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know, had only been previously taken in this country in August. Unfortunately, I 

 had no opportunity of ascertaining "vvhether it appeared again at that time here. 

 The females \rere of an unexpectedly rich brown colour, showing, when fresh, but 

 little trace of the purple scales, so conspicuous in the male. Along with this species 

 ajipcared D. ■pUimhagana and plumlana of course, also Ilalonota cirsiana in plenty ; 

 Cochi/lis slramineana, and the lovely red varieties of Chrosis tesserana which are so 

 little known on the continent. 



Dicrorampha tanaceti. This species tui-ned up, to my great surprise, rather 

 connuonly at Tenby, not among Tansy — there appearing to be none in the immediate 

 neighbourhood — but sitting on and flying among largo plants of Heracleuni sphon- 

 dylium. To me this is mysterious. 



Dicrorampha consortana. A few specimens occurred in the quarries. 



Catoptria cacimaculana. I am happy to Imyefotind the district in which this 

 species is pretty common, and it is not on the chalk hills of the South of England. 

 The mountain limestone of this district, however, seems to suit equally well all 

 those species that can stand the climate. The best localities are the extensive 

 quarries which skirt some of the branches of the Haven, the broken and irregular 

 eoil of which is covered m part with a luxuriant growth of furze, blackthorn, black- 

 berry, dewberry, and hemp-agrimony, and in part with vast masses of red valerian 

 (Centranthus ruber), and the more scattered abundance of wild flowers which love 

 Buch a soil. Of these, Centaurea nigra is evidently the " peculiar vanity " of 

 ccBcimaculana, and in its seed heads I expect that the larva will be found, but 

 pressing business and distressing weather prevented my visiting the quarries iu the 

 autumn, and the solution of tliis question is therefore deferred for the present. As 

 a rule, this species is exceedingly constant in colour and markings, but I met with two 

 specimens in which all the markings and irrorations ai'o ochreous, instead of the 

 usual brownish-grey. 



Eupaecilia atricapitana. As usual, distributed all round the coast among rag- 

 wort, but nowhere common. 



Eupacilia hybridella. Occurs in the most sheltered hollows in the quarries, 

 docs not fly freely till dusk, and is, therefore, not very easy to obtain. Not so white 

 as specimens from the chalk, but most exquisitely tinted with rose colour. 



Eupaecilia ajjfinitana. Common on the narrow strips of salt marsh along the 

 margins of the Ilavon, occasionally flying up in tho sunshine, along with Sericoris 

 lillurana, but more frequently to be obtained at sunset, when every few yards of 

 marsh will sometimes produce a specimen. 1 have known it, however, for some 

 inexplicable reason, qiuto lively in the middle of a cool windy afteraoon. 



EupcBcilia vevlisana. Very rare on the strips of salt marsh which affinilana 

 loves, but apparently attached to more sheltered spots. In a little bit of marsh only 

 a few yards in extent, but sheltei'cd by reeds, I found it in abundance. Of these two 

 epeciea I only mot with the Juno broud, being prevented from collecting in the 

 autumn. 



Eitpcecilia rupicota. Apparently distributed all over the neighbourhood, and 

 in some places common. Its food plant, Eupalorium cannabinum, instead of being 

 confined to marshy places, asserts itself in this neighbourhood, and being en- 

 couraged by the abundant moisture, even takes entire possession of tho tops of hedge 

 bunks, or covers tho sides with its grand masses, occupies large hollows in the sides 



