108 JUNE. 



hedge banks among ground-ivy, on which the larva 

 feeds. 



On palings (Dartford Heath) Eupithecia venosaria 

 occurs, June 8th, together with Anchylopera Ramana 

 and Tortrix minutana ; palings are the great harbour 

 for the Eupithecice and Dosithece ; here they may be 

 found with their wings expanded, and compressed as flat 

 as possible against the paling — their brown or dark co- 

 lour greatly aiding their escape from the searching eye 

 of the Entomologist — while on the least alarm they are 

 ready to start at a moment's warning ; in such situa- 

 tions Eupithecia rectangularia, debiliaria, pumilaria, 

 castigaria, austeraria, innotaria, minutaria, subno- 

 taria y plumbeolaria, Centaurearia and irriguaria, 

 may be found, together with Dosithea virgularia on 

 palings near gardens. 



In bushy places near woods, and on the skirts of 

 woods, we may obtain, by beating, those beautifully 

 marked Geometrce (called " carpets " by collectors), 

 of the generae Emmelesia, Harpulyce, Melanippe, &c; 

 in such localities we may obtain Emmelesia decolo- 

 raria, blandiaria, rivularia and bifasciaria, together 

 with Harpalyce marmoraria, pkaria, fulvaria and 

 galiaria, Melanippe tristaria, Alchemillaria and am- 

 nicularia, together with the beautiful argent and sable 

 Melanippe hastaria. This insect flies in the day time 

 in the open spaces in woods (at West Wickham it is 

 not uncommon) at a considerable elevation ; but if the 

 collector seeing one, follows it a short distance, it will 

 probably be espied by another of its own species, 

 when immediately a battle will commence between 

 them, in the course of which they will approach nearer 



