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P. J. BARKATJD-LEPIDOPTERA 
(. sapponaria ). At Watford Plusia moneta appeared in some 
numbers, and several species were taken at light, including 
Phodophora formosa. 
With regard to notes made by myself, the first white butterfly 
was seen April 14th, and a specimen of the peacock butterfly 
(Vanessa io ) on the 21st of that month. I paid several visits to 
Aldbury Down, near Tring. Lyccena adonis (bellargus ) males were 
fairly plentiful there on June 27th, and L. corydon swarmed in 
August. One specimen only of L. astrarche was seen, two Epine- 
phile hyperanthus , two Hesperia comma , males; while Epinephile 
tithonus and Lyccena alsus ( minima) were out in numbers. On 
August 4th I was pleased to find Hesperia thaumas in small 
numbers at Aldbury Down, for although I have collected there 
occasionally for several years I have never before met with this 
species. The Heterocera found in that locality were Zygcena fili- 
pendulce , Eubolia limitata , E. bipunctaria , and one Carposcapsa 
grossana beaten from beech. 
I was rather more successful with sugar than some of my friends, 
but my captures were by no means numerous. Several visits to 
Bricket Wood with Mr. S. H. Spencer, jun., of Watford, only 
yielded Asphalia diluta (common), Ampliipyra pyramidea , Folia 
flavicincta (one), and Catocala nupta ; but in my garden at Bushey 
Heath, where I usually sugar an apple-tree and damson-tree, 
I noticed, among others, Agrotis suffusa (common), Noctua plecta , 
Triphcena fimbria (two), Amphipyra pyramidea , Mania maura , 
Xanthia citrago, Hadena protea , and Hypena rostralis. Plusia 
moneta appeared in some numbers at Bushey Heath in July and 
August. 
By far the larger number of my captures, however, were made 
at “light,” by which means I secured over 220 species during the 
year. I give below a list of some of the most interesting. Those 
marked * are new to my list for Bushey Heath. 
Sphinges 
Smerinthus populi * 
Bombyces 
Odonestis potatoria 
Lasiocampa quercifolia 
Drepana falcula 
D. hamula 
Pterostoma palpina 
Notodonta dictyeoides * 
Nocture 
Xylophasia lithoxylea 
Dipterygia pinastri 
Neuroma popular is 
Luperina cespitis 
Miana fasciuncula 
M. bicolor 
M. arcuosa 
Agrotis puta (also at sugar) 
A. porphyrea 
Noctua triangulum 
N. brunnea * 
Calymnia pyralina 
C. diffinis 
Cleoceris viminalis * 
Aplecta nebulosa * 
Hadena thalassina 
Cucullia umbratica * 
Habrostola tripartita 
Plusia chrysitis 
P.iota 
P. moneta (also at dusk) 
Geometry 
Ellopia prosapiaria * 
Eurymene dolobraria * 
Selenia lunaria 
S. illustraria, var. sestiva * 
Ennomos erosaria 
Pseudoterpna cytisaria * 
Asthena luteata * 
Acidalia dilutaria * 
A. imitaria 
Timandra amataria 
