60 LEPIDOPTERA OF THE ISLE OF PURBECK. 



DlANTH^CIA, B. 



DiANTH^ciA cucuBALi, 8.V. Corfe ; a larva, certainly- 

 belonging to this species, was found on seed- 

 head of Lychnis flos-cucuU in Corfe Rectory 

 Copse by E.R.B. in 1895. It fed well for 

 some time, but died before pupation. An 

 imago was taken at Corfe by Mr. Philip 

 Helps in 1899. 



Dasypolia, G. 

 Dasypolia templi, Thnh. Swanage Coast ; larvae found 

 sparingly in stems and roots of Heradeum 

 sphondylium by Mr. E. B. Nevinson and 

 E.R.B. in July, 1895. The entire credit of 

 the discovery is due to Mr. Nevinson. From 

 the larvae then found, nine moths were bred, 

 Sep. 13 — Oct. 8, by Mr. Nevinson, and two by 

 E.R.B., a male on Sep. 26, and a female on 

 Oct. 16, 1895. 



Epunda, D. 

 Epunda lichenea, H. Swanage ; taken at ivy bloom by 

 Mr. A. B. Earn in Sep., 1893, and taken and 

 bred there since by Mr. G. Russell- Wright 

 and E.R.B. 



Hadena, 0. 

 Hadena protea, ^.F. Corfe; one taken at sugar by E.R.B. 



on Oct. 9, 1891, and several others since, 



including a specimen of var. variegata, Tutl, 



taken at sugar in the Rectory copse by 



E.R.B. on Sep. 28, 1892. 

 ,, suasa, S.V. Wych ; one taken flying over the 



salt marsh at dusk by E.R.B. on June 20, 



1892. 

 ,, GENiSTiE, Bk. Swanage ; one taken on Ballard 



Down by Mr. W. Parkinson Curtis on June 



16, 1907. 



