40 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
It was amongst the Tortrices that I found most employment. 
Ginectra pilleriana, though extremely local, was not uncommon 
(Entom. xii. 273). Peronea hastiana, a series bred from pupe 
found in leaves and terminal shoots of osiers. P. aspersana, a 
series of very small and dark specimens were bred from Poteriwm 
sanguisorba, but, strange to say, not the round type, although 
these were common enough on the downs where I found the 
larve. Penthina gentianana, bred from teazle heads; and 
P. sellana was not scarce on the downs and at Steephill cone. 
Aspis Udmanniana bred, the larve very common in twisted shoots 
and packets of bramble leaves. Sericoris littorana, a series bred 
from flowers of Statice armeria. 8S. herbana, specimens beaten 
out of a hedge in company with numbers of S. lacunana. Euchromia 
purpurana, not uncommon in rough fields; just before dusk is 
the best time to take this species, as they then get on the wing, 
but settle again before it is quite dark; a few may be turned 
up during the day, but in a field where they are known to occur a 
greater number may be taken by simply standing in one spot, at 
the right time, than could be obtained by tramping all over the 
field any other part of the day. Orthotenia striana very scarce. 
Hriopsela fractifasciana common ; I took a long series of females. 
Sphaleroptera ictericana swarming. Phoxopteryx comptana fairly 
common, but, like everything else, late; there was a second brood 
in August. LHphippiphora pflugiana, unlike EH. brunnichiana and 
E. trigeminana, was very scarce. <A few EH. ephippana were bred 
from Hupatorium cannabinum. Endopisa nigricana very common, 
flying late in the afternoon over peas in fields; on one occasion I 
took thirty males in about as many minutes, as they came to 
a freshly-emerged female that was in a clump of grass at my feet. 
I afterwards secured the lady herself.  Stigmonota composana 
scarce, but this may have been due to the wet and windy weather 
that existed when it was out. Dicrorampha politana occurred 
freely in one or two localities, and a few D. sequana with them. 
D. petiverana was common. JD. saturnana plentiful, but local. 
D. acuminatana, a few along the upper cliff. D. senectana, 
common in several places along the foot of the downs. D. simpli- 
ciana amongst mugwort at Shanklin, and a long series of D. 
consortana bred from shoots of ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum 
leucanthemum). It is astonishing what rough treatment these 
larve can put up with. A number of the shoots were placed in a 
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