HE LEPIDOPTERIST'S CALENDAR 



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FEBRUARY 



C. pyraliata on Galium, haw- 

 thorn ; large 



dotata on black, and red 



currant ; large 



E. cervinaria on mallow 



C. spartiata on broom 



T. chaerophyllata...on Bunium flex- 

 uosum 



P. Cassinea on oak 



P. plumigera ...on maple, chiefly on 

 the twigs, in hedges not shaded 

 by trees. Often singly, but 

 s. in clusters of two, three, 

 or many more. Circular, 

 smooth, brown above, whitish 

 beneath 



G. flavago on stems of marsh 



thistles, burdock, &c. ; in heaps 



O. lota on willows, & sallow 



T. subtusa on poplar ; upon the 



twigs 

 retusa on sallow, willow, 



poplar, ; upon the axils of the 



leaves 

 P. chi on dock, hawthorn, 



sallow ; and probably lettuce, 



sow thistle, "tea tree" &c. ; 



purplish brown 

 ,, flavocincta ...ondock, chickweed, 



groundsel, mint,&c. ; in gardens, 



on everlasting pea, plum, &c. 

 X. conformis ...on alder, birch 

 H. proboscidalis..on nettle ; rather 



large, globular (slightly oval) 



indented on upper side ; pale 



yellow 



LARV.&] 



If the weather is mild, many hybernating larvae may be found in the 

 evening, or in the day-time where the sun is shining. Those feeding on 

 grasses, low plants, &c., are best found in the evening, with the aid of a 

 lantern. The edges of wood-ridings, hedge banks, &c., should be examined 

 on mild evenings, and a good supply of the herbage upon which the species 

 is found be taken away for their sustenance. 



O. filigrammaria bilberry and sallows 



C. munitata ...from Sept. groundsel 



C. suffumata ...full fed in the au- 

 tumn ; turns to a pupa this 

 month or the next 



B. glandifera ...from Sept., lichens 

 on walls 



, f perla from Sept., lichens 



on walls 



L. vitellina from Oct., grasses 



turca grasses 



lithargyria ...chickweed, plantain 



grasses &c. 



straminea ...common reed, and 

 coarse grasses, in damp meadows 

 and borders of streams 



M. anceps ? 



A. basilinea from Aug., various 



plants 



A. lucernea harebell, dandelion, 



&c. 



N. festiva from July, violet, 



sallows, foxglove, &c. 

 umbrosa from Aug. , dock and 



various low plants 

 E. lichenea from Nov. , ragwort, 



and various low plants on the 



coast 

 P. empyrea from Nov. , pilewort, 



&c. 

 S. anomala grass, in open parts 



of woods 

 C. falsellus to May, the moss 



growing on walls and rocks, 



Grimmea pulvinata, &c. 

 C. phragmitellus from Oct. , common 



reed 

 E. elutella nuts, chocolate, figs, 



&c. 



P. gentianana ...teazle 

 O. antiquana ..Stachys arvensis, r. 

 E. scutulana ...in thistle stems 



