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the conspicuous Thera Juniperaria, while commonly 

 among underwood Thera simularia occurs. 



On the coast at New Brighton, and in the Isle of 

 Portland, Spcehtis prcecox occurs ; while among bur- 

 dock we may obtain the handsome Gortyna Jiavago 

 not uncommonly. 



In the " New Forest," the " Isle of Wight " and at 

 " New Brighton," we shall obtain Epunda Lichenea ; 

 at this latter locality this insect has occurred in plenty 

 — " nearly 100 specimens of this insect having been 

 taken at New Brighton in September, 1850." — (Zoolo- 

 gist for 1850, p. 2958. ) 



On the Sussex Downs we may perhaps be fortunate 

 enough to capture the very rare Deiopeia pulchella. 



Among elms we may meet with Xanthia gilvago, 

 of which Guenee says, "It is very common in France, 

 the larvae feeding on the seeds of the elm." 



A species {Xanthia ocellaris), very closely allied to 

 it, and only recently distinguished from it, frequents 

 poplars. Guenee says, " The larva lives in the buds 

 of the poplars, and is almost as abundant as that oi 

 gilvago is on the elms." 



On the flowers of the mullein ( Verbascum Thapsus) 

 we may find the larvae of the rare Cucullia Lychnitis. 

 Mr. Stevens in the Zoologist for 1845, p. 1142, states, 

 " I have annually, for the last three or four seasons, 

 obtained the caterpillars of this rare shark from off the 

 leaves and flowers of the mullein, found in a chalk-pit 

 at Arundel, in Sussex." 



On sloe, nut, birch, hawthorn, bramble, &c, we 

 shall find the larvae of Coleophora paripennella ; 

 while feeding on the seeds of Atriplex the larva of 



