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Hcilias ehlorcina , but Tortrix dumetana was much more abundant than 
last year, and I set a good number. T. pyrcistrcina , xylosteana , rosana , 
heparana, ribeana , unifasciana and costana were noted in more or less 
abundance, whilst a few T. palleana were captured. Peronea compa¬ 
rand , perplexana and schalleriana all turned up, and, as usual, together. 
I have seen a very considerable number of perplexana now, including 
several that have gone through Mr. Barrett’s hands, and I am as unable 
as ever to distinguish them from co?nparana. That comparana and 
schalleriana are but colour varieties of one species has long been my 
opinion, and I expect to see all three telescoped into one species shortly 
by breeding from the egg. P. variegana occurred, and P. shepherdana 
was just commencing to put in an appearance. P. hastiana occurred 
in all stages—larvae, pupae and imago. I used to think this was double- 
brooded, but it appears in the.Fen to occur all the year round without 
break. Houghton gets the imago in the winter and spring, and larvae 
in May on to November, the imago occurring from June until the fol¬ 
lowing May. Some of the larvae I got were full-fed, some just hatched, 
whilst the moths were obtained at the same time. A few specimens of 
Dictyopteryx uliginosana, all of that form with the central black dot 
which, I believe, characterises the second brood, were taken, and D. 
holmiana noticed on the sugar. Ditnla semifasciana came sparingly to 
sugar. I could not find a method to get this freely, although I believe 
it must occur rather commonly. Some fine fresh specimens of Spilonota 
roscecolana were taken in the middle of August, whilst the extremely 
local Sericoris fuligana , on one evening only, came for a short time rather 
freely to light. The black form of S. lacunana was only once noticed, 
and Orthotcenia antiquana and O. ericetana occurred very rarely at 
light. Sciaphila chrysanthemana , a very large and dark form, came to 
light ; whilst a late specimen of Clepsis rusticana and a ? Baclra 
lanceolana were netted. The dwarf sallow form of Hypermecia 
cruciana was common. The second brood of Phoxopteryxpaludana was 
only just beginning to put in an appearance, as also was P. inornatana; 
but I got a fine and long series of P. siculana Torn the buckthorn. 
This was the first time I ever saw the species other than very rarely. 
Pcedisca solandriana was represented by an odd specimen, as was 
Ephippiphora cirsiana . Opadia, funebrana larvae were in evidence as 
usual. How well Houghton appears to breed this species ! My cap¬ 
tures of Stigmonota orobana were this year restricted to two or three 
specimens. This was due to the fact that I did not often spend the 
afternoon in the Fen. Catoptria was represented by two or three spe¬ 
cimens each of scopoliana and expallida?ia , whilst the second brood of 
the so-called Fen Etipcecilia vectisana was accompanied by a few spe¬ 
cimens of E. notulana and E. udana. Xanthosetia hamana was abun¬ 
dant. An odd specimen or two of Conchylis stramineana brings our 
captures in this group to a close. 
Among the Tineina our captures were few enough. Rarely was the 
weather still enough to give them a chance of flight. Plutella cruci- 
ferarum was everywhere. Phibalocera quercella came to sugar, as did 
some dozen species of Depressarice , all, I believe, common. Of the 
Gelechice — inornatella , oblitella , morosa and qucestionellct were the best, 
whilst subocellea was the most abundant. Several species of the genera 
Coleophora and Elachista occurred, I hardly know which yet. Of the 
Pterophori, the second brood of Leioptilus microdactyla occurred 
