ON THE TORTRICES OF CROYDON AND DISTRICT. OB 



emerged from them. C. argyrana, common on oak trunks in April. 

 C. tiEdella {lujrcimana), swarming amongst spruce tliroughout the district 

 in June. C. nanana, common amongst spruce at West Wickham in Julv. 



Hemimene fimhriana, not uncommon in oak woods in March and April. 



Rctinia huoUana, larvne common in young shoots of Scotch fir in May. 

 R. turionana, pupae not uncommon in shoots of Scotch fir at West Wickham, 

 April 21st. A shoot containing a pupa does not start growing in the 

 spring, and can thus be easily distinguished from a healthy one. 



Carpocapsa splendidana, larvae very common in acorns last autumn 

 at Crohamhurst. 



Stigmonota roseticolana, generally distributed ; larvae not uncommon in 

 fruit of wild rose. 



Dicrorampha poUtana, local amongst yarrow [Achillea millefolium) ; 

 larvae feeding in roots. D. petiverella, common everywhere amongst 

 food-plant; of same habits as last. D. simpliciana, not uncommon 

 wherever its food-plant (Artemisia vulgaris) occurs; a series was bred from 

 the roots. 



Pyrodes rheediella, a few specimens taken flying over flowers of 

 whitethorn. 



Catoptria hypericana, common everywhere amongst St. John's wort 

 [Hypericum). C. c<Bciviacidana, local on chalk amongst Centaurea nigra. 



Trycheris aurana [mediana), Riddlesdown in June, flying in sunshine. 



Eupcecilia nana, not common in the neighbourhood of birches. 

 E. duhitana, local amongst ragwort ; larvae in heads. E. hyhridella 

 [hyhridellaiia), Riddlesdown ; one specimen. E. angustana, swarming 

 early in August on Shirley Hills. E. roseana, larvae common in seed-heads 

 of teasel. 



Xanthosetia zccgana, somewhat local, but common where it occurred. 



Chrosis alcella [tesserana), Riddlesdown, common. C. rutilana; 

 although I diligently worked for this species on several occasions amongst 

 its haunts at Riddlesdown, I was only successful in securing one specimen. 



Argyrolepia hadiana: what I presume to be the larva of this species was 

 very common in the seed-heads of burdock [Arctium lappa) during 

 September. In common with many another entomologist, I have 

 searched long and diligently in the roots and stem for this larva 

 (following the advice of the standard works on the subject], wiih of 

 course no success. 



Conchylis dilucidana ; the larvte of this species were exceedingly 

 common in the stems of wild parsnip [Pastinaca sativa) in winter and 

 spring. 



Aphelia osseana, not uncommon in August on the chalk downs of 

 the district. 



Rose Cottage, Oval Eoad, Addiscombe, Surrey, Dec. 30, 1886. 



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