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This is hardly more than a strong silken network of a few 

 threads, between leaves, either on the tree or among the 

 herbage beneath — indeed, I have seen it very prettily placed 

 in the middle of the flower-head of an umbelliferous plant — 

 and within it the view of the pupa is almost unrestricted. 



The moth sits during the day in trees or bushes, with 

 wings half-erected. At night it flies vigorously, and is very 

 strongly attracted by light, both sexes being found, not 

 unfreqaently, hanging to the frames of gas-lamps. Still 

 existing in the suburbs of London, though not so commonly 

 as was formerly the case. Nowhere plentiful, but to be 

 found, where ash is common, throughout the southern half 

 of England, except Cornwall and parts of the Midland 

 Counties ; in these, however, it occurs in Leicestershire and 

 rarely in Derbyshire, and has once been taken in North 

 Staffordshire ; also it is occasionally found in Cheshire, 

 Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cumberland, and very rarely in 

 Durham and Northumberland ; but I find no record in Scot- 

 land. In Wales it occurs, though not commonly, in Car- 

 marthenshire and Pembrokeshire, and therefore may pro- 

 bably be more widely distributed. In Ireland I 'find no 

 satisfactory record. Its range abroad is very limited, but 

 includes Northern France, Holland, and Silesia. 



4. E. erosaria, Schiff. — Expanse 1^ to If inch. Fore 

 and hind wings each with a strong angular projection behind, 

 soft pale ochreous or reddish-yellow ; fore wings having two 

 oblique, somewhat curved, brown transverse lines, of which 

 the second is rather produced outwardly on the costa. 



Antennae^of j the male pectinated with solid curved ciliated 

 teeth, glossy yellow ; palpi rather porrected, tawny yellow ; 

 head and front of the collar bright yellow or reddish-yellow ; 

 remainder of the thorax straw-colour, very flufiy with long 

 soft scales ; abdomen not very stout, smooth, pale yellow ; 

 lateral tufts minute, anal tuft small. Fore wings moderately 

 broad ; costa nearly straight, or most faintly arched ; apex 



