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Botys hyalinalis bred from the egg. — On the 27th of last July, my son beii 

 down from London, we took a ramble through the woods near Charing, a few mil 

 from here. The weather was fine till soon after reaching our hunting ground, wh 

 a succession of heavy showers forced us to take shelter, consequently, the afterno( 

 found us retreating with empty boxes, bewailing our bad luck, when a moth w 

 disturbed, which I saw at large for the first time. This was B. hyalinalis, and n 

 spirits revived as I remembered it was still unknown in the larva state, and I mig 

 now have the chance of working out its life history. We according tried for mo] 

 and several females being secured, eggs were obtained, which were shared with n 

 late valued friend, Mr. William Buckler. 



A subsequent visit to the spot on bank holiday, August 6th, enabled me to o 

 tain a few more eggs. Of the numerous plants given to the young larvae as th 

 hatched, the one decidedly chosen was knapweed {Centaurea nigra) ; in this tl 

 experience of Mr. Buckler and myself coincided. I think we may fairly conchv 

 it is the right food plant, as many larvae were successfully fed upon it, and aft 

 spinning up in dry beech leaves for the winter, renewed their attack on the knapwe( 

 in early spring. On the 6th of July I had the pleasure of rearing two moths, be 

 males, and on the 13th a female. Particulars as to the habits of the larvae, with d 

 scription, may well be reserved for a future paper, which is in course of preparatio 

 — W. R. JErFEET, Ashford, Kent : July 22nd, 1884. 



Bichrorampha sequana, and others of that genus, bred from tansy roots. — I d 

 up some tansy roots on the south coast during the winter, in tlie hope of reari 

 Dichrorampha alpinana, of which I took two or three worn specimens on the sj 

 last July. The result is that I have reared a few alpinana (which, however, ca: 

 out very slowly), a few politana, a few Petiverella, nine sequana, and some exceedin|| 

 fine and handsome tanaceti, with, of course, many ichneumons. The tanaceti shij 

 the markings of the species very much more distinctly than the captured specimc 

 which I have in my cabinet, and some of the females have exceedingly dark hi]. 

 wings.— Geo. Elisha, 122, Shepherdess Walk, City Road : July, 1884. 



A new food-plant for Depressaria Weirella. — I have reared this species ftl 

 hemlock {Conium maculatum) within the last few weeks. The larvae were colleQ 

 along with those of Alstroemeriana, and were all supposed to be of the latter speci 

 I saw numbers crawling about their cage one evening just before changing tH 

 food, and if they had shown any particular differences, I must have noticed th 

 All were bright green and very similar, and they fed in the same way — foldingi 

 leaves — so that I was much surprised when this dark species emerged. The! 

 species were in about equal numbers, but Weirella appeared first, and was- 

 over as Alstroemeriana began to emerge. — Id. 



Zeuzera cBsculi flying in the day-time. — The larvae of this species feed heij 

 the stems of the lilacs, but the imago is not often found. I have more than 

 seen an individual take a low, short flight by daylight from one bush to anotherf 

 there settle, but I thought that this was an involuntary migration, caused by th'b* 

 trusion into tlie lair of the Wood-leopard of a cat or troublesome sparrow, and &* 

 a place of rest from the wicked one was being sought. To-day, however, at 2 

 when the sun was shining brightly, a Zeuzera, as if voluntarily, flew leisurely 

 me, took a turn over the lawn, then mounted spirally and settled in an acacia 

 25 feet from the ground, evidently in the ascendant mood, and taking part i 



