144 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



length, with white dorsal and lateral stripes, and with a rich 

 brown head, in shape resembling that of Cosmia affinis, and 

 I did not know what to make of" it. It was kept separately, 

 and the emergence of a specimen of C. diffinis rather sur- 

 prised me. In the imago state difBnis was abundant, and 

 affinis appeared to be rare ; from which circumstance 1 

 should infer that the larvae of the former fed on the higher, 

 and the latter on the lower, branches of the trees. I hope 

 next year to <\scertain if it is the rule that tlie larva of affinis 

 has a brown head." 



Entomological Notes and Captures. 



68. Larva of CJielonia villica. — The larva of this species 

 can scarcely be said to hybernate, as it may be found on 

 most fine days through the winter, feeding on Achillgea Mil- 

 lefolium (yarrow), Beta maritima(beei), Stellaria media (chick- 

 weed), and many other plants. It is very common near 

 Southsea beach in autumn, but, owing to the voracity of 

 the birds, few are to be found in spring. — Henry Mon- 

 creajf ; So uthsea. . 



69. Orgi/ki pudihiinda. — On the 10th of June, 1862, a 

 female laid eggs which hatched on the 5th of July. In 1864 

 I watched a female laying her eggs on the stalks of Lolium 

 perenne in a clover field, and another female ovipositing on 

 the trunk of a Lombardy poplar. This species emerges from 

 the pupa about 9 o'clock in the evening. — J. Pristo ; Alver- 

 stone, Wliippingham, Isle of Wight. 



70. BoDibyx Rubi. — 1 have found the eggs of this species 

 twice ; once on the tip of a bramble-leaf, and once on the 

 stalk of a grass (Anthoxanthum odoralum) : it also feeds on 

 oak and Lathyrus pratensis. — Id. 



71. Larva of Lnsiocainpa Qitercifolia. — Common in au- 

 tumn near the Salterns, Island of Portsea. The eggs are 

 laid in June, singly, on the leaf of Prunus spinosa (black- 

 thorn), the very dwarf plants being preferred : they are 

 hatched in about fourteen days in confinement, and the 

 young larva? feed up very slowly until the end of October. 

 Duiing this time they have changed their skin three times, 

 and have attained a length of about one inch. Fixing them- 



