270 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
more often be found on the lower twigs or stems near the ground ; 
they were made to discover themselves by gently passing the 
hand between the twigs, when the insects would scramble out of 
their retreat and run up among the foliage; from thence they 
were easily boxed. Very rarely one would take wing, but it never 
flew far, generally alighting on the grass within a few feet of the 
plant from which it had been disturbed. I have never seen this 
species flitting about, as do many others of the genus, although 
I have watched for it at all hours. Hupecilia roseana was one of 
the most abundant Micros met with in the island; wherever a 
few teazle-heads were to be seen there also would be EH. roseana 
in force; and very large examples, too, were some of them, but 
somewhat wanting in the brilliancy of bred specimens. I must 
name a few other insects observed in the Isle of Wight, simply 
because they were common there. Among them were—Urapteryx 
sambucaria, Acidalia bisetata, Aspilates citraria, Melanippe pro- 
cellata, Ortholitha bipunctaria, Miana bicoloria, the aberrant forms 
furunculaandrufuncula; Pyralis costalis, Pyrausta punicealis, Botys 
asinalis, Crambus tristellus, Peronea aspersana, Stigmonota compo- 
sana, Dicrorampha politana, D. petiverana; these last two species 
could sometimes be netted by the dozen; Catoptria cana, Mime- 
seoptilus bipunctidactylus and Aciptilia baliodactylus complete the 
list. Wasps were not uncommon, Vespa vulgaris being especially 
abundant among rough herbage in one or two places along the 
coast. 
Boarmia repandaria—about forty larve of this species were 
obtained from North Devon in April; they were found feeding on 
bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and heather. When they came to 
hand some were nearly full-fed, whilst others were less than half- 
grown; as I could not readily obtain either bilberry or heath, 
when the supply of food which came with them was exhausted I 
gave them plum-leaves from trees growing in my garden. In 
due course thirty-five imagines made their appearance, varying 
in coloration from a pale grey to a brownish black, and including 
no less than sixteen fine examples of the aberrant form con- 
versaria. I need hardly say that Boarmia repandaria larve are 
frequently found on hawthorn, sloe, and elm; but I do not know 
of an instance where larve fed exclusively on either or all of 
these three kinds of pabulum produced the aberrant form above 
alluded to. It must not be inferred, however, that I attach any 
