NOTES ON COLLECTING, ETC. 47 



N. augur, N. plecta and N. c-nigrum occurring commonly at the same. 

 A few N. ditrapezium came to the moth tra^D, and N. hrunnea, N. 

 f estiva, N. rubi, N. umbrosa, N. baja, N. castanea (1), Triphcena janthina, 

 T. interjecta (1), T. orbona, T. promiba (some very nice forms), Amphi- 

 pyra pyramidea, A. tragopoginis, Ncenia fypica and Mania maura, also 

 honoured the sweets. Among the sallow frequenters, I took Panolis 

 jpiniperda (1), Pachnobia rubricosa, Tceniocampa gothica, T. incerta, T. 

 stabilis, T. gracilis, T. munda and T. pulverulenta. Orthosia suspecta, 

 which I believe is new to this district, was turned \x\) by Mr. Holland. 

 0. lota, 0. macilenta, Anchocelis rufina, A. pistacina and A. litura were 

 captured at ivy and sugar, as also were Orrhodia vaccinii, 0. spadicea 

 and Scopelosoma satellitia, some beautifully marked forms of 0. vaccinii 

 being obtained. Anchocelis liinosa was a very common visitor to the 

 moth trap. In one night I took 47 specimens, some beautiful varieties 

 being among them, from dark purplish-broAvn to cream colour. Larvae 

 •of Xanthia fidvago and X. jiavago were abundant in the catkins of the 

 sallow. I took a great many in the hope of breeding some varieties of 

 the former, and though I fed them with different kinds of sallows and 

 low plants, was unsuccessful. MeUlnia circellaris was common, both at 

 sugar and ivy, though very worn during the latter part of the time, as 

 ivy is very late blooming near here. On May 12th, at Gower, I took 

 about half-a-dozen full-fed larvge of Cirrhcedia xerampelina, under moss 

 on one tree ; unfortunately I was unable to prosecute my search further 

 on that day, and did not go to the same locality again for weeks, when . 

 I was unsuccessful. Plastenis subtusa, P. retusa, Calymnia trapezina 

 ^nd C. pyralina came to the moth trap, and the last-named also to 

 sugar ; my best night was on 24:th July, when I took fourteen ; the speci- 

 mens that came to light were all more or less damaged ; only a single 

 specimen of Calymnia affiais put in an appearance, but that a $ , which 

 kindly laid me a nice batch of eggs. As to my doings with the genus 

 Dianthcecia, I am not certain, but last year, I bred Dianthascia capsincola 

 and D. cucubali ; this year, I have pupa3 from Lychnis sylvestris, L. dioica, 

 L. flos-cuculi and Silene injlata, but cannot tell what is in store for me. . 

 Miselia oxyacanthce came to light and sugar, but no variety capucina, 

 Agriopis apriUna was taken at rest, and also in the larval state. Euplexia 

 lucipara, Phlogophora meticalosa, Aplecta prasina, A. nebulosa and 

 Hadena protea occurred at sugar, Avith H. dentina and H. oleracea 

 •commonly at the flowers of rhododendrons ; and H. pisi and H. tha- 

 lassina came to light. Xylocampa areola was taken rather commonly 

 at rest on trees and fences, and also flying round the sallows, but oddly 

 enough, I have never found it actually sucking the honey from the 

 catkins, as it seems much too lively to be caught napping, like the other 

 sallow frequenters. Calocampa vetnsta and C. exoleta were also taken, 

 the former at ivy, and the latter at sugar. Xylina ornithopus was taken 

 very sparingly at rest and sugar, but not one put in an appearance at 

 ivy. LarvEe of Cucidlia verbasci were fairly common on Verbascum 

 lychnitis and Scrophdaria aquatica, whilst imagines of C. nmbratica were 

 very scarce this year. I took Gonoptera libatrix at sugar, and also the 

 larvae on willow. Habrostola tripartita and H. triplasia came to the 

 flowers of the snowberry. Thanks to Mr. Farren's timely hints, I 

 succeeded in breeding a very nice series of Plusia chryson ; the larv^ 

 were taken the fii'st week in June, and sleeved on growing plants of 

 Eupatorium cannabinum : two imagines also came to my moth trap, which 



