^d THE entomologist's RECORt). 



Field work for April and May. 



By J. W. TUTT, FES. 



1. — During April the larvic of Girrhoidia .irrampclijta are to be 

 found under moss on ash trunks, or among the ash-blossoms. They 

 are more readily obtained by night, feeding on the blossoms. 



2. — During April, Apaiiira uiuniiniis pupates under loose bark of 

 willow trees, or in stems of thistles. 



8. — In early April collect the dead teazle heads of the previous 

 year. Keep in a bandbox, and you will breed J'ciitliina (/cnticnia and 

 FAipocrilia i-iis(>ana . 



4. — During April, the small bushes in a recently cut wood should 

 be searched by night for larvte of AjiUrta tiiirta, Tri/iiJiaoia fimbria, etc. 



5. — Search the trunks of apple trees during April for Kupit/nria 

 coiisii/nata. 



6. — During April, the small larvje of I'crirallia si/riiif/aria are to be 

 found hanging at night from their food-plant (honeysuckle). 



7. — In the months of April and May the larv» of iHinia huoUana 

 are plentiful in the leaf buds of different species of Pinus. The 

 presence of a larva can be assumed by there being an opaque and 

 hollow resinous exiidation on a bud. 



8. — When apple trees (crab or cultivated) are in blossom, collect 

 the blossoms that are spun together by a silken web. The larva of 

 KHjiit/wria nrtani/idatd feeds within. 



9. — The larva of TctJiea suhtiisa is to be found on poplar, between 

 two leaves spun together. It is full-fed towards the end of May. 



10. — In early May the terminal shoots of juniper bushes should be 

 searched for the feeding larvae of Arf/i/renthia dihrti'lla. 



11. — Those who wish to pair Sjiilosiniia tncmlica must, as is the 

 case with many other species, put them in a cage through which a 

 current of air Idows. 



12. — In May the full-fed larv« of fAurania littoralis are to be found 

 feeding by night on Aiinn(ii>hila anindiiiarra, and hiding by day at the 

 roots of the same plant. 



13. — During May the larva of Tarnincaitijia i/rarilis may often be 

 found in marshy places, in tents formed of leaves of Spiraea abnaria 

 spun together. 



14. — The larva of < 'lisincauijia lastnnsis will feed freely in gardens 

 on common garden chrysanthemums. 



15. — During the first week in j\Iay the young larv* of Srotasia 

 vetulata mine the young shoots of llhaimius catliartiru.s, their presence 

 being indicated by the drooping condition of the young twigs. After 

 a week or so they emerge from the mine, and live in a shelter made by 

 spinning two or three young leaves together. 



1(5. — Beating juniper in May gives larvje of luijiitlic<ia subrinata. 



17. — During the first fortnight of May the larva of (hi/jitilus 

 /i('t('r(i(lact!/liis [tciicrii) is to be found full-fed on the leaves of Tfurriniii 

 N'-orodonia. The larva eats a small round hole into the stem about 

 two joints down, which causes the tip of the plant to droop, and then 

 eats the growing leaves around. 



18. — In early May the larviE of Srsia jiliihoitliifniiiiis are to be found 

 feeding in the stems of sea-thrift {Statire aniicria), which grows in pro- 

 fusion in many coast districts. The stunted plants scattered in the 



