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however, of a good ash-pole one can get on even terms with them, 
as they are easy enough to capture when within reach. They 
frequently alight on the topmost sprays of the underwood, and 
folding their wings when at rest, are in that position almost 
invisible. I found it a good plan to walk along the wood ridings, 
tapping the highest branches within reach ; they fly at once, when 
disturbed, and can then be seen and perhaps caught. The female 
seems much rarer than the male; probably, however, this is 
owing to their more sluggish habits. After the series of diminu- 
tive bred specimens one sees so commonly in collections, I was 
surprised at the size of the species when fed in the open. 
Mr. English, of Epping, informs me that years ago he took 
the insect in the same locality in plenty, but it gradually 
became scarcer, and he had not observed it at all of late years. I 
was therefore all the more pleased at “turning it up” again.— 
Harotp Conquest; Chingford, April 23, 1888. 
MIXODIA RUBIGINOSANA, AND OTHER LOCAL MIcRO-LEPIDOPTERA 
In NorFoLk DuRING 1882.—On the 16th of June last year, amongst 
other insects my brother brought home from a day’s collecting 
were five specimens of Mixodia rubiginosana. They were taken 
in extensive fir-woods, about seven miles from King’s Lynn. - 
The species being so decidedly northern, and therefore one 
unlooked for in this county, I have instituted enquiries as to the 
source from whence the Scotch fir-trees of these woods were 
obtained, and find that they were brought from Scotland some 
twenty or thirty years ago; therefore it would appear that the 
species was introduced with the trees. In the same woods and 
on the same day, two fine specimens of Cryptoblabes bistrigella, 
were captured; and on very wet ground, among reeds, about half 
a mile from the woods, a single Cosmopteryx lienigiella was boxed 
During the next month (July), whilst collecting Strathmopoda 
pedella, by beating some old alders, four splendid specimens 
of the brilliant little Bohemannia quadrimaculella were dislodged 
and secured. lHarlier in the season (May) Tinagma resplendella 
also occurred in this district. In conclusion, let me add, that not 
being sure that I had correctly identified some of these species, 
they were sent to Mr. C. G. Barrett, who has kindly named them 
for me——Epwarp A. Atmore; 8, Union Street, King’s Lynn, 
Norfolk, April 19, 1883. 
