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THE LEPIDOPTERIST'S CALENDAR 



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JULY 



L. chrysorrhsea on sloe, and haw- G. 

 thorn. The eggs of the Liparis 

 are laid in batches, round the 

 twigs, and are. covered with D, 

 down from the parent moth P. 



auriflua on sloe, hawthorn, 



oak, &c. H 



salicis on willow, poplar, 



&c. The satiny-like batches 

 are very peculiar 



dispar to March, on sloe, A. 



hawthorn, and various fruit- 

 trees 



O. gonostigma on oak, nut, sallow, 



bramble A. 



antiqua on the old cocoon, ,, 



which has been spun on various 

 trees, and shrubs, palings, &c. ; 

 hollowed somewhat in the form 

 of a cup 



B. neustria to March, on haw- 



thorn, sloe, fruit-trees ; in 

 batches round twigs, and ,, 

 branches 



castrensis to March, on Ar- 

 temisia maritima, and Daucus 

 maritimus 



O. potatoria on blades of coarse 



grass j white, with two rings of 

 green 



E. vespertana ...to April, on nut 



B. repandata ... on birch, plum, 



bramble, &c. The eggs of the 

 tree - feeding species of this 

 genus are deposited in the 

 chinks of the bark 



rhomboidaria ...on ivy, birch, oak, 



plum, lilac, rose, elder, &c. T. 



perfumaria ...on ivy, lilac, clema- F. 

 tis, &c. 



abietaria on larch, and spruce M. 



cinctaria on heath. In con- 

 finement eggs have been laid, A. 

 by preference, on sallow cat- L. 

 kins 



roboraria on oak ; in clusters ; E. 



oblong, oval ; at first dull Y. 

 greenish, then reddish brown 



consortaria ... on oak ; bright M. 

 green 



obscurata on thyme, sun cistus, 



Potentilla reptans, Poteriam 

 sanguisorba 



obfuscata. on heath, vetch, &c. 



baiularia on oak; large, oval, 



brownish 



. thymiaria .. on hawthorn, oak ; 

 rather large, oblong-oval, and 

 flattened ; a peculiar shining 

 greenish-bronze colour 



Blomeraria ...on wytch elm; in 

 small batches ; somewhat brick 

 shaped ; at first pale, afterwards 

 deep yellow, at last again pale 



scutulata on dandelion 



bisetata on dandelion 



rusticata on hawthorn 



holosericata...on sun cistus 



incanaria on dandelion, ground- 

 sel, &c. 



ornata on thyme and mar- 

 jorum 



straminata ... ? (Larva will 



eat knotgrass.) Rather large, 

 oblong-square, with the corners 

 rounded; reddish-brown; seem 

 to be deposited loosely 



subsericeata...on Rosa spinosis- 

 sima? 



fumata on heath 



strigilata on clematis, and 



Stachys 



emutaria on Triticum repens ? 



Oblong, clear salmon colour 



aversata on primrose, &c. 



emarginata ...on convolvulus, Ga- 

 lium, &c. 



amataria on dock, &c. 



pinetaria to Mar., on bilberry 



conspicuata ...on broom 



euphorbiata on Euphorbia cypa- 

 rissias 



strigillaria ... on h eath 



csesiata on whortleberry, bil- 

 berry, and heath 



sobrinata on juniper 



elutata on nut, sallow, alder, 



bilberry, &c. 



rubiginata ...to April, on alder; 

 large 



