THE LEPIDOPTERIST'S CALENDAR 163 

 OVA] SEPTEMBER 



N. lutosa ...on stems of common reed T. subtusa poplar; upon twigs 



G. flavago to April, on stems retusa to Mar., on sallow, 



of marsh thistles, burdock, &c. ; willow, poplar ; upon the axils 



in heaps of the leaves 



T. fimbria on primrose, broom, P. chi on dock, hawthorn, 



and various trees sallow ; and probably lettuce, 



N. xanthographa on plantain, &c. sow thistle, "tea tree," &c. 



A. rufina on oak. Oval, with flavocincta ...to March, on dock, 



a slight peak rising from the chickweed, groundsel, mint, &c. ; 



centre, ribbed rather coarsely in gardens, on everlasting pea, 



from base to centre ; dirty-pink, plum, &c. 



brown round the base, and a M. oxyacanthae on hawthorn, sloe ; 



conspicuous brown central spot rather large, distinctly ribbed 



C. xerampelina...on ash; probably P. empyrea on pile wort, on the 



in the chinks of the twigs, and leaf-stalks 



the buds ; round, smooth, dirty- H. proboscidalis on nettle ; rather 



white large, pale-yellow 



LARVAE] 



Many "good" species may be found this month in a state closely approach- 

 ing maturity, and about 



"to keep 

 The lazy sabbath of a half-year's sleep." 



Several of these, however, are wholly out of reach in the day time, hiding 

 among roots, in bark chinks, under leaves, stones, &c., and they are only to 

 be found, with the aid of a lantern, feeding, or searching about for attractive 

 pabulum, or a place of pupation, 



' ' while, deep and wide, 

 The dim night settles on the country side." 



Although a large number thus found this month speedily pupate, still a good 

 many which may be obtained by beating and sweeping, hibernate, some being 

 very small ; and unless the Collector is able to provide something approach- 

 ing the natural conditions of larval life, they are best left until the spring. 

 Their re-appearance at that season is duly recorded in the lists. 



C. reclusa regularly appears twice a-year, in confinement ; but when at 

 large, its habits do not appear so regular. L. roboris will occasionaly feed 

 all the winter, if tolerably mild, and many other species will at times have a 

 nibble, if the food-plant is handy. The eggs of C. xerampelina occasion- 

 ally hatch this month, though generally later. The young larvae feed only by 

 night, on ash, though they will sometimes eat hawthorn, and guelder rose. 

 Now is the time when we find 



"Acorns, ripe, down pattering, 

 While the autumn breezes sing ;" 



and in these same acorns we find the larvae of two pretty little species, C. 

 splendana, and C. Juliana. The acorns should be collected as soon as 

 possible, before the larvae make their escape, and kept in a proper receptacle 

 in a cool place. 



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