticalis and 
Ebulea sambucalis being almost as abundant. B. fuscalis had to be 
worked for to get a series, whilst an odd specimen of E . crocealis came 
to light. P. forficalis , Scapula lutealis , A. olivalis and S.prunalis were all 
common on the outskirts of the Fen, whilst an odd specimen or so each 
of Scoparia ce??ibrce and A. mercurella were the sole representatives of 
this genus, except A. pallida, of which I got a very long and fine series 
of well-marked specimens. Crambid^e were scarce. Crambusprcetellus 
C. pascuellus, C. perlellus, C. tristellus and C. hortuellus all occurred 
very sparingly on the Fen. C. culmellus was commoner, and by dint 
of hard work, walking through the sedge in Burwell Sedge Fen, I got a 
series of C. selasellus. The species also came to light in Wicken. This 
is supposed to be a common species. I have never found it so, and 
