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away the parenchyma of the leaves forming its home. It leaves the 

 epidermis, thus making large conspicuous blotches, which is increased 

 by the unaccountable fact that one of the leaves forming its abode, 

 is more or less dead and separated from the plant. I do not know, 

 but I believe that after the larva fastens two leaves together, the 

 stronger and more rapidly growing leaf, pulls off the weaker ; I 

 cannot understand otherwise why the leaf should always be dead. I 

 have before me now a larva living between three leaves, two of which 

 have been separated from the plant, and are quite brown, whilst the 

 other, to which they are attached, and on which the larva is feeding, 

 is a strong growing leaf. — J. W. Tutt. April isf, 1890. 



Notes on Winter Moths. — (i) Hybemia aurantiaria. The male 

 sits on the twigs of the oaks and birches after dark, and pairing takes 

 place after about 9.30 p.m. The larva is common on birch in May. 

 (2) Cluimatobia boreata. The male sits on the leafless twigs of the 

 birches in November, the $ may also be taken in the same way, generally 

 ill lOp.^ directly it is dark. The species is abundant at Chiselhurst. 

 Larvit on birch in May. I have often found the ? of boreata in copula 

 with the male of brumata, and vice versa. The progeny are not to be 

 distinguished from brumata. — C. Fenn, Eversden House, Burnt Ash 

 Hill, S.E. 



Notes from Newbury. — From April to November, 1889, the 

 Lepidoptera in all stages were exceedingly scarce in the Newbury 

 district. The Rhopalocera were especially poorly represented, Euchioe 

 cardamines, Nemeobius lucina, Lycce7ia icarus, and L. corydon being the 

 only species appearing in any numbers. I only saw about a dozen 

 specimens of the genus Vanessa throughout the season. 



Sugaring proved almost a failure, the only capture worth recording, 

 being a fine specimen of Acronycta leporina which I took among lime 

 trees, June 8th. I did not see a single specimen of Agrotis cxclama- 

 tionis, or Apamea oculea, and only about half a dozen Cos/nia trapezi/ia, 

 and Ccrastis vaccinii, though sugaring the same grounds, where in 

 1888 these NocTQ.E were perfect pests. 



The best insects that fell to my lot, were attracted by light ; during 

 the season I took, among many commoner species, JVola cucullatella, 

 Trichiura cratcegi, Neuria saponaria, Afiana arciwsa, Agrotis agathina, 

 Noctua dahlii, Habrostola triplasia, Petasia cassinea, Zonosoma orbicu- 

 laria, Acidalia holosericata, Enimelesia adctquata, Enpithecia pulchellata, 

 E. plumbeolata, E. satyraia, E. irriguata, E. sobrinata, Lobophora 

 viretata and Myelois advenella. 



The larvae of the commoner genera of the Geometrina were generally 

 plentiful the two species of Cheimatobia being especially numerous. 

 While looking for Clostera reclusa larvae I was fortunate enough to find 

 a few larvae of Tethea retusa on dwarf sallow. Pupa digging in common 

 with the other modes of collecting was disappointing. I found nothing 

 worthy of mention except Notodonta trirnacula which occurs here not 

 uncommonly. I found several of my " prepared trees " had been care- 

 fully worked round by moles. These animals have been remarkably 

 plentiful in this neighbourhood for the last two years, and this may 

 account in part for the scarcity of Noctuce and Sphinges in the district 

 during the past season. — M. Kimber. 



