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which produced a male on tlie 29th of the same month. — J. C. Dale ; Glanmlle's 

 Wootton^ August 13, 1841. 



83. Chaonia Roboris. I took this moth for the first time at Woolland, Dorsetshire, 

 on a young oak tnmk, on the 27th of April, 1841. — Id. 



84. Acronycta Alni. I have several times found the caterpillar, hut never hred or 

 took the moth. Mr. Simmonds writes me word that the caterpillar is common in 

 Yorkshire, and although he has never succeeded in breeding it himself, a friend of his 

 accomplished this ; he finds that it feeds best on ash. I have found it on hazel, lime, 

 and also on some old rails near beech trees. — /(/. 



85. Geometra t(sniata. When at Castle Eden Dene I took a dozen males of this 

 moth from yew, but they were much injured by the rain which had occurred a few 

 days previously. I took a female in Scotland in 1825, and Mr. Curtis took a female 

 in Ireland. — Id. 



86. Hipparchia blandina. At Castle Eden Dene this butterfly was very abundant; 

 I found them settling on the blossoms of the marjoram (Origanum vulgare). There is 

 no heath in the neighbourhood, and I think this may perhaps account for the Castle 

 Eden Dene specimens differing from the Scotch ones. — Id. 



87. Hipparchia Dams and H. Typhon. I took Hip. Davus at Thome Moor, but 

 wasted; and I had H. Typhon given me from Cottingham near Hull. In visiting 

 the locality I find it difiers from Thorne, where the original Davus occurs ; Thome 

 Moore is mossy or spongy, but the Cottingham locality is reedy, as are also the spots 

 where I found Typhon in Scotland : I consider them only local varieties. — Id. 



88. Clisiocampa Castrensis. The larvae of this insect I have taken from the 15th 

 to the end of July. It is rarely met with except when the sun is shining and the wea- 

 ther wann. I have generally discovered it feeding on the young tops and unexpand- 

 ed blossoms of the sea wonnwood (Artemisia maritima). It is a gregarious feeder and 

 very impatient in confinement, exploring every crevice of its prison to escape. Those 

 I captured required much attention ; as they avoided the food in the cage I placed 

 them loose on the plant which I took the precaution to bring up with them, planted in 

 a pot, by which means they were induced to feed ; but they declined in size, and the 

 specimens procured from them were small. They have a habit when feeding of occa- 

 sionally jerking the head and fore legs from side to side, as if annoyed by insects, but 

 with a good glass I could not discover such to be the fact. I thought they might be 

 Ichneumoned, as I have observed several species of larvae making similar movements 

 while so annoyed ; but as I bred the perfect insect from most of the larvae I took, such 

 could not be the case. The cocoon is like that of Clis. neustria, and the general cha- 

 racter of the larvae is the same. They remain in the chrysalis state about five weeks. 

 I found them on the sea-coast of Essex. — Alfred Lambert ; 6, Trinity St. Borough, 

 August 14, 1841. 



89. Triphcena fimbria. On June 22nd, 1841, three pupae were found amongst 

 moss on an old oak stump, and supposed to be those of the common yellow under- 

 wing, but were preserved in the hope that they might be the fimbria. The first moth 

 came out on the 17th of July, and is the beautiful variety from which the accompany- 

 ing drawing is taken. On the 20th of July another came out, differing in shade al- 

 though of the same colour. On the same day the stump was re-examined and another 

 pupa taken. On the 27th the third moth appeared, and was much darker than the 

 others; and on the 29th the fourth came out, and is the lightest and most beautiful 

 of the four. The larva I have not seen.— J. Walker ; Chesterfield, August 15, 1841. 



