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Scahiosa succisa. R. wrcuana by boating. 0, porcellus ; one fine female juBt 

 emerged upon a patch of Oallum verum. I took out of this moth 135 oval rich 

 green eggs, perfectly mature ; this is apparently the full number usually laid by 

 this species. 



10th. — 8. ca^-pini larvae. 0. umhraiica ; this species has been scarce here 

 during the past few years, 



19th, — P. iajularia, S. undularia, A. prunaria, C. mesomella, C. bistriga, and A. 

 luteata by boating, A. cnicana in a damp grassy place in a wood, C, vibicella ; I 

 have taken a number of the larva) of this species to a place eleven miles distant 

 from its locality, to endeavour to induce them to form a new colony, 



July 5th. — P. lacertula ; second brood emerging. Two days afterwards some 

 wore depositing eggs, and several of these eggs hatched in eight days, 



21st. — D. cucuhali at rest. 



24th. — P. Phlmas ; a pale fawn-coloured variety, 



1st to 20th. — E. apiciaria. 



25th. — L. cinerana (Wilkinson). 



August 4th. — C. viminalis at rest. C. diffinis and C, affinis bred. 



22nd to 31st. — T. cratcegi, 0. xerampelina (a fine series), C psittacata, E. 

 tiliaria (1 ? ), and A. ravida (1) bred. L. Uterana. 



Sept. — V. C-album; many taken on the ripe plums and pears in my garden. 



8th. — P. flavocincta at rest on a wall. C. Edusa ; visiting the scarlet geraniums 

 in the flower-garden. One female is a good variety, almost without spots ; it was 

 very fresh, and the wings so limp that it could scarcely fly. 0. rhamni, V. cardui, 

 V. Atalanta, and M. stellatarum were busy amongst the scarlet geraniums, 



14th. — S. ferrugalis at sugar. 



15th, — X. semibrunnea ; ono bred from a pupa found upon a slope with a ditch 

 at the bottom, A season or two since I caught one in my hat, having disturbed it 

 on a slope near a brook-side ; and at another time I captured ono at sugar upon a 

 slope at the bottom of which was a stream of water. It would appear from this 

 that the food-plant grows in such situations, 



6th to 16th. — C. nupta at sugar. C. miata at sugar ; and also others that had 

 flown into a shed to hybernate. 



16th. — A saucia; one male very fine ; the only specimen that I have heard of as 

 being taken in this county. 



26th. — P. ophthalmicana ; several beaten from poplars. A. Atropos; I engaged 

 two men to look for larvss and pupse. They brought me twenty-eight ; the first 

 larva arrived on the 24th July, full-fed ; the others I received at various periods ; 

 the last pupa at the end of September. From these I bred nineteen moths, four or 

 five of which are not to be surpassed for size and colour. In the season of 1858 

 they were much more abundant ; I then obtained upwards of one hundred larvae 

 and pupse. 



October 7th was the last day upon which M. stellatarum V. Atalanta, and V. 

 0-album wore observed in my garden. — Abhaham Edmunds, Cemetery House, 

 Asliwood Road, ^Vo^cester. November 9th, 1865. 



Betiiarlcs on the larvae of Acid.alia subsenceata. — Eggs of this species received on 

 the 19th of June, through Dr. Knaggs, from Mr. Barrett, of Haslemere, hatched 

 Juuo S3rd j the larva, with three exceptions, fed up quickly on Polygonum cmcuh/re, 



