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Orgyia d«ca?w, Wlk.— [A pretty species, of the size and proportions of O. an- 

 tlqua, fore-wings dark red-brown, shaded with pale ochreous ; hind-wings pale 

 orange, bordered in front with black.] " This I caught flying in the middle of the 

 day in bright sunshine, but I have sent others which came at night to a light at a 

 window." 



FelocMta vUrea, Plotz. (see ««/e, vol. xxsiv, page 238).— " The -SoZrfJer-moth 

 flew out of one of the fig-trees, and I netted it flying awat, from the light. I never 

 knew them to be attracted by a light, but they frequent the ripe figs at night." 



Epiplema albida, Hpsn.-" I have caught several of these little moths near the 

 dam. They settle curiously, all bunched up, the fore-wings rolled, the back of the 

 body and the hind-wings elevated." 



[This is one of the very small species in the grand Family Uraniidce. The 

 extremely curious method of holding its wings when at rest, referred to above, is 

 well exemplified at South Kensington, where several of the specimens are shown 

 with the fore-wings rolled into a cylinder, and the hind separated as far as possible 

 from them and clasped to the body. There seem to be two forms of this and some 

 of the allied species, with the ground colour dirty grey, and white, respectively, both 

 being found in India as well as in South Africa.] 



Ectropa ancillis, Wallgrn.— " This moth is the fruit of much perseverance. 

 Early this morning I spied something behind a cobweb on the window at the end of 

 the chapel, but could not see whether it was a moth or a leaf crinkled up and 

 lodged there by the wind. On going to see I perceived a stick outside the door, and 

 knew it for the sign of one of the early morning meetings in which the natives 

 delight, and of course forbore to scandalize them by appearing suddenly at the 

 window. So after breakfast I looked again, the natives were gone, the moth was 

 not. I could just reach it with the net under the cobweb, which— shame to say- 

 stretched right across the window, still uncertain wliether it were a leaf or not I 

 touched it, it fluttered, then dropped straight down. Then I searched in the grass 

 at my feet without success and almost gave it up, when at a closer look something 

 feebly tried to kick itself into better hiding. Then I rejoiced greatly, and so I 

 think will you." 



[I do ! It is a curious light brown creature, one of the Limacodida, its fore- 

 wings foui'-sided, as long as they are broad, its hind rather longer.] 



Ditrachyptera verruciferella, Ragonot.— [One of the Phycidida']. " I had a 

 chase after this little fellow, it started up before me just at sundown, and settled 

 almost immediately on a twig of Mimosa, sitting close like a part of the branch. 

 I could not net it because of the thorns, so tried the bottle, and failed ; it flew and 

 settled as before, and I tried again, and missed, but at the third time I caught it 

 with a snatch, regardless of thorns, on an adjoining tree. It had a very pretty way 

 of elevating a little tuft on its shoulders, which made it exactly resemble a knot of 

 the tree." 



Apiletria acutipennis, Wlsm. ? (or possibly a new species in this genus).— 

 " These curious moths are sent because they behaved so strangely. They sat about, 

 apparently as though conversing, on a tree trunk at dusk, or danced round on the 

 tips of their toes, and fairly waited to be caught ! If disturbed, they flew round 

 and settled again close by. This happened on several nights on a tree in the old 



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