THE LEPIDOPTERIST'S CALENDAR 



IMAGOS] 



FEBRUARY 



H. rupicapraria \ at rest on tree trunks 



leucophearia f or in hollow trees ; 



M progemmaria f at dusk they frequent 



A. sescularia, e. ) hedges, the ? sitting 



on the twigs, the fluttering 



around. Hedges favourably 



placed may be beaten into an 



umbrella for the ?, which may 



also be found on the top ledge of 



palings, &c. , running up to the 



highest point. H. leucophearia 



(5 often flies by day 



T. instabilis at the sallows in 



mild seasons 



stabilis ,, 



T. hyemana oak woods 



T. pellionella ...to November 



D. applanella ...flies over hedges, c. 



N. minusculella among pear trees 



The following are among the species which have hibernated, and which 

 have been found this month : 



saucia this species has been 



taken this month, and also in 

 March, April, July, August, 

 Sept., and Oct. 



vacinii 



spadicea 



erythrocephela 



satellitia 



rubiginea 



croceago 



templi hides under stone 



heaps, in elevated districts 



vetusta 



exoleta 



conformis . . . 



rhizolitha 



semibrunnea 



petrificata ... 



chamomill9e...at rest on various 

 materials 



libatrix in cellars and hollow 



trees 



rostralis in gardens and out- 

 houses 



ocellea comes to 1. 



