THE LEPIDOPTERIST'S CALENDAR 



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PUP^I] 



MAY 



P. leucophsea ...amongst moss 



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, b. among violets, and 

 other low plan's; a little be- 

 neath the surface 



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

 ferse, grass, &c. 



T. ianthina . 



fimbria ( low plants 



orbona ) 



N. augur ) sub., near rose, 



baia \ bramble, &c. 



fcstiva sub. 



conflua among low plants; 



on, or near the surface 



umbrosa under moss, &c. 



A. nebulosa sub., near low 



plants 



H. marginata ...sub., near Ononis 

 procurrens 



H. dipsacea among melilot, and 



probably Sileneotites, and Linaria 



A. myrtilli spun up, in heath 



E. venustula at r. of Tormentilla 



reptans, and grass 

 A. urticse spun up, among 



nettle leaves 

 triplasia spun up, among 



nettle leaves, hop, &c. 

 P. chrysitis among the leaves of 



burdock, thistle, nettle, dead 



nettle, &c. 

 M. typica, e. ...spun up, on walls, 



palings, c. 

 P. oenea among Polygala 



vulgaris 

 H. tarsipcnnalis at sallow, or wild 



raspberry (?); spins down a leaf 

 A. flexula, e. ...in a spun leaf 

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



in palings, walls, &c., near elder 

 P. margari tails... among wild mustard 



jG. canella among Salsola kali 



P. trigonodactylus on coltsfoot 

 osteodactylus on golden rod 



IMAGOS] 



The rapidly lengthening lists, which each month now discloses, plainly 

 enough indicate the increasing number of possible captures open to the 

 collector A great number of species will require the stimulant of the 

 beating stick before they will discover themselves. A rarity sometimes 



"Then breaks from out the bush with hurried wing," 



and the collector has himself to thank if he misses it. A mallet, which is 

 used on the Continent, has been recommended for jarring moths off trees 

 with slender trunks, and the lower branches of other trees. The yew is a good 

 tree for harbouring moths, and may be sometimes pelted with stones, &c., 

 with advantage. The pLint or tree which the larva feeds upon is often chosen 

 by the imago for its place of concealment, and may be said to constitute the 

 next natural attraction to flowers, 



"The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves," 



which are visited by many moths and butterflies, both during sunshine and at 

 night. A mass of flowers, in the sunshine, 



" With butterflies for crowns," 



forms indeed, a beautiful object, besides giving the collector a chance of a 

 good "haul." 



