LEPIDOPTEKA. 155 



Bombycina. 



1. Hepialus hectus, Linn. Golden Swift. Abundant 



in the woods, June and July. 



2. H. lupulinus, Linn. Silver Swift. Abundant in 



fields, May and June. 



3. H. sylvinus, Linn. Angle Swift. Very rare. Taken 



by niy father in Nursery Lane, August 4th, 

 1813 ; and by niy brother in the garden; August 

 26th, 1869. 



4. H. humuli, Linn. Ghost Moth. Occasionally 



common, May and June. 



1. Zeuzera aesculi, Linn. Wood Leopard. Rare. 

 Taken by old Tucker, August, 1849 ; and by 

 myself in the garden, July 6th, 1859, July 29th 



1863. The larvae are found in rotten wood. 



1. Cossus ligniperda, Linn. Goat Motfo. The larvae 

 are common in rotten wood ; but the only daj's 

 on which the perfect insect has been taken are, 

 June 18th, 1822, August 18th, 1823, July 6th 



1864, July 10th, 1872. 



1. Pygtera bucephala, Linn. Buff-tip Moth. The 

 larvae are occasionally common on nut-bushes 

 in the autumn, but the perfect insects are rare. 



1. Cerura vinula, Linn. Puss Moth. Rare. It has 

 been bred by my father, May 5th, 1821, June 

 10th, llth, 1839, June 8th, 1843, June 1st, 

 1848, March 25th, 1863 ; also by myself, June 

 llth, 1867. 



