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to ascertain in which county they were found. It does, however, 

 occur sparingly in this part of Sufiblk, for I had one larva given me 

 the previous season which had been found here. Laaivcatnpa qverciis 

 and Cosiiwtriche potatoria were to be found in some abundance in their 

 usual habitats in both districts. On July 22nd I found three ova of 

 C. potatoria placed quite close together on the stem of a species of 

 dead nettle. They hatched on August 2nd. I observed that the young 

 larvae devoured about half the empty egg-shell as soon as they were 

 hatched. Eutricha (/iicrcifolia occurred sparingly in both counties. 

 On June 20th I found a cocoon of this moth. It was spun on a dead 

 stalk of VerbascAim tliapaiin about two or three inches above the ground. 

 The plant was growing on a hedge-bank. The moth emerged 

 the first week in July. Later on, when the foliage had fallen 

 from the hedges, I found two more empty cocoons. They were 

 spun on the branches of a short thick whitethorn hedge, and 

 were placed about a foot above the ground and in the centre of 

 the hedge, where it would have been quite impossible to discover 

 them when the hedges were in leaf. After a heavy thunderstorm on 

 July 27th, a specimen of this species came to light, and on August 25th, 

 . I found three ova of this insect (Suffolk). They were placed on the 

 underside of a sallow leaf, quite close together. They hatched on 

 August 29th, and fed up until they were about an inch in length, and 

 then hybernated. I considered myself fortunate in obtaining two larvae 

 of Satiiniia pavonia {carpini), the moth being by no means common 

 with us. Two larvae were found in Essex on July 31st, feeding respec- 

 tively on blackthorn and whitethorn, and two in the Suffolk district 

 on August 4th, feeding on blackthorn. These two latter commenced 

 spinning their cocoons on August 14th and 15th. I only took one 

 specimen of Pericallia fd/riiK/aria on July 24th, and one of Crncallis 

 eliru/iiaria on August 3rd, both Suffolk captures. Timandra amataria 

 was fairly abundant, and was still to be taken as late as September 

 22nd, but were then much worn. Oporabia dilntata was on the wing 

 by November 3rd (Suffolk). I bred one specimen of Dicranitra furcnla 

 from a larva which I took on sallow the previous autumn in the 

 Essex district. It is rare with us. I also found some full-fed larvae 

 of Dicranura vinula August 11th (Suffolk). It is somewhat common 

 with us, but it does not seem to be so plentiful in the Essex district. 

 The larvas of Leiocampa dictaca were fairly abundant on poplar here 

 (Suffolk), and were full-fed by about October 5th. Hydroecia nictitans 

 was to be taken at treacle during August (Suffolk). Some ova which 

 were deposited August 28th and 29th, hatched September 9th. The 

 larvae of Maiuestra persicariae were to be found feeding on various 

 garden plants in the autumn, bnt not abundantly (Suffolk). A great 

 prize was a fine example of Triphaena fiwbria at my treacle on August 

 18th (Suffolk). It is quite a rarity with us. I bred rather a large 

 number of Hecatera chnjsozona from larvffi which I found here 

 (Suffolk) feeding on the flowers of lettuce the previous season. Polia 

 flavocincta was quite a regular visitor to my treacle from September 

 25th to October 11th, sometimes turning up in the bright moonlight. 

 It is rather common in this part of Suffolk. One of the most 

 plentiful moths with us is P/ilo(/o]}hora meticidosa occurring sometimes 

 in great abundance. I took it from August 18th to November 20th, 

 even the later caught examples having the appearance of freshly- 



