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as I have had one for two years, though an inch long when I 

 got it. 



. H. velleda. One on the 9th of July, flying at mid-day 

 over heather. 



Chelonia caja. Larvae very numerous in one place, among 

 heather. Rather local. 



C. Plantaginis. Four or five, end of June to middle of 

 July. Found one larva in June 



Arctia fuliginosa. Found one cocoon among heather, in 

 May. 



Saturnia Carpini. One in beginning of May. Some larvae 

 in July, on heather and S. ulmaria. 



Fidonia atoniaria. Very numerous during May and June. 



Scodiona belgiaria. One in July, female, but exactly like 

 a male. 



Cheimatobia brumata. Larvae by thousands on shoots of 

 heather, in June, and on willows. Few became pupae before 

 July. 



Larentia didymata. Not numerous. August. 



L. caesidta. Several larvae on heather, in June. Moths 

 emerged in July. Very numerous on rocks towards end of 

 July. 



L. pectinitaria. A few in June. 



Eupithecia nanata. A few in May and June. 



E. minutata. Very numerous in May and June. Li July 

 I found numbers of the larvae, feeding on the flowers of rag- 

 wort, on the moors : became pupae early in August. 



Ypsipetes elutata. Larvae very numerous on heather, in 

 June : ihey fed almost exposed, and in the beginning of July 

 went into earth. The moths emerged in August. 



Melanippe montanata. Rather common in June, among 

 heather. 



M. fluctuata. Common. Several larvae on cabbage, in 

 August. 



Cidaria munitata. Common towards the middle and end 

 of July. 



C. propugnata. One or two, end of July and beginning of 

 August. 



C. immanata. Numerous among heather and ferns, in 

 August. No wild strawberries near. 

 C. ribesiaria. Three or four, in July. 



