170 [January, 



The larva of Cleora glabraria was common on the long lichens 

 growing on beech, hawthorn, and oak, and the imago was obtainable 

 from the same trees in July and August. All the species of Boarmia 

 and Tephrosia were abundant, with the exceptions of B. rhomboidaria 

 and abietaria, this latter I cannot find in any number in the Forest, 

 having never taken more than two larvae or imagines in a year, 

 although I have several times beaten the yew trees for them. 



The larvae of all the Epliyra were common in September, except 

 that of E. porata, which I hardly know, the imago is, however, rare 

 here, according to my experience. Acidalia emutaria and straminata 

 seemed less common than usual ; I netted a few A. emarginata one 

 evening in Mat-ley Bog. 



I took three Macaria cdternata, $ , on as many nights, in the bogs, 

 but the larvae obtained from them did badly on sallow; but, fortunately, 

 I beat a fewfull-fed off alder in August, together with some of Eupisteria 

 hep ar at a, the latter being abundant in larva and imago states. Amongst 

 the Eupitliecice, centaureata, lariciata, albipunctota, exiguata ,pulchellata f 

 and abbreviata, were more or less common as larvae Or imagines. E. 

 irriguata was scarce on the wing, and, perhaps, more so than it would 

 otherwise have been, had not the east winds, which prevailed through- 

 out April and May, made it so hard to " spot " when beaten out of the 

 oak trees. The larvae, I learn, were fairly common in June. 



The larvae of Collix sparsata were, as usual, very common on the 

 under-side of the leaves of Lysimachia vulgaris, in August, and those 

 of Lobophora sexalata and Scotosia undulata, were not scarce on sallows 

 in September, the latter preferring the tufty pony-trimmed bushes, 

 most likely because they are more suitable for the making of their 

 leafy tents. Cldaria psitiacata swarmed at the ivy in the autumn, and 

 its larva in the summer on oak, ash, and other trees. I was too late ! 

 for the larva of Tanagra chcerophyllata (locally "Smut"), so only 

 found six, on the leaves of Bunium Jiexuosum. 



All the Erepanulce (except sicula) were taken as larvae and I 

 imagines ; unguicula being the most abundantly taken on the wing, i 

 and falcula and lacertula as larvae. 



Amongst the Pseudo-bomb yccs, the larva of Clostera reclusa was 

 very common on Salix repens, those of Dicranuraf urcula, Notodonta 

 ziczac and palpina, were not scarce on the larger sallows ; N. camelina 

 was common on most trees and bushes ; and N. dictceoides on birch. 



Stauropus fagi seems to have been more abundant than usual. I 

 have heard of the capture of about forty specimens taken chiefly 



