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the lOlb, thirty on the 11th, one on the 12th, seven on the 

 13th, and two on the 14th ; of these one only was deposited 

 on the food-plant on the under surface of a leaf, sixty-two on 

 the glass cylinder, and forty-seven on the muslin cover. 

 Oval; yellow; smooth, but not glossy; all detached from 

 one another. 



lodes vernaria. — A bred female laid one hundred and 

 forty-eight eggs: on June 29th seventy-three, and thirty-three 

 on the 30lh, fourteen on July 1st, fourteen on the 2nd, seven 

 on the 3rd, and seven on the 4th ; these were laid in thirty- 

 five different piles, the piles varying in number of eggs from 

 one to seven, almost always attached to the stem of the food- 

 plant, traveller's joy (Clematis vitalba). In shape the egg is 

 nearly circular, a little longer than broad, perfectly flat on 

 both surfaces, with very sharply defined rims; the piles are 

 made with the greatest regularity, so that the rims exactly 

 coincide. Colour bright green ; sides glossy, and surfaces of 

 the finest polish. The young larvae, which began to appear 

 on the fifteenth day, July 14th, were almost white, with nearly 

 black heads. 



Acidalia aversata. — A female, taken July 2nd, laid forty- 

 three eggs on the 3rd, in clusters very like bunches of grapes, 

 on a string of an old larva-web, which happened to stretch 

 across the glass cylinder: they were deposited with great 

 neatness, the smaller end touching the web, the larger 

 standing out at an angle of 45°, or thereabouts ; the several 

 clusters containing from six to thirteen eggs. Oval, flesh- 

 coloured, not glossy. On the fourth day the signs of fertility 

 appeared in a iew red specks on one side, about midway 

 between the two ends. The young larvae appeared on the 

 twelfth day, July 15th : heads black, and five alternate rings 

 of gray and black. 



Corycia temerata. — A female, taken June 30th, laid 

 twenty-three eggs: twenty-one on July 1st and two on the 

 2nd; all close to the midrib of the leaves of wild cherry, and 

 pressed as much as possible under it. Oval, yellow, glossy. 

 On the fourth day the signs of fertility appeared in a few red 

 specks on the crown, and were followed by others over tlie 

 whole surface of the e^^, which at last assumed an orange- 

 colour, of which colour the young larvae appeared on the 

 thirteenth day, July 14th. 



