THE LEPIDOPTERIST'S CALENDAR 



PUPJE] APRIL 



M. albicolon sub., near Atriplex, 



Chenopodium, lettuce, &c. 



A. segetum, s. ...sub., among Cru- 

 ciferse, grass, &c. 



X. rurea under moss, on 



stumps 



A. unanimis under bark of wil- 

 lows, in damp places, and 

 among decayed willow wood 



C. Morpheus ...spun up, in a leaf, or 



an earthen cocoon, attached to 

 food plant 



R. tenebrosa among violets, and 



other low plants; a little be- 

 neath the surface 



A. Puta from Jan., near r. of 



dandelion, lettuce, carrots 



D. carpophaga...sub., near Silene, 



and Lychnis, on the coast ; 

 found by raking sandhills 



,, capsophila ...from June, a con- 

 stant succession, sub., about 

 Silene maritima, on the coast 



capsincola ...from August, sub., 

 near Lychnis 



It csesia from August, about 



Silene maritima, on the coast 



H. serena sub., near Sonchus, 



and lettuce 



adusta sub., near sallow 



glauca sub., near sallow, 



and birch 



oleracea sub., near elm, net- 

 tle, dock, &c., also in kitchen 

 gardens 



H. thalassina ...sub., near honey- 

 suckle, sallow, broom, &c. 

 C. verbasci sub., in earthen 



cocoon, near mullein 

 and figwort 

 scrophulariae s. 2 yrs. in pupa 



lychnitis in earthen cocoon, 



near white and black mullein ; 

 s. 2 yrs. in pupa 



asteris near golden rod, &c. ; 



s. 2 yrs. in pupa 

 n gnaphalii .....near golden rod 



absynthii near wormwood 



umbratica ...sub., near Sonchus, 



&c. 



H. marginata ...sub., near Ononis 

 procurrens 



,, dipsacea among melilot, and 



probably Silene otites, and 

 Lin aria 



A. myrtilli spun up, in heath 



E. venustula at r. of Tormentilla 



reptans, and grass [ground 



B. argentula among grass, on the 



A. urticse spun up, among 



nettle leaves 

 triplasia spun up, among 



nettle leaves, hop, &c. 

 P. senea among Polygala 



vulgaris 

 H. barbalis, e. ...in a loose cocoon, 



among oak, and birch 

 E. sambucalis . . . spun up, in crevices, 



in palings, walls, &c. , near elder 

 G. canella among S alsola kali 



IMAGOS] 



With the lengthening days, and warmer sunshine, the number of insects 

 on the wing continues to increase ; and amongst those which are due this 

 month are several somewhat rare species. The sallows constitute an irre- 

 sistible attraction on mild evenings, when we are sure to find that many 

 moths have 



" from far and nigh 

 Sped to the lure." 



The hibernating butterflies, as well as some which have freshly emerged, are 

 also occasionally attracted to these blossoms in the daytime, when we are 

 cheered by 



" amber sunbeams slanting down the vale." 



