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crepuscularia, Halias prasinana, and Lithosia rubricollis, a good 
number; also a few unrecognised species of larvee. On one small 
sallow bush in a hedge I found thirty-two larvee of Smerinthus ocel- 
latus, some nearly full fed, others quite small; six were striking 
out from one twig. I thought at first sight they were merely curled 
leaves; I have often found the larve before, but never saw more 
than two or three near each other. Ragwort yielded two or three 
species of Hupithecia larve and EHuchelia jacobee. 1 sugared one 
or two nights, but as I only saw one Catocala promissa and a few 
Amphipyra pyramidea I turned my attention tothe heath blossom, 
though without any better success, for, with the exception of 
Cidaria testata, which was abundant, I only got one Platypteryx 
hamula, one Agrotis agathina, one Noctua neglecta, and three 
N. C-nigrum.—Ricuarp SoutH; 13, Bonchurch Villas, Ealing, 
January 8, 1880. 
CARADRINA MORPHEvS.—I bred about two dozen specimens from 
larve found in October, 1878, on various low plants in Hackney 
marshes, but principally on wild hop (Humulus lwpulus) and 
Chenopodium.—W. Macutn; 22, Argyle Road, Carlton Square, E., 
Dec. 11, 1879. 
CoLEOPHORA WILKINSONELLA, &c.—I have pleasure in record- 
‘ing the occurrence of this scarce northern species in the South of 
England. While searching the birches for Micro-lepidoptera in 
the forest at Snaresbrook, in October last, I found three cases 
containing larve of the above species, and a friend also took two. 
Ornix betulevorella was commoner than usual; and Lithocolletis 
ulmifoliella plentiful on the same trees; and on hornbeam were 
L. carpinicolella and L. tenella—Witi1am Macuin; 22, Argyle 
Road, Carlton Square, London, E., March 9, 1880. 
NoTES ON BREEDING ACRONYCTA LEPORINA.—The abnormal 
summer of 1879 did not prove with me an unprofitable one, so 
far as collecting Noctue is concerned; in fact it was better than 
the two previous seasons, and about equal to 1876, in which year, 
on July 17th, I took a female Acronycta leporina, from which I 
have bred a nice series. The life-history of this brood having 
extended over three years, I now venture to offer my notes, 
thinking that they might be of interest to some of your readers. 
Upon taking the moth (a female) I placed it in a box with some 
