Peer-reviewed Papers:

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Raspberry Clearwing moth Pennisetia hylaeiformis (Laspeyres, 1801) (Lep.: Sesiidae) in South Cambridgeshire and North Hertfordshire. J. Reid 165-170

Pherbellia (Oxytaenia) stackelbergi Elberg, 1965 (Dip.: Sciomyzidae) new to the British Isles, with comments on generic and sub-generic placement. J. Saunton, C.D. Williams, R.J. McDonnell, C. Maher, L. Knutson and M.J. Gormally 173-177

On a new species of Eurhadinoceraea from Kyrgystan and the distribution of E. athalioides (Jakovlev, 1891) in Europe (Hym.:Tenthredinidae, Blennocampinae). Andrew D. Liston 193-198

Notes on the genus Palpita Hübner (Lep., Pyralidae, Pyraustinae) from Fiji, with descriptions of two new species. John Clayton 199-203

Notes:

The Conservation (Natural Habitats etc) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 162-164

First Cheshire (VC 58) records of Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea (D.&S.) (Lep.: Noctuidae). Graham Jones 164

Cosmia trapezina L. (Lep.: Noctuidae) Comments on variation and the description of a new form from Ireland. B. K. West 170-171

Beautiful Snout Hypena crassalis (Fabr.) (Lep.: Noctuidae) in Essex. Joe Firmin 171

Gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lep.: Lymantriidae) female in Central London. Russell Miller 172

Daytime flight in Northern Rustic Standfussiana lucernea (L.) (Lep.: Noctuidae). Roy Leverton 177-178

Second record of the Scarce Hook-tip, Sabra harpagula Esp. (Lep.: Frepanidae), on The Channel Islands. Philip J. L. Gould 178

Hazards of butterfly collecting. A journey seamlessly resumed – Sierra Leone, April 2006. Torben B. Larsen179-181

Haphazards of Butterfly Recording – a tribute to the sumble Small White (Pieris rapae). Eddie John 181-183

Some notes on the territorial activity of Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae (L.) (Lep.: Lycaenidae) in particular, its timing. Andrew Middleton and Liz Goodyear 183-186

Orthosia cerasi (Fabr.) (Lep.: Noctuidae): variation in Kent. B. K. West 187-188

More records of Aulagromyza luteoscutellata (de Meijere) (Dip.: Agromyzidae). Keith Palmer 188-189

Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875) – A migratory butterfly used as human food (Lep.: Hesperiidae). Torben B. Larsen 189-191

Early records for Peripsocus milleri (Tillyard) (Psocoptera: Peripsocidae) – a correction. K.N.A. Alexander and R. (Bob) E. Saville 191

Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata (Geyer) (Lep.: Geometridae) in south-east Essex. Don Down 191-192

Nemapogon variatella (Clemens) (Lep.: Tineidae) in Oxfordshire. Ian Sims 192

Anthophila fabriciana (L.) (Lep.: Choreutidae) in November. Dennis Kallmer 192

Another unusual form of the Peppered Moth Biston betularia (L.) (Lep.: Geometridae). David C.G. Brown 198

Black V Moth Arctornis l-nigrum (Muller) (Lep.: Lymantriidae) pupa. Roy Leverton 203

Hypena obsitalis Hb. (Lep.: Noctuidae): an observation. Leslie J. Hill 204
Catocala fraxini L. (Lep.: Noctuidae): a third record for Lulworth, Dorset (VC9). Leslie J. Hill204


Editorial Announcement

The future of this Journal161

Eric Classey 205


Subscriber Notice:

Submitting results of European Moth Nights 2008 205

Book Reviews:

Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera.
Volume 3: Scarabaeaoidea – Scitoidea – Dascilloidea – Buprestoidea – Byrrhoidea
Volume 4: Elateroidea – Derodontoidea – Bostrichoidea – Lymexyloidea – Cleropidea – Cucujoidea
Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea edited by I. Löbl & Smetana 206

Oxford Butterflies of India edited by Thomas Gay, Isaac David Kehimkar and Jagdish Punetha 207

Fascinating insects. Some aspects of insect life by Pierre Jolivet and Krishna K. Verma 208