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I. 6-7 or later. Fond of Bramble bloom. 



0. 7. Laid in a line in the sheath of a grass-blade. 



Females will lay on a potted-up plant if 

 placed in the sun. Hatch from 12-13 

 days. Deposited, 4th July ; hatched, 

 17th July (F. Oldaker). 



sylvata, Hb.^testaceata, Don. 



sylvata, Sc. (ulmata, F.), Abraxas. (The Clouded Magpie) 



L. 8-10. On Ulmus montana, and rarely on Corylus 



and Fagus. 

 P. 9-5. 



1. 5-6. Comes to bloom of Dog's Mercury. 



0. 7. 



sylvinus, L., Hepialus. (Orange Swift) 



L. 7-5. Feeds 2 years at the roots of Echium 



vulgare, Rumex, and Pteris aquilina. 

 P. 5-7. Near surface close to tops of mines in food 

 plant. Pupae escape from cocoon some 

 hours before imagos emerge. 



1. 7-8. Rests on trees and fences. Flies over 



bracken at dusk. 

 O. 



Synia. Genus includes musculosa. 



Symphoria racemosa. (Symphoricarpus racemosus). (Snow- 

 berry) 

 atropos, Acherontia (Manduca). (Death's-head Hawk 



Moth) 

 L. 8-9. 

 fuciformis, Hemaris. (Broad-bordered Bee Hawk Moth) 



L. 6-8. On underside of leaves, 

 hirtaria, Lycia. (hirtarius, Biston). (Brindled Beauty) 



L. 6-7. Night feeder, 

 lubricipeda, Spilosoma. (Buff Ermine) 

 L. 8-10. 



Symphytum officinale. (Comfrey) 



dominula, Callimorpha. (Scarlet Tiger) 

 L. 7 or 8-4 or 5. 



Synopsia. Genus includes abruptaria. 



Syringa vulgaris. (Lilac) 



rusticata, Acidalia. (Least Carpet) 

 L. 8-5. Likes withered leaves. 



