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Captures of Lepidoptera in the North. — In the last week in March I went on 

 the Withnell Moors after Amp. Walkerana, and took nearly a hundred specimens, 

 all males ; the $ very rarely takes wing, and is only to bo found by carefully looking 

 for it, at rest, on the top of the heath ; or by patiently watching the male settle down. 



In the first week in April I went to Witherslack for Butalis incongntella, for 

 which I was too late ; but I took Oelechia junctella flying during the sunshine. 

 P. Argiolus was sporting round the hollies ; a solitary Bhamni now and then flew 

 by ; and L. lohulata was sticking on the gate posts. The woodman's axe had 

 cleared away the birches where I used to get my birch-feeding Tineas. Among 

 shoots of Anthyllis the larvae of Oelechia anthyllidella was feeding. 



My next visit was in the second week in May, and T found plenty of 3Iicros 

 out in splendid condition, some of the specimens of Elachista Kilmunella being as 

 large as cygnipennella. I made up a very fair bag of Clepsis rusticana. Gel. longi- 

 comis, Peronea lipsiana, Phox. uncana, Nem. viridata, Eup. inddgata, A. menyan- 

 thid/is, &c., &c., and a lot of cases of Ooleops. pyrrhulipennella and alcyonipennella : 

 out of seventy cases of the latter I did not get one moth, but plenty of Ichneumons. 



In the first week in June I paid another visit along with my jolly friend and 

 most indefatigable hunter, C. S. Gregson, and we set at it in earnest, and filled 

 fully one thousand boxes in twelve hours' hard work. P. Oeryon was in abundance 

 among Helianthemum, or may be it was statices undergoing some transformation, 

 for the specimens on the same ground were formerly nearly one-third larger, and 

 were then booked as statices. Agestis was out in fine order, and in great variety, 

 some with the white spots perfect, others " Saturnised," and also the Salmacis type. 



Culicifomiis put in an appearance for the first time, and was so unexpected, 

 that I called out, " here is an Ichneumon for Mr. Cooke," when I had it betwixt finger 

 and thumb, and I really thought it was one until the wing borders became visible. 

 Nola crishdalis, L. saUcata, Eup. pulchellata, and pygmeata (the latter I could not 

 get to lay for Mr. Crewe, who is in want of eggs of this species) also occurred. 



Eitp. satyrata {?) flying freely during sunshine (these specimens are so pale, that 

 I think it not improbable they may be a new species : I got eggs, but they did not 

 hatch). Eup. vinvinata {valerianata) was also enjoying itself during the sunshine. 



Among the Tortricina were Phox. similam,a, unca/na, liarcuana, diminutana ; 

 E. fractifasciama ; P. prcelongana, ochromelana, unarginana, carbonana ; C. vacciniana; 

 D, saturnana, Hyrcyniana, as well as another Tortrix, of which Gregson and I 

 each took a specimen among spruce firs. In these examples the wings are more 

 obtuse than in Hyrcyniana. 8. Rewayana flew wildly out of a holly bush. Among 

 the TinecB was L. luzella, histrigella, rufimdtrella, and Ornix scoticella, avellanella, 

 Loganella, Gel. tenebrosella (about a hundred specimens of this among Bumex 

 acetosa), Elachista subochreella, consortella, rhynchosporella, &c., &o. 



Bye and bye the wind got up, and we turned into a quiet lane, and soon C. S. G. 



shouted out " here it is " " what ! have you got alternaria " said I ; and on going 



up to him, he pointed out to me a fine female specimen of Macaria alternaria in 

 the middle of a sloe bush, and soon got her in a box all right. I at once got my 

 magnifying glass out to look for eggs, knowing that the larva fed upon sloe, but 

 we could discover none, though we afterwards found some in the pill box, of which 

 a few hatched, and nine larva?, fed up under Mr. Gregson's care, duly went to earth. 

 After this, we went on the rocks to look for the larva of Depressaria carduella on 



