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must be the larva in the folded leaves beginning of October. C. juliana, 
common at rest on oak trunks at Wanstead. C. hypericana, bred freely 
from young tops of Hypericum gathered at Boxhillin May. (C. candidulana, 
very common both in the larva and imago states in the Thames Salt 
Marshes. C. fulvana, scarce, among thistles, &., Boxhill. C. c@cimacu- 
lana, common near Headly lane in July. C. @mulana, a series bred from 
flowers of Aster tripolium gathered in October. 
Lobesia reliquana, common in the forest, &c., flying around the pollard 
oaks. 
Eupecilia nana, swarming over birch shrubs at Wanstead. FE. 
maculosana, flying in the sunshine over blue bells. EH. angustana, 
generally common. Some specimens taken below Gravesend are excep- 
tionally fine. H. afjinitana, bred from dead stems of Aster tripolium. 
A. udaria, bred very sparingly from Alisma plantago stems. 
Argyrolepia zephyrana, seven bred from roots of wild carrot. A. 
badiana, larve in seed-heads of burdock beginning of October, with 
Lappella. 1 fancy the books are wrong in saying that this larva feeds in 
the stems and roots of burdock. I can only find them in the seed- 
heads; perhaps they gnaw into the roots or stems for the purpose of 
pupating. d. @neana, a fine series bred from ragwort roots dug up 
in April near Gravesend. I have since found this larva much nearer 
to London. 
Conchylis francillana. Until last week (October 31st) I had looked 
in several places in vain for this larva, but in casually splitting open a 
stem of D. carota I found three full-fed larve. It seems to be much more 
local than dilucidana. C. dilucidana, bred rather freely from dead stems 
of wild parsnip. C. smeathmanniana, larvee in October, common in seed- 
heads of Milfoil, which I think must be this species. I failed to breed 
anything from a lot of larve obtained last year. 
Aphelia osseana, not uncommon on Boxhill in July. I did not meet 
with any rarities amongst the Crambide or Phycide. The following were 
the best species :— 
Platytes cerussellus, swarming on one part of Boxhill, and also in the 
“ Salterns ” below Gravesend ; two very different localities ! 
Crambus falsellus, bred from moss growing upon an old wall at Whit- 
tlesford. C. pascuellus, rather local, but common wherever found. C, 
perlellus (var. dealbellus), Brentwood beginning of July. C. inquinatellus 
and geniculellus, both common in the forest. 
Tlithyia semirubella, Boxhill in July, not so common as usual. 
Myclophila cribrum, larve in heads of thistles in September. 
Homeosoma sinuella. J was much surprised at meeting with this 
species flying amongst grass, &c., ona railway bank, many miles from the 
sea. I always thought it was confined to the south coast. 
