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,... .idta occurs on the mooi- at Ludchurch, but was most 

 frequently obtained from walls in the lanes below the moor. 

 Although an abundance of its food -plant, yellow rattle, grows in 

 most meadows here, I have not seen Euimelcsia albulata within 

 two miles of the town. E. alchemillata has been scarce, and 

 E. decolorata not common. One very fresh specimen of Eupi- 

 thccia venosata was taken in a lane near my house, but I could not 

 find any more of this species. E. ])ulckellata appears to be not 

 uncommon, especially in the lanes in June ; larvse were found in 

 July. Larvfe of E. siihfidvata are not scarce or difficult to find 

 in September feeding on yarrow growing on hedge- banks ; the 

 partly devoured foliage indicate the presence of the larva. 

 E. castagata, E. nanata, E. vulgata all appear to be scarce, 

 and E. minutata, which occurs on the Moss, is not common. 

 Hypsipetes trifasciata (= impluriata) seems to be very scarce ; a 

 few larvae were found in 1894, but only one imago resulted from 

 them, and it was crippled. H. sordidata (= elutata) has been 

 very abundant in the larval stage on bilberry, but only a few 

 were found on sallow ; two or three were found on bog-myrtle 

 {Mi/rica gale). The moths from the bilberry larvae are very 

 interesting, the majority being very dark in coloration, several 

 indeed entirely fuliginous. Among the green forms many of the 

 specimens have this colour very bright and arranged in fine 

 transverse lines. Melanippe montanata has been pretty common; 

 all the specimens examined were of a clear white, with few 

 markings beyond the central fascia, which was generally well 

 defined and sometimes almost black in colour. Two speci- 

 mens of M. galiata were found on the hills sitting on a wall. 

 M.Jluctaata does not exhibit anything striking in the way of 

 variation. Cahera pusaria has been generally common among 

 alder. In the specimens occurring at Cocks Moss all the lines are 

 strongly marked, and in one example captured they are broader 

 than usual. Coremia designata {^^propugnata), C.ferrugata, and 

 C. unidentaria were each represented by a solitary specimen. 

 Camptogramma hilineata has not been very common. Cidaria 

 miata, C. immanata, and C. popidata all appear to be pretty abun- 

 dant, and some specimens of the second species have the central 

 fascia grey, and are quite different from any form that I have met 

 with before ; C. suffumata does not seem to occur in the uni- 

 colorous form in this district. Cidaria fidvata ha,s not been seen 

 in any numbers, but appears to be out a long time. C. dotata 

 {= pyraliata) has been met with occasionally. Tanagra atrata 

 {^^ choeropliyllata) is very common in one or two localities in 

 the district, but especially so around the margins of the pool 

 at Langley. 



(To be continued.) 



