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from the extreme tips of the grass, and stumping the tufts 

 down it has fed upon, afterwards hiding away in the tuffs. 



Searching for Micro-larvae, I took Dicrorampha phimba- 

 gana, acuininatana and consortana, Solenobia triquetrella, 

 and Psyche inconspicuella cases, and observed the young 

 larvae of Psychoides Verhnellella feeding freely on Asplenium 

 Ruta-muraria, and several cases of Diplodoma margine- 

 punctella. In the cases of Scabiosa columbaria young larvae 

 of Mimaeceoptilus scabiodactylus were plentiful; and on the 

 terminal shoots of Teucrium Scorodonia, growing in sheltered 

 corners, Oxyptilus Brilanniodactylus larvae were just begin- 

 ning to feed, and young cases of Coleophora alcyonipennella 

 were not scarce, whilst Gracilaria tringipennella were also 

 indicating their presence on Plantago lanceolata leaves in 

 warm corners, and the cases of Coleophora Virgaureella were 

 frequently seen attached to sticks and dead plant-stems, 

 whilst I was searching amongst the wild marjoram and 

 golden-rod, growing together, for the hybernating larvae of 

 Leioplilus osteodact^'lus. 



Passing into " Colomendy" Park (Welsh for the "Dove- 

 cote"), whilst tea was preparing, I took larvae of Cleora 

 lichenaria and Gnophos obscuraria, and then changing my 

 ground for the night I found a good lot of Cirrhoedia xeram- 

 pelina larvae packed snugly away in their hybernacula, and 

 dug a few pupae up, one of which, under Geranium rubrum, 

 is unknown to me, and then observing an Acronycta-like 

 cocoon affixed to the rocks I devoted some time to them 

 successfully at sugar. For over a mile sugared, and at 

 sallows, afterwards, only common species appeared ; Rubri- 

 cosa abundantly on the wing at dusk. Whilst sugaring, the 

 only note-worthy species was Depressaria capreolella, where 

 Daucus Carota grows freely. Leucania conigera and 

 lithargyria larvae were feeding freely at dusk ; and near 

 midnight Agrotis lucernea larvae were stretched at full length 

 on the rock-faces, one or two feet from the little ledges 

 where their food grows, apparently enjoying the warmth the 

 rocks have imbibed from the hot sunshine of the day. 

 Epunda lichenea larvae of all colours, from light green to 

 dark chequered brown-olive, and of all sizes, from three- 

 eighths of an inch long to full fed, were feeding on Sedum 

 acre and S. reHexum, and stretched out on various plants, or 

 at rest on the rocks. 



