82 MAY. 



less Sericoris lacunana is polyphagous, like Sciaphila 

 Virgaureana. 



Mr. Ashworth in the " Zoologist/' p. 4814, gives 

 the following interesting notes of the habits of the 

 handsome (Ecophora gpandis : — 



" Not uncommon in the end of May and June in 

 one fence composed of a mixture of dead and living 

 hazel and birch. They fly only in warm sunshine, 

 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ; when the sun is off the fence 

 they cannot be made to fly. I think they secrete 

 themselves in dead leaves on the ground, they so soon 

 become worn." 



Among the orpine (Sedum telephium), Hypono- 

 meuta vigintipunctatus occurs; Anesychia bipunc- 

 tella on the bugloss (Echium vulgare); and among 

 the common Cromwell (Lilhospermum officinale) at 

 " Darn " Anesychia decemguttella may be found ; 

 while Chalybe pyrausta occurs only in Sutherland- 

 shire. 



On dry sandy banks among sorrel (Humex Acetosa) 

 Gelechia diffinis occurs on heaths. In the north of 

 England we shall meet with Gelechia longicornis, 

 (Ecophora subaquilea, Glyphipteryx Saworthana, 

 and Pempelia carbonariella ; while in the fens of 

 Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Tinea mona- 

 chella occurs. Among maple we shall find Gele- 

 chia scriptella and Tinea picarella; while among 

 hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus) Tinea corticella occurs. 

 Among sallows Nemophora Metaxella occurs; and 

 Gracilaria stigmatella may be found among sallows 

 and poplars; G. Swederella among oaks; G. omis- 

 sella among mugwort ( Artemisia vulgaris); G. auro- 



