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T. hetulcB, from the vicinity of Chingford, and Sphinx cassinea, 

 from near Theydon Bois. 



My earliest expedition was during the second week in May, 

 when I found many larvae of Hyhernia leucophearia, fastening 

 together the leaves of young plane trees. Also others of the 

 same genus, viz., H. aurantiaria and P. defoliaria, on oak and 

 hornbeam in large numbers. I also noticed that some trees 

 were almost defoliated by that little pest to the larvae-beater, 

 Cheimatobia hrumata, and its enemy Calymnia trayezina. 

 Towards the end of the month the larvae of many common 

 species were very frequent, especially on the oak, to which trees 

 I almost confined my attention. More than ordinarily prominent 

 amongst them was Phigalia pedaria {pilosaria), which in point 

 of numbers was equalled only by Himera pemiaria. Several 

 Dicycla oo and many Scopelosoma satelUtia, besides those of 

 Tortrices and Tineae, fell to my tray ; while an occasional beat at 

 the whitethorn brought to view Myselia oxycanthce, Porthesia auri- 

 fiua, Nola cucullatella, Diloha ccerideocephala, more H. pennaria 

 and H. rupicapraria, and from the honeysuckle larvae of Uropteryx 

 sambucaria in plenty. Pliorodesma pustulata (bajularia) must 

 also have been fairly common, judging from the numbers of 

 imagines which appeared subsequently, but being a high and 

 concealed feeder I did not see it. Throughout the whole extent 

 of the Forest at this time the larva of Pseudoterpna pruinata 

 (cytisaria) was taken in large numbers on its usual food-plant. 

 Genista anglica, which plant was more than ordinarily con- 

 spicuous, on account of its luxuriant growth. Also Chesias 

 rufata {obliquaria) and C. spartiata were taken in numbers on 

 that part of the Forest near Wanstead. 



In the early part of June, upon penetrating further into the 

 Forest, towards Theydon Bois, I found that species of Lepi- 

 dopterous larvae were plentiful, but much the same as those 

 above enumerated, except Tortrices, with many of which I was 

 not acquainted. A fair amount of work at the oaks brought down 

 several T. quercus, Poccilocampa popidi, Asphalia diluta, and 

 Hylophila bicolorana (quercafia), and a perfect plethora of the 

 pretty larva of Oporabia dilutata, and on the wild rose an 

 occasional Anticlea badiata and A. nigrofasciarla (derivata), and 

 on the crab-tree flowers Eupithecia rectangulata, although this 

 was rather late for the latter species. I heard also that 



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