THE LEPIDOPTERIST'S CALENDAR 



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AUGUST 



B. castrensis on Artemisia mari- 



tima, Daucus maritimus, &c. 



E. vespertaria ...on nut 



apiciaria to April, on poplar, 



willow, sallow 



C. elinguaria ...to Feb., on oak, 



honeysuckle, hawthorn, sloe ; 

 also heath, bilberry, &c. ; 

 brick-shaped, large, purplish- 

 slate colour 



F. pinetaria on bilberry 



S. sacraria on dock, and cha- 



momile ; at first pale greenish- 

 yellow, afterwards bright red 



A. citraria on wild carrot, tre- 

 foil; &c. ; generally near the 

 coast 



L. olivata, e. ...on Galium Mollugo; 

 rather small, oval, plump ; at 

 first pale straw, then red, and 

 at last a pale livid hue 



E. unifasciata ...on Odontites rubra 



E. subciliata to April, on maple ; 



at footstalk of leaf 



M. rubiginata ... on alder ; large 

 montanata ...on primrose 



P. vitalbata on Clematis vitalba 



S. vetulata on buckthorn 



C. russata on strawberry, birch, 



hawthorn, sallow, &c. ; singly, 

 large, flattish, dingy yellow 



immanata probably on alder, 



and other trees, and straw- 

 berry, bilberry, &c.; large, flat, 

 yellow 



prunata on currant, goose- 

 berry, sloe, &c. ; on the bark, 

 large 



testata to April, on heath, 



birch, sallow, poplar, &c. ; 

 singly, large 



populata on bilberry, whortle- 

 berry, poplar ; globular, large, 

 yellow 



,, fulvata on dog rose; rose- 

 pink, large 



pyraliata to Mar., on Galium, 



and hawthorn ; large 



dotata to April, on black, 



and red currant ; large 



...on dock, teazle, &c. 

 ...on chickweed, &c. 

 ...on grasses, pulse, 



let- 



E. lineolata on Galium verum, 



on the coast ; in clusters, oval; 

 standing on the smaller end ; 

 yellow, changing to pale brown 



T. cheerophyllata on Anthriscus syl- 

 vestris, and Bunium flexuosum 



X. lithoxylea ...among grass ; small, 

 globular, pale yellow 



P. captiuncula ...on ? At Dar- 

 lington. Globular, pale straw 

 colour 



C. Morpheus 



alsines 



cubicularis 

 and grain 



A. Puta on dandelion, 



tuce, carrot, &c. 



N. depuncta ...on sorrel, and other 

 low plants ; globular, slightly 

 flattened above, and ribbed, 

 pale straw colour, in the centre 

 a brown spot, and encircled at 

 some distance with brown 

 xanthographa on plantain, &c. 



C. xerampelina, e. on ash ; probably 

 in the chinks of the twigs, and 

 the buds, &c. ; round, smooth, 

 dirty-white 



T. subtusa to Mar. , on poplar ; 



upon the twigs 



C. trapezina on oak, and many 



other trees 



P. chi to Mar., on dock, 



hawthorn, sallow, and probably 

 lettuce, sow thistle, tea tree, &c. ; 

 purplish -brown 



xanthomista, e. on Plantago mari- 

 tima, in exposed places, on the 

 coast (notably the Isle of Man) .; 

 and also, probably, on campion, 

 violet, harebell, &c. 



E. viminalis on sallow 



M. typica on dock, low plants, 



&c. ; in clusters upon the leaves 



C. sponsa on oak; upon the 



twigs 



H. proboscidalis on nettle ; rather 

 large, pale yellow 



C. pinetellus . . . amongst moss, on dry 

 banks ; oblong, oval, whitish 



