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7.7.50, cont.

In evening, 7.0 P.M., found a freshly emerged Swallow-tail Moth (sambucaria) in back garden & made the following sketch of its resting position for Marcus Graham. [[image]]


9th July 1950. 

A fine day after a jam with showers in forenoon!  After a fine night, strong S.W. wind from dawn to breakfast, then jam formed as a SE. wind drove back SW.  Left home in car about 10.40 with cloud drift from SW. & much blue sky to W.  At Rathcoole ran into strong S.E. wind & saw ahead a belt of rain coming down from the hills.  At Kile ran into a "line squall" with heavy rain, which passed through & by the time we reached the Aqueduct where Grand Canal crosses R. Liffey, S. of Sallins, road & vegetation dry.  Stopped therefore to collect in lee of hedge about 1/2 mile E. of Digby Bridge, but heavy shower from 


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SW. immediately drenched everything & stopped further collecting.  As wind now back to SW & strong & blue sky to W., drove on to plantation 1/4 mile E. of Landenstown Ho. & lock, on canal, where stayed till 5.15 PM.  By 1.30 strong wind had dried up vegetation & soon after blue sky spread from W. & we had a lovely sunny afternoon, but wind SW. & strong.  Very warm. 

Collected in 4 areas as follows: - all Co. KD.

1. Along hedge & ditch, 1/4 mile E. of Digby Bridge, on S. side of Grand Canal.  11.30-11.45 AM
2. Along ditch between plantation & canal, 1/4 mile E. of Landenstoun Ho.: mostly off alders, bramble, &c.  Noon - 1.0 P.M.
3. In plantation S. of canal & road, & along N. & W. sides of field (grazing this year!) at same place 1.30-4.0 P.M.
4. Same as 2, but also includes edge of canal, as well as along parallel drains. 4.15-5.15 P.M.

Taken at 1.  1/2 mile E. of Digby Bridge, Co. KD.
[6 mtd. & these labelled 3.1.1961.]

Phygadeuon? ♂︎ not mtd. 
Lissonota deversor?  ♂︎, ant. 34.
Mesochorus sp.  ♂︎, not mtd.
Campoplegids 3, 1 mtd. only [[strikethrough]] including [[/strikethrough]]
Sagaritis cf. latrator  ♀︎, ant. 33, but not agreeing with 2♀︎♀︎ named by J.F. Perkins.
Bracon discoideus  ♀︎, ant. 25.
Sigalphus pallipes  2♀︎♀︎, ant. both 22.
Apanteles falcatus √ ♀︎
Praon volucre?  ♂︎: not mtd.
Aphidius avenae?  2♀︎♀︎ } none mtd.
A. sp.  ♀︎, smaller } none mtd.