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the larvae of Lithocolletis Messaniella will be found ; 

 while mining the underside of the leaves of the honey- 

 suckle we may discover the larvae of L. trifasciella, 

 and in places where Scabiosa columbaria grows 

 (Headly Lane and Croydon) we shall find the larvae 

 of Lithocolletis Scabiosella ; while, mining beneath the 

 bark of broom the curious larvae of Cemiostoma spar- 

 tifoliella will be found ; and in the leaves of the bram- 

 bles the larvae of Nepticula aurella still traverse their 

 subcutaneous galleries. 



In the evening, flying along hedges, we shall see the 

 resuscitated specimens of the autumn brood of De- 

 pressarice liturella, arenella, Alstr&meriana, pur- 

 purea, ocellana, applana and Heracliana ; these also 

 occur at sugar, arid frequent the sallow blossoms at 

 night, together with the following early Noctuce : 

 Tceniocampa instabilis, gracilis, munda, sparsa, pal- 

 lida, stab His and gothica. These should be searched 

 for at night by the light of a lantern, sweeping the 

 branches with a net ; some good larvae may also be 

 found by searching the young buds of the birch, with a 

 lantern, at night, viz. : the larvae of TrypJicena jimbria 

 and Aplecta tincta. At night we may obtain Clostera 

 curtula and Demas Coryli ; while at sugar, and by 

 beating, the following species may be obtained : Xylo- 

 campa Lithoriza, Ceropacha ridens, Phlogophora 

 meticulosa, Cucullia Verbasci, Plusia Gamma, 

 Biston hirtarius, Odontopera bidentaria, Rumia Cra- 

 tcegaria, Coremia fluctuaria, Ennomos illustraria 

 and Eupithecia rufifasciaria. While on the heather 

 the handsome Saturnia Carpini may be found, toge- 

 ther with the beautiful green larvae of the active and 



