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Apatura iris, one larva beaten in the New Forest. Vanessa urtice, from 
some cause was remarkably scarce. Acherontia atropos, one larva at 
Romsey. Sphinx convolvuli, two imagines only. Smerinthus ocellatus, the 
larvee very abundant. Hylophila bicolorana (quereana), Nudaria senex, 
Calligenia miniata. Lithosia griseola and var. flava (stramineola), both 
plentiful. Arctia caia, only one larva and three imagines met with during 
the season.  Spilosoma fuliginosa, Heterogenea limacodes (testudo), two 
larvee ; one on birch and the other at oak. Dicranura furcula, Notodonta 
dictaoides, N. dromedarius. N. trimacula (dodonea), pup at oak. 
Cymatophora duplaris. Asphalia ridens, pupe at oak. Sugaring for 
Noctuee proved a complete failure, so that the number of species met with 
was small; only fifty-four. Acronycta tridens, larve. <A. leporina, one 
imago in June: in September the larve of this species were very 
abundant, feeding mostly on alder, but also on sallow, willow, and birch; 
most of the larvee lose their black tufts and hairs when about half grown, 
but some retain the tufts till full grown ; about two days before commencing 
to pupate the entire larva, hairs and all, changes to a greenish black colour 
it then eats its way into rotten wood, and seals the mouth of the hole with 
silk; we have not met with this species before in this neighbourhood. 
Luperina cespitis, Agrotis puta. Cirrhedia wxerampelina, eight pup at 
roots of ash, from which we obtained seven imagines. Tethea retusa, 
Cleoceris viminalis. Phlogophora meticulosa, two imagines seen after 
Christmas, and several during November and December. Xylina 
ornithopus (rhizolitha), Rivula sericealis. Among the Geometre we met 
with the following:—LKpione apiciaria, E. advenaria, Eugonia alniaria 
(tiliaria), E.. fuscantaria, E.. erosaria, one specimen at light at Southampton. 
Amphidasys strataria (prodromaria), Cleora glabraria, Boarmia roboraria, 
and Tephrosia consonaria, in New Forest. 7. luridata (extersaria), 
T. punctularia, Geometra vernaria, Zonosoma punctaria, very abundant, 
both in spring and autumn. Z%. orbicularia (New Forest). Acidalia 
subsericeata, A. immutata, A. imitaria, very plentiful. A. emutaria (New 
Forest), A. emarginata, Macaria alternata (New Forest), Abraxas sylvata 
(ulmata), on the chalk downs near Romsey. Pachyenemia hippocastanaria, 
first noted on June Ist; taken again in good condition on July 6th. 
Eupithecia abbreviata, not out till April 26th. Lobophora sexalisata, both 
the imago and larva quite common. Anticlea cucullata (sinuata), one 
female, taken at dusk at Romsey on July 27th, rather worn. Coremia 
designata (propugnata), which has been scarce for some years, was again 
common. Hucosmia undulata, Pelurga comitata. Chesias rufata (obliquaria), 
fourteen larvee obtained, out of which number twelve were ichneumoned ; last 
year we obtained eight larvee, all of which were stung. Among the Pyralides 
were :—Pyralis glaucinalis, Nemophila noctuella (hybridalis), extremely 
abundant. Scopula ferrugalis, Kbulea verbascalis, Perinephele lancealis. 
