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been fairly true to its appointment. I saw one or two flying 

 at a tantalisingly sale height one chance sunny morning at 

 the end of last month ; and my boys caught a couple of very 

 perfect specimens on the 7th of April flying over young 

 birch trees. — [Rev.] J. Cave-Browne; Detling VicaraL5e, 

 Maidstone, April, 1877. 



TiNEiNA IN Hackney Marshes. — Coleophora theriuella. 

 — I have great pleasure in recording the occurrence of this 

 scarce species on Hackney marshes. During the winter 

 months I have found among grass at the roots of thistles 

 small cases containing hybernating larvae of these insects, 

 which are now feeding freely on growing thistles. They have 

 lately considerably lengthened their cases, and appear to be 

 doing well; but experience has proved this species to be 

 very subject to attacks of ichneumons, and few of them reach 

 the imago state. Elachista poella, which has been scarce 

 for several years, has this spring appeared in tolerable 

 numbers; and the pupae may still be collected in the sedge 

 leaves on the marshes, or the moths swept from the plants 

 early in June. — Wm. Machin ; 22, Argyle Road, Carlton 

 Square, E., May 15, 1877. 



TiNEiNA REARED IN 1876. — Depressaria propinquella 

 furnishes work for the collector very early in the year, and 

 is to be found everywhere amongst Epilobium montanuiu. 

 About Preston and Witherslack it mines the leaves, and 

 compels any who seek it to get wet feet. A little later, in 

 the same plant and others of the family, Laverna ochraceella 

 occurs, but appears to feed first in the stem, and afterwards 

 mines the leaves near the midrib, spinning up in a white 

 cocoon. This is contrary to former observation, and T shall 

 be glad of correction if wrong. There is one old weather- 

 beaten buckthorn tree {Rhamnus catharticus) on Whit- 

 barrow which abounds with L. rhamniella : every bud 

 has indications of a tenant, and plenty may be bred with 

 ordinary care. The bare exposed rock on which this tree 

 grows leads me to remark what various conditions suit many 

 insects ; beneath it, on plants amongst the shingle, Coleophora 

 ulbitarsella feeds, and must have some difficulty in flying 

 at all in some seasons, as nearly every wind would disturb 

 and carry weak-winged insects away with it. Elachista 

 apicipunclella is a marvel : it is very difllcnlt to find ; for 



