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and a male templi crawled out ; when the lime was being made, 

 and after a pail or two of water had been sluiced upon it, out 

 struggled the female. It is curious where some moths conceal 

 themselves, but this must have been a most uncomfortable 

 habitation. 



Miselia oxyacanthce. — Common along the hedgerows at the 

 base of the hill, and comes freely to sugar. I have not observed 

 the slightest variation in this insect, and for once the dark 

 variety appears to come from the south ; at least although 

 the melanic varieties of many of the lepidoptera are frequent 

 here, I have seen no approach to melanism in oxyacanthce. 



Euplexia hccipara. — It is curious that this insect, which is now 

 locally common, was not noticed here till 1872, and its numbers 

 appear to increase annually. It may be netted on the wing in 

 the evening rambling about the back of a thorn hedge along 

 the bracken and ground ivy blossom ; may be taken feeding at 

 the campion flowers, or at sugar, and comes also freely to light 

 in my study. 



Aplecta herbida. — Not uncommon. Varies in depth of shade 

 of the green. Ascends to 600 feet. Comes to sugar. Mr. 

 Herd reared a specimen from a larva we found feeding on 

 sallow blossom at night. 



A. tinda. — Mr. Herd tells me he has taken this moth, but I 

 have not met with it. 



Hadena adusta. — Locally common at sugar some seasons. 

 I first met with it in 1874 at sugar in the same locality I had 

 sugared the two previous seasons without seeing it. Mr. Herd 

 had, however, I believe, met with it formerly. 



H. protea. — This is another moth which was abundant at 

 sugar and at Phlox blossom in my garden in 1870. I only 

 observed one specimen in 1872, and none in 1873, since which 

 time I have met with it each season, but in no abundance. 

 Ascends to 600 feet, and is common at that elevation. Some 

 specimens are very dark. 



H. glauca I first noticed in 1874, and as I have found it 

 pretty commonly in the same locality, viz., on an old wall, each 

 season since, it had probably been previously overlooked. 



//. dcntina. — Common some seasons, especially in the 

 same locality as glauca. Comes freely to sugar, and shews 

 considerable variety in intensity of shade and in the size and 

 clearness of the white tooth-mark. 



H. thalassifia. — Common at all elevations up to 600 feet. I 



