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insect which soon gets worn ; but whether they were members of a 

 second brood, or only late members of a single brood, I cannot say 

 for certain, not having bred it. I find, however, that I took the 

 insects on May 24th, and in June, and it seems to me a long period 

 over which emergences of a single brood may be spread. I find that in 

 1895 also I took it quite fresh on September 19th, and this seems to 

 be the usual thing here. 1 ;-.houl(l think these September insects are 

 the product of the May and June ones, especially as I find I have no 

 record for it in July or earlier in August than a single specimen on 

 the 7th, in 189G. Habiospila trijiartita. — On May 25th and August 

 25th. F/ddi/ojiItora wetirulosa. — In April and September. Airiitiaflc.rida. 

 — June 18th to August 4th. I h/pma probosciilalis was out early in 

 June, and quite fresh till end of September. I should think there must 

 have been two broods. Klh)pla jnosaiiiaria. — Newman gives the date 

 of this as " about midsummer," and Stainton, end of June and July. 

 It was out here from May 28th to July 7th, and appeared again, an 

 undoubted second brood, in September. Selenia bilunaria. - The first 

 brood appeared on March 12th, and a numerous second brood in 

 August. Cli'ura Uc/icnaria. — Appeared in May, and was taken, on and 

 off, till August 18th. Whether there Avas more than one brood I 

 cannot say, but the August ones were quite fresh. Then, again, a 

 perfectly fresh J was taken on October 8rd. I suppose the May and 

 June insects were precocious emergences from the ordinary July 

 brood, and a few of their larvae produced a small brood in October, or 

 the latter end of September. Uoannia i/i'iiniiaria.— 3nne 6th to August 

 19th. Tc'jilirosia bistortafa. A very numerous and early second brood 

 occurring from June 19th to middle of August. Zonosoma jiorata and 

 Z. linearia. - In May, and a second brood in August and September. 

 Acidalia mari/inepiautata.—l took a few on August 13th and 25th, but 

 cannot say whether they were a second brood or not. I see Newman 

 and Stainton give June and July, but in such an early season, pro- 

 bably, it was out by May, and would hardly have lasted till August 

 quite fresh. J. /;»(7rt;/rt. — Newman gives August 14th only as date 

 of a bred one. Stainton, July and early in August. I took it at the 

 end of May, in June (12th, 15th and 30th), in July (13th and 15th), 

 in August (5th and 13th), and September 3rd. I think there must 

 have been two broods, undoubtedly, as the late ones were quite fresh, 

 and it is an insect which wears directly. J. arermta. — In June and 

 September. Macaria liturata. — Newman and Stainton give July. It 

 occurred here in May, and again, probably a second brood, on August 

 19th and September 5th. Aspilah's oc/trraria. — Occurred in May, and 

 a second brood in August and September. Laroitia viridaria. — New- 

 man gives " throughout June and part of July;" Stainton, "June and 

 July." It appeared here at end of May and in June, and again on 

 September 8th. I find, on reference to previous years, that this 

 insect normally appears here in June, and again at end of August and 

 in September ((\//., September IGth, 19th, 20th, 1K95). Knimdcfiia 

 ajfinitata, K. airliniiillata and K. dccohirata. — These were all out from 

 first week of ]\Iay to middle of July, and K. aiJUiitata occurred again 

 quite fresh in August (('.//., 12th). Enpitltccia nanata. — Newman and 

 Stainton give May. Here it is normally double-brooded, appearing 

 from middle or end of April to middle of June,, and again in August 

 {e.g., August 28th, 1894, August 8th, 1896), E. pumilata. — I cannot 



