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cana, fairly common. I found many empty cocoons of the latter under the 

 trees ; evidently the pupa had been extracted by tits. Earias chlorana, larvae 

 abundant upon sallow twigs. Nola ciicuUateUa, also upon sloe. N. singula, 

 at rest. Nudaria seiiex, common in the meadows. CalUgenia minlata and 

 LitJiosia mesomella. One L. aericea beaten from yew. L. rubricoUis upon 

 grass-stems. Chelonia villica seems spread about generally. Arctiafuli- 

 ginosa upon heath. I had a larva of Zeuzera ascuU feeding inside a holly 

 twig. Lasiocampa qnercifoUa occurs annually in the lanes. Upon a clump 

 of heath I got over 150 small larvae of Saturnia carpinl ; none were 

 ichneumoned ; they mostly pupated ; in two cases two larvae formed a 

 common cocoon, and another formed an oblong cocoon with two perfect 

 exits. Both broods of C'dix splnula occurred. Thyatua derasa and 

 T. hatis more plentiful than usual. I took a specimen of Brgophila 

 glandifera ten miles inland; it is suffused with greyish green, the markings 

 obscure. Larvae of Denms coryli scarce. Pupae of Acronijcta lignstri from 

 ash trees. Dlloba carulencephala very abundant as larvfe, and during the 

 first week in November the imago also ; I watched one ovipositing upon an 

 apple tree; it settled upon the under sides of the boughs, and whilst laying 

 kept the wings vibrating. The eggs were placed in groups of three or four, 

 and covered with down ; the whole being done with celerity. Noctuajesliva, 

 N. dahlii, N. brunnea, and N. baia occurred. Hecatera serena and 

 Acronycta aceris, from tree-trunks. At clematis, the latter part of Septem- 

 ber, I took five Triphana subsequa, and one Plusia feduccB, very pale, but 

 good. Trlphmna interjecta and Arctia mendica I frequently saw flying 

 over hedges in the daytime. I took a very small T. proyiuba, unicolorous 

 red, quite distinct from the usual varieties. One Dasycampa rubigiiiea, at 

 ivy. Larvae of Trachea piniperda very plentiful. I got one imago of Tcenlo- 

 campa munda off sallow, with broad yellow outer margins. Also boxed one 

 Agrotis saucia at ivy ; the second taken inland. One Epunda nigra bred, 

 Several Anchocelis lunosa beaten from firs; also two Hepialus sylvajius. 

 Cosmia affinis, Xylophasia rurea, and var. alopecunis. Leucania turca, 

 Grammebia trilinea, and var. bilinea, at sugar. CuculUa verbasci is 

 another species which seemed to have disappeared, but the larva was abun- 

 dant upon both mulleins. Hadena oleracea bred minus the red stigmata. 

 Xylina rhizolitha, common at ivy. CharcBas graminis, at light. Plusia 

 jndchrina and iota, at flowers. Both broods of P. chrysitis abundant ; blue, 

 green, and bronze, both quite fresh, with perfect cilise. Nonagria fulva, at 

 ragwort ; also one Agrotis obelisca. Anarta myrtilli, bred two, without the 

 usual white spots. Plusia gamma was extremely scarce. Miana furuncula 

 swarmed in the fields, and good varieties were obtained. 



Geometers, upon the whole, were fairly common. The following is a 

 partial list of captures, &c. : — Uraptery.v sambucata, abundant. Ejiione 

 apiciaria and E. advenaria, uncommon. Paunia cralcrgata, both broods ; 

 second small. Venilia maculata, amongst bluebells (such a contrast). 

 Metrocampa margaritata, Ellopia fasciaria, pupae also beaten from firs ; 

 Eurymene dolobraria, Pericallia syringaria, Selenia illustraria, S. lunaria, 

 S. iliunaria, Crocallis elinguaria, larva from thorn in spring. Ennomos 

 erosaria, pupae beaten from beech. Hiinera pennaria, several beautiful 

 females bred. Cleora glabraria, scarce. C. lichenaria, common. Boarmia 

 repandata and vars. B. consortaria and B. roboraria. Tephrosia consonaria ; 

 T. crepuscularia, three broods. T. biundularia, uncommon ; there is a 

 characteristic difference between the last two species, the transverse lines in 

 the latter being more oblique and better defined, the difference here being 



