THE LEPIDOPTERIST'S CALENDAR 



OVA] JUNE 



S. Semele on Triticum repens 



C. Davus, e on Rhynchospora 



alba 



Pamphilus ...on small mat grass 

 (Nardus stricta) 



L. agestis on Erodium circu- 



tarium 



?t Alsus, e on Anthyllis vulner- 



aria ; upon the calyx, low down 

 Anon, e. ......on thyme; at the 



base of the florets ; round, flat- 

 tened, and depressed in the 

 centre, greenish white ; hatch 

 within two or three weeks after 

 being laid 



N. Lucina on primrose, and 



cowslip ; pale glaucus 



H. Paniscus on plantain 



M. stellatarum ...on Galium Mollugo. 

 The egg is deposited while the 

 moth is on the wing, curling its 

 abdomen so as to place the egg 

 upon the under surface of the leaf 

 fuciformis ...on honeysuckle, up- 

 on the underside of the leaf 



H. hectus on Pteris aquilina. 



The eggs of the Hepialus are 

 laid loosely over the plant, while 

 the moth is on the wing ; at 

 first white, but soon turn black; 

 globular 



lupulinus on dead nettle, &c. 



velleda on Pteris aquilina 



humuli on various plants 



Z. trifolii on trefoil, and 



vetches. The eggs of the 

 Zeuzera are laid in heaps ; 

 yellow 



lonicerge on clover, & grasses 



filipendulse, e. on crowfoot, trefoil, 



&c. 



C. dominula ... among houndstongue, 

 scattered loosely ; rather small 



E. russula on plantain, heath, 



&c. 



C. plantaginis ...on violets, plantain, 

 &c. The eggs of the Chelonia 

 are deposited in regular batches 

 upon the leaves; globular, straw 

 colour 



C. caia on nettle, & various 



plants 

 villica on chick weed, furze, 



&c. ; pearly 

 O. pudibunda ...on hop, oak, &c. ; 



in regular batches 

 gonostigma ...on oak, nut, sallow, 



bramble 

 B. quercus (callunse) scattered over 



heath, bilberry, &c. , as the moth 



flies ; globular, large 

 E. advenaria ...on dogwood, and 



probably wild rose, and bil- 

 berry 



B. rhomboidaria in crevices of bark 



of various trees ; long, dark 

 green 



P. baiularia on oak; large, oval, 



brownish 



E. omicronaria...on maple; oblong, 



red 



A. remutata on ? has been 



laid in confinement upon Poly- 

 gonum aviculare, which plant 

 the larva will eat ; red 



C. temerata on sloe, wild cherry; 



upon the shoots, and in crevices 

 of the bark 



S. belgiaria on heath, upon the 



shoots ; rather large, brick- 

 shaped, lead coloured 



F. piniaria on Scotch fir, and 



larch ; on the higher branches, 

 upon the needles, in a row 



S. dealbata, e. ...on grasses ; bright 

 orange 



S. sacraria on dock, charnomile, 



and other Composite ; long, 

 narrow, oval, and flattened 



L. adustata on spindle ; oblong, 



oval, pinkish brown 



E. albulata on yellow rattle ; 



upon the bracts 



decolorata ...on fl. of Lychnis 

 dioica; two or three eggs upon 

 a fl.-head ; yellow 



M. ocellata on Galium; large 



M. sociata on Galium Mollugo. 



Deposited singly on the food- 

 plant 



