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4. — In Juiu', shaking' uiarniin t>rass, which hauj^s over a, l)aiik on 

 coast sand hills, often gives a supply of Ijiiu-atiin litturalisiind Mayustra 

 iilhifdliiii. In July and August, Atjrotis tritici, J. iiirsoria and Avti'hia 

 /iriiicd.r may be obtained in the same way. 



'). — The rare Botijs rcjiandalis is reported as having been bred from 

 larvie found feeding in June, in the heads and young shoots of !>/•- 

 hiisciiiti nil/ nun, on the south coast of Devon. 



(*). - In May and early June the larva of Elac/iista srir/)i makes 

 short. l)road mines in the upper half of the leaves of Srirjni.s man'tii/ius. 



7.— The imago of I'lnjcix iiuhouaricUa prefers to rest on burnt 

 places on heaths. 



8. — The blossoms of fir (I 'inns .v////v.s7//.v) should be collected in 

 early June foi' larvu; and pupa' of Sfricoris hifasfimui and Hftinin 

 si/lrcstn(ii(i. 



!). — In June, the lar\ii' of the iirst brood of ( '/Kddiodiis charniii/ii/l- 

 Icllns are to be found on Umirlfiiin sii/i(niili/lii(ni and I'astiinua stitira, 

 feeding on the under surface of the large lower leaves beneath a slight 

 web, and pupating among rubbish on the ground. The second brood 

 feeds similarly in Septend)er. 



10. — The green larva of 'I'ortri.r hifaid-i/ana is to be found in June, 

 making an upright tube of joined leaves on the top of a shoot of 

 Miinca ijalc. 



11. — I'^arly in June the wych-elm should be l)enten for lai'v.-e of 

 Mdlinia [XiDithiu] ijilriKid. 



12. — " The collector should regard the net as useful only when it 

 directs him to the locality of an insect, and gives a clue to the 

 discovery of the larva ; and if he should discard it for an entire season, 

 possibly on looking over the year's work during the inaction of winter, 

 he would find his cabinet certainly no poorer, and his mind replenished 

 with an amount of information no mere collecting can afford 

 (Threlfall). 



l;-5. — The larvte of I'ljialis (/IditciiKi/is liave been found during 

 May and June in the nest-like bunches of twigs, which may (tfteii be 

 ol)served growing at the ends of branches on birch trees. 



14. — To find the larvae of the Sraixniar, '' i)eel off the moss 

 growing on the north side of shady rocks, hirge l)oulders and walls, in 

 spring and early summer, and examine the underside of it. If 

 larva' be there, the galleries of silk slightly spun upon the moss and 

 the grass will indicate their presence. To rear them, place the tufts 

 of moss in a jam-pot with ground top, and co\ er with a piece of glass " 

 (F. r.. White). 



15. — In June, plants of Scdmn tclfidiium are often much covered 

 with the webs of the larva^ of I lii/iniinnifiifa riiiinfiintiictatiis. The 

 larvie of the second brood are still moi-e al)undant in August. 



1(). — The first week in June is the hest time foi- l>. carsid, and the 

 second week for ]>. haiMtii. 



17. — In the ndddle of June, the i)ai'reii denes near ^ ariiiouth should 

 be searched for the long cocoons (|)laced perpendicularly in the sand) of 

 i ' rainhus fasn-liiuilus. They may he found just beneath the sand where 

 the grass Triticnin juiicrHni is growing. Cocoons ai'c often e\i)osed 

 by the wind. 



IH. — The Ordnance Survey Maps (Stanfoi'd, Charing Cross) — Nos. 

 Ixiv., Ixxi., Ixxii., and Ixxix., are those required by those who work 

 the Lyndhurst (New Forest) district. 



