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‘pbilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus). The imago appears in June and 
July. It has occurred at a single locality in each of these 
counties, namely, Sevenoaks, near Caterham, and Mr. C. G. 
Barrett has recorded it from Haslemere. The larva feeds in 
the autumn and again in the spring, in the tops of the Vaccinium, 
drawing the leaves together. It is closely allied to the preceding 
species, but the anterior wings are narrower, and have a more 
silvery appearance. The perfect insects do not vary. 
Phleodes tetraquetrana, Haw.—Abundant everywhere among 
birch and alder in April and May. ‘The imago flies freely in 
the afternoon and also at dusk. The larva is to be found on 
birch and alder in the autumn. 
P. immundana, F. R.—Much scarcer than the preceding 
species, with which it sometimes occurs. It is also smaller, 
darker in colour, and the anterior wings are narrower. The 
imago appears among birch and alder in April, and again in 
September. The autumn brood is the scarcer, and the specimens 
are usually somewhat suffused with chocolate markings. It 
occurs at Lewisham, Darenth, Tunbridge Wells, Folkestone ; 
Croydon, West Wickham; and Tilgate Forest. 
P. demarniana, F. R.—Rather an uncommon species. The 
imago appears in May and June among birch. The larva is said 
to feed in the catkins in April. The localities are Darenth 
Wood, near Strood, Tunbridge Wells, Folkestone ; Croydon, West 
Wickham ; and Tilgate Forest. 
P. crenana, Hub.—A single specimen is recorded by Mr. T. 
Blackburn (E. M. M., vol. v., p. 23), reared from a pupa obtained 
by himself when beating near Richmond. Otherwise it is 
essentially a northern species. Wilkinson says :—‘‘ The imago 
appears in March and April among sallows.” . 
Hypermecia cruciana, Linn., = excecana, H. §., = viminana, 
Guen., = augustana, Wilk. — A very variable species, and 
generally common among sallows, the imago appearing from 
June to August. The large grey examples with bright red 
markings are commoner among willows and the larger kinds of 
sallow, while examples reared from various kinds of dwarf sallow 
are more liable to produce grey or dark-coloured specimens. 
The larve feed in April and May in the sallow shoots, and are 
usually to be met with in plenty. 
Batodes angustiorana, Haw.—Abundant everywhere in these 
