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gothica, T. instabilis, T. stabilis, T. cruda, C. vaceinii, also a few P. rubri- 
cosa and 8S. satellitia. We also saw a few A. badiata on the wing, and 
several Diurnea fagella at rest on the boles of oak trees. Wind due north; 
moon at full. April 19th.—In the morning slight frost, weather cold, wind 
N.E., but about noon wind changed to due south; so, in company with Mr. 
R. Dutton, we had another night at sallows. Commenced shaking about 
8 p.m. Moths fairly common. Result, eighteen P. leucographa males, 
and one female, the first female taken up to this date; on being placed in 
seclusion, she kindly deposited ahout sixty eggs. The females seem to 
emerge later than the males. Five 7’. populeti, seven P. rubricosa males 
and two females (one of which laid about forty eggs), eight 7’. gothica, seven 
T. stabilis, nine T’. instabilis, and a few T’. cruda, one S. satellitia, and one 
H. marginaria, also one T. opima. On this occasion. whilst searching the 
sheets, I noticed the partiality of several of the Tzeniccampide for light. 
P. leucographa, P. rubricosa, T. stabilis, T. gothica, and T’. cruda, buzzed 
around the lamp and up the glass, in endeavouring to get to the flame, 
some of them actually getting inside the lamp and extinguishing the flame ; 
they also crawled up our hands, arms and taces; one individual actually 
walked into my mouth—whether he mistook it for a ‘moth trap” I of 
course cannot state. April 22nd.—Jn the evening off to the sallows, and 
moths common ; took fifteen P. lewcographa at one shake. Total number 
of leucographa taken by myself and Mr. W. Mansbridge, of Horsforth, on 
this occasion was forty-seven, of which twelve were females ; several of the 
males were, however, worn. One 7’. gracilis, also a fair number of 7’. gothica, 
T. stabilis, T. instabilis, T. cruda, and P. rubricosa, including two females of 
the latter species; also a few C. vaccinii and some six 7’. populeti, but most 
of these were worn. We also noticed a few A. badiata on outskirts of the 
Wood, and D. fagella at rest on oak trees. Saw the first Selenia illunaria 
of the season flying round a lamp about 10.30 p.m. April 23rd.—My 
seventh and last visit to sallows, in company with Mr. W. Mansbridge. 
We had the lastand best night at sallows of the season. Commenced 
operations about 8 p.m. ‘Ihe best shake of the evening produced sixteen 
P. leucographa, four P. rubricosa, one T’. gracilis, and a number of I’. sta- 
bilis, I’. instabilis, T. gothica, 1’. cruda, and C. vaccinit. Total result of 
the evening, fifty-one P. lewcographa, including eight females. 1’. instabilis, 
T. stabilis, I’. gothica and T’. cruda were common; twelve P. rubricosa, of 
which four were females; two or three 7’. populeti, but these latter were so 
denuded of scales as to make them look like varieties. We also noticed a 
few C. vaccintt and 9. satellitia. I sugared some trees, which later on in 
the evening were yisited by numerous C. vaccinii; also a few T’. gothica, 
T. stabilis, T. instabilis, two T’. gracilis, T’. cruda, and S. satellitia. We 
noticed a few A. badiata on the wing, whilst D. fagella was common, about 
10 p.m., at rest on boles of oak trees. From amongst the many gothica 
and instabilis taken at sallows this season, I have picked out a fine and 
variable series of each for my own collection, including varieties pallida 
and brunnea of T. gothica; varieties atra, cerulescens, trigutta and virgata- 
brunnea of T’. instabilis; also vars. obliqua and pallida ot T. stabilis; but 
from among the numerous P. leucographa obtained I could find but very 
slight variation: the females, however, were darker than the males. After 
sacrificing several females of the last-named species, I managed to obtain 
ova from a few of them, although noue laid freely, and several died without 
depositing any ova. Of those 1 obtained some were unfertile. The first 
larva hatched on April 26th, and from that date until May 4th others 
