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coarse grass that grows in wet ground at the foot of these trees and 

 then shaking the delicate cocoons out of the grass roots. 



The Coxcomb Prominent {Nolodonta camelind). This moth is 

 generally distributed throughout this district. They occur in great 

 numbers at Wragmire Moss. They are often taken when at rest 

 on trees, old palings, or gas-lamps. The larva is easily taken by 

 beating the birch, or the oak. The pupa may be found at the 

 roots of trees, almost without any covering over them, about the 

 early part of October. The moth is on the wing during the whole 

 of the summer. 



The Swallow Prominent {N. dictad) ; The Lesser Swallow- 

 Prominent {N. dictaoides). These two moths differ from each 

 other only by a small mark on the upper wings ; so that they are 

 often confounded in collections. Both forms occur here, and are 

 often taken while resting on old palings, tree trunks, and stone 

 walls. Hardly a season passes without someone obtaining the one 

 or the other from the Castle walls. The larvae of each is like the 

 other; and both feed on the same trees — the Sallow and the Birch. 

 I have taken them at Orton, Thurstonfield, Newby Cross, and 

 'W^ragmire Moss. The pupoe are often met with while searching 

 for others, and generally about the end of October. The larva 

 spins a slim cocoon, and attaches it to the earth, just below the 

 surface, and close to the tree. They always draw a leaf over 

 themselves, and this too is attached to the tree. In searching for 

 the pupae it is well not to turn out too much soil at once, or there 

 will be a risk of losing them. 



The Iron Prominent {N. drotnedarius). This form closely 

 resembles the two last both in habit and mode of occurrence. 

 They are very easily reared. 



The Pebble Prominent {N. ziczac). This, one of the commonest 

 of the Cuspidates, is very irregular in its time of appearance. I 

 have had them coming out in my cages from March until the early 

 part of August. 



The Great Prominent {N. trepidd). The only specimen I have 



