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died off but two or three. I tried changing their 

 quarters, food, etc., but all to no purpose. I may say 

 that the weather about the time was very hot, and that 

 may have had something to do with it. 



Two batches of ova were found laid on sprigs of 

 heather, on Eston Hills on June 6th. 



Hadena dentina. — Ingleby Greenhow (F. Elgee). Linthorpe, 

 at sugar, on June 21st. 



Hadena o'eracea. — Kilton Woods, July 1st, at sugar (W. 

 Sachse). Ingleby Greenhow (F. Elgee). 



Hadena pisi. — Middlesbrough, bred (W. Sachse). 



Hadena thalassina. — Kilton Woods, July 1st, at sugar (W. 

 Sachse). Ingleby Greenhow (F. Elgee). 



Caloaampa vetusta. — Hybernated female taken at Middlesbro' 

 on June 11th, which laid about 100 ova, which towards 

 the end of August produced about 40 splendid insects 

 (W. Sachse). 



Calocampa exoleta. — Middlesbrough, at sugar, April 27th (F. 

 Elgee). 



Qonoptera Uhatrix — Single specimens, in good condition, 

 taken at sugar in garden at Linthorpe on June 12th and 

 20th. Noted on account of date. This moth was again 

 taken on September 12th. 



Habrostola tripartita. — Taken at Valerian flowers in garden, 

 Middlesbrough, on July 19th. 



Plusia gaimii a. — liiglehj Greenhow (F. Elgee). 



*Plusia interroyationis. — Ingleby Greenhow (F. Elgee). Took 

 two specimens off walls on moors near Great Ayton on 

 July 22nd. Although this moth has not been previously 

 recorded in our Proceedings, I have taken odd specimens 

 of it in previous years at Great Ayton and Eston HiUs. 



Anarta myrtilli. —Inglehy Greenhow, July 10th (F. Elgee). 



Pkytometra viridaria. — Occurred commonly near heaths at 

 Great Ayton on June 3rd, 10th and ITtli, dashing about 

 in the sun. 



Zanclognatha grlsealis. — Kilton Woods, July 1st (W. Sachse), 



