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whereas last year it was to be taken a dozen or so on a day, at the 

 end of May. 



On tlie 20th of May, whilst working in a small oak copse, I 

 struck at a small example of the Tlneina, and in doing so my net 

 brushed the low branch of an oak tree, from out of which came 

 quite a cloud of Micropteryx Thunbergella. I of course made a 

 sweep at these, and netted two dozen or more, all of which 

 appeared perfectly fresh. Having boxed as many as I could from 

 the first " catch," I jarred all the branches within reach and 

 disturbed numbers of the insect. They seemed, however, only to 

 occur amongst the foliage of the tree I had accidentally shaken. 

 For several days after this wet and windy weather prevailed, and 

 I did not visit this particular copse again until about the end 

 of the month, when I met with M. Thunbergella occasionally, but 

 only single specimens in indifferent condition were beaten out of 

 various trees and undergrowth. Strange to say, the oak tree 

 which yielded the insect in such abundance on the former 

 occasion did not now appear to harbour a specimen. The 

 possibility of oak being the food of this species seems strongly 

 indicated, from the fact of its being in such numbers thereon 

 when the specimens were in fine condition. 



The other species of Tineina, as far as I have determined 

 them at present, captured in North Devon, are as follows : — 

 Lavipronia luzella, Micropteryx calthella ; of this last-mentioned 

 species from three to eight examples at a time were boxed from 

 flowers of the common buttercup {Ranunculus bulbosus), growing 

 by the roadsides near water. M. aruncella, a few specimens by 

 sweeping herbage. M. Seppella, resting in flowers of speedwell, 

 (Veronica Chamcedrys), on sunny banks, often several females on 

 a flower ; the male was rarely met with. M. allionella, from 

 among bilberry ; these were found settling on the leaves of nut, 

 &c., in the early morning sunshine. Nemotois Sivammerdamella 

 and N. Schwarziella were both common, the former especially so. 



Adela fibulella was frequently found resting in flowers of 

 speedwell, and flying actively in the sunshine. A. rujimitrella wsls 

 obtained by sweeping grass, &c , in the water meads, but only 

 where Cardamine pratensis grew. One specimen oi A. Sidzella at 

 rest on a dock leaf, and A. viridella was abundant in oak copses. 

 Geleckia lucidella, flying high late in the afternoon. (Ecophora 

 Lambdella was bred from dead furze sticks. The best way to breed 



