Q [June, 



Hepialus hectus. — One with the silvery markings continued on the hind-wings. 

 H. velleda. — This abundant insect is rery variable. I have met with it of all shades, 

 from the ordinary typo to brown, with the lighter markings scarcely perceptible, 

 and only a small white spot on the fore-wings {v. carnus). 



Bomlyx querous. — Variety callunce is common. 



Odontoptera bidentata. — I often meet with very dark specimens of the male. 



Crocallis elinguaria. — The band across the fore-wing of this insect varies very 

 much in colour. 



Phigalia pilosaria. — The markings on this insect vary very much, from that 

 with the lines across the wings very distinct, to a sort of an olive colour without 

 any markings. I have a specimen which has the wings very nearly black, with a 

 narrow grey border on the hind margins. 



Amphidasys betularia.—l have bred the black variety freely, and also inter- 

 mediate varieties. 



JBoarmia repandata. — This varies very much ; I have never met with the dark- 

 banded form, but have a specimen of a sort of orange-brown colour without any of 

 the lighter markings. 



Tephrosia liundidaria. — This is one of the most variable insects I meet with ; 

 it varies in all shades of colour, from the usual light type to nearly black, the ordi- 

 nary form being the rarest ; sometimes the darker forms will have a patch of the 

 light grey colour on the hind-wings, and usually more on one wing than the other, 

 genemlly the left hind-wing. My experience of this insect is that it is getting 

 gradually darker year by year, especially in one of the woods. T. punctulata.- — I 

 have met with a nice dark banded form of this insect. 



Ephyra punctaria. — I have one with the brown line across the wings very broad. 



Eupisteria heparata. — This occurs from the ordinary colour to nearly black. 



Fidonia piniaria. — I get both the northern and southern forms of the male, 

 that is, both white and yellow ground colour, and the females varying from a bright 

 yellow to brown and a dark smoky colour. 



Hibernia progemmaria. — This varies to a very dark form. 



Eupithecia lariciata. — I have a variety of this " pug " of quite a pale grey 

 with a darker band round the hind margins of all the wings. 



Thera variata. — I have bred some dark banded forms of this insect, but not so 

 dark as some of the Scotch varieties. 



Eypsipetes impluviata. — This insect varies from a light to very dark form. R. 

 elutata. — This varies to rusty-brown and very dark brown. 



Cidaria pyraliata. — I have met with some dark varieties of this insect. 



Cymatophora duplaris. — Specimens of a very dark smoky-grey occur. 



Bryophila perla. — Sometimes an ochreous form of this insect occurs, and also 

 a dark variety. 



Xylophasia rurea. — I have met with the light, dark, and an intermediate form 

 of this common insect. X polyodon. — Nearly every season I meet with dark va- 

 rieties of this insect, almost as dark a^; the Scotch forms, but they are very rare. 



Noctua /estiva. — I have bred specimens of tliis insect that I really cannot dis- 



