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and goes into pupa in the spring; but Mr. C. G. Barrett is of 
opinion that the black briony (Tamus communis) is its food- 
plant, for he has always found it amongst that plant. The 
species has occurred at Haslemere; Tilgate Forest; Folkestone, 
and in North Kent. 
E. populana, Fabr.—An uncommon species. The imago 
appears in July and August among sallows and also blackthorn. 
The larva feeds in the shoots in May. It has occurred at 
Darenth, Folkestone; Haslemere, and Croydon. 
EF. obscurana, Steph., = gallicolana, Zell.—Local and rare. 
The imago appears in May and June, flying round oaks at dusk, 
and always high. This species may be bred from oak-galls, 
especially those of Cynips Kollari collected in the autumn. It 
has occurred at Croydon; Darenth; and Tilgate Forest. 
E. ravulana, H.-S.—Local and rare. The imago appears in 
May and June, and flies somewhat freely in the afternoon sun- 
shine. The larva has not yet been discovered. The species was 
added to our list in 1866, from specimens captured by Mr. E. G. 
Meek at Darenth; it has occurred several times since in that 
locality, and has also been taken at Tilgate Forest and Folkestone. 
(To be continued.) 
UBANTA SLOANDS AT HOME. 
BrP) BH. Gosseawk.s. 
Notices of the rarer exotic Lepidoptera, as they appear 
at home, are not so abundant but that your readers may be 
pleased to peruse some pen-pictures of the lovely Urania Sloanus 
in its vernal swarming in the Island of Jamaica. Thirty-five 
years have passed since I was charmed with the gorgeous sight, 
and I essayed to describe what I had seen in my ‘ Naturalist’s 
Sojourn in Jamaica,’ pp. 69—74. Thirty-five years! ‘tis a long 
time !— 
“ T ask, Is the nightingale singing there yet? 
Are the roses still bright by the calm Bendemeer ?” 
Are the Uranie still glittering in livery of green and crimson 
and gold in the grand forests of Jamaica ? Let me answer in the 
words of my esteemed correspondents, the Rev. J. L. Mais and 
