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Steotosm undulata. — Two specimens bred fromlarvaa which wore found in rolled-up 



leaves of dwarf poplar in Darenth Wood. 

 Cidaria silaceata. — At Box Hill amongst Epilobinm angustifolium. 

 *Anaitis plagiata^ — Common at Darenth. 



*Platypteryx lacertula and falcula. — Also common at Darenth. 

 Platypterym Jiamula. — I fancy that this insect is often passed over for Orgyia, 



anUqua ; it flies in the hot sunshine, up to mid-day, round young oak trees 



in Darenth Wood, and is rather common. 

 ^Platypteryx ungidcula. — This species was abundant at Loughton. 

 Dicranura furcula. — Bred on the 20th May. 

 Stauropus fagi. — Bred from the egg ; as soon as the egg hatches the young larva 



devours the egg-shell, after which it casts its first skin, and then begins to 



feed on the food-plant. 

 Clostera cwrtula, anachoreta, and recliisa. — All three species bred. 

 Ptilodontis palpina. — Bred from larva? taken off black poplar at West Wickham. 

 *Notodonta dictcea. — West Wickham. 

 Notodonta dictcBoides. — Larvas beaten from birch on Mickleham Downs. 

 Notodonta unczac. — West Wickham. 

 Notodonta chaonia. — Three beautiful pale varieties bred from eggs kindly sent me 



by Dr. Knaggs ; the larvae fed on oak. 

 Cymatoplwra duplaris. — -Five specimens bred from larvae which were beaten off 



birch at West Wickham. 

 CymatopJiora or. — Larvas in rolled-up leaves of dwarf poplar ; Darenth Wood. 

 Acronycta leporina. — Two bred from larvae beaten off birch at Darenth. 

 Acronycta Ugustri. — Larvae common on ash : Darenth Wood. 

 Xylophasia s-ublustris.- — Abundant at Folkestone. 

 Agrotis agathina. — Larvse abundant on Shirley Common. 



* Trachea piniperda. — West Wickham. 



Tceniocampa gracilis and munda. — Common at sallow blossoms. 

 * Anclwcelis rufina, pistacina, and litura. — All common at sugar. 



Xanthia av/rago. — One at ivy blossom : Loughton. 

 *Dianthcecia carpopliaga, capsincola, and cucuhali. — All three in the seed-capsules of 



Silene influta. 

 *Epunda viminalis. — Larvse abundant in rolled-up leaves of dwarf poplar at Darenth. 

 *Sadena contigua. — Larvse on golden-rod : Darenth Wood. 



Cucullia verhasci. — Larvse abundant on Verbascum. 



Cucullia lyclmitis. — About 40 larvse, mostly ichneumoned on Verbasc^lm. 



* Cucullia asteris. — A fine series bred from larvse found on SoUdago virgaurea at 



Darenth Wood ; the larvae have been very scarce this season. 

 Heliothis marginata. — Larvse abundant on Rest-harrow at Folkestone. 

 Erastria venustula. — A single specimen on Epping Forest ; this insect has been 



very scarce since 1860. 

 Erastria fuscula.. — At Darenth, but scarce. 

 *Brephos parthenias. — Abundant at West Wickham. 

 Cledeohia angustalis. — Abundant on Box Hill. 

 Ennychia dngulalis. — On Box Hill. 

 ^Entvychia octomacnlalis. — Common at Darenth Wood. 



