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tiful. The Pale Mottled Willow, (Garadrina culicularis,) has been taken by 

 Mr. G. Norcombe, but it is very rarely to be met with. The Angle Shades 

 is an abundant species. CucuUia Scrophularice is very rare. I have not heard 

 or seen any except one which I possess; it is a fine specimen^ which I reared 

 from a caterpillar found feeding on Scrophularia aquatica, by the side of the 

 canal, July 19th., 1852, and it went into the chrysalis on the 22nd. of the 

 same month. Cucullia Lychnitis has been taken by Mr. G. Norcombe, but 

 it is rare. The Shark, ((7. Umbratica,) is also a scarce species: I have only 

 taken one specimen. 



The Spectacle, (^Ahrostola Urticce,) is a very rare insect; the specimen 

 which I possess I bred from a chrysalis — it came out May 29th., Ib53. 

 Plusia Gamma: the caterpillars of this moth are very injurious to many of 

 our cultivated plants, particularly Mignionette and Scarlet Geraniums. We had 

 a bed of Tom Thumb Geraniums very nearly destroyed by them two years 

 ago. I have not seen them so plentiful since, neither do I wish it. Plusia 

 Iota is rare, I have only seen one specimen, which I took in my garden. 

 P. chrysitis is also rare; only one or two have been taken that I can hear 

 of. The Small Yellow Underwing, [Noctua arhuti.) — This beautiful little 

 moth is of rare occurrence. I took one this year, in June, in some meadows 

 near Wonford: there were two of them flying about amongst the grass, but I 

 could not take them both. Phytometra Q^nea. (Small Purple Barred,) is 

 another very beautiful moth, not very common, though you may take several 

 on Haldon in the summer months. The Old Lady, (Mormo maura,) is 

 tolerably abundant. The Old Lady is now to be met with flying about some- 

 times in the streets of Exeter, but most frequently about the outskirts of the 

 city, about ten or eleven o'clock at night. Gatocala Nujpta was taken here 

 on one of the locks of the canal two years ago. 



Mother Shipton, [Euclidia mi,) is a scarce insect, only one having been 

 caught, and that was taken on Haldon, in 1851, by Mr. Bicknell. Fidonia 

 atomaria is particularly abundant on Haldon in July. Hulia Vauaria, (V. 

 Moth,) was tolerably plentiful in 1851-52, but I have not seen a single 

 specimen since. This season is one of the worst for the entomologist that 

 has occurred for many years; I suppose it is from the quantity of wet we 

 had this spring, which no doubt drowned a great number of chrysalides buried 

 in the ground. Hyhernia defoliaria is not a common moth, as J have 

 only seen three specimens — these I took last year. Phigalia pilosaria, 

 (Pale Brindled Beauty:) I have only caught or seen one. Piston Petu- 

 larius is scarce — two or three specimens only have been taken. The Oak 

 Beauty is exceedingly rare, indeed it is as rare as it is beautiful. I have 

 only heard of one being taken, it was caught at Miss Gifibrd's Parker's Well 

 House, 1852. The Scalloped Hazel: I took several specimens of this moth 

 in 1850, and have only seen one since. The September Thorn, (Geometra 

 erosaria:) several of this moth I have taken. Geometra illunaria is a very 



common species. 



(To be continued.) 

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