THE VICTOniAN XATUKAT.FST 



An aljied form, taken by Mr. F. .^pry. early in September 

 at Brighton, has been found sparingly at Longwarry, by 

 Mr, A. H. S. Lucas. 



L. Phoebe is common everywhere by the roadsides. 



L. Agi-icola should be taken sparingly at Brighton. I 

 found this species recently emerged in JS'ovember at 

 Myrtleford. 



Polyommatus boeticus this year is coloured more brilliantly 

 than usual. It occurs plentifully at Cheltenham, and 

 may be caught in the gardens of the suburbs. It has 

 been taken once or twice near Plymouth, England, and is 

 a common form on the continent of Europe, 



Jackmenus evagorans, so abundant at Lilydale in 

 December, is still on the wing. Mr. Dixon captured 

 another species this month, with vermilion bars and dots 

 on the tinder surface of both wings, also near Lilj^dale. 



The Skippers. — Several are now fljin^-. Telesto eclipsis 

 may be taken in the Dandenong and South Grippsland. 

 i*anges. T. flammeata may be looked for in the same 

 localities. 



Taractrocera papyrea is still common at Brighton in damp 

 places. 



MOTHS. — One of the Hawk Motljs, ChcBrocampa scrofa, was 

 taken by my boys on blackberry flowers at dusk at 

 Healesville. 



The giant Endoxylon eucalypti may still be collected on the 

 trunks of the gum trees and on fences in the day time. 

 On the fences, too, the mimetic Hyperchromis ocukria. 

 I have found- a form allied to the latter, conspicuous by 

 the longitudinal in place of transverse lines on the upper 

 surface. 



Ardicis fulvo-hista may now be taken on trunks of trees or 

 among grass about Melbourne, but more freel}^ in the 

 ranges. Panagra aurinaria is now coming out in upland 

 well-timbered paddocks. Manga gigantella is to be sesn 

 on wattles or other herbage. The beautiful Cosmodes 

 elegans may occasionally be startled out of the grass. 



Plusia argentifera flies arotmd flowers at dusk. This species 

 and P. verticillata (Golden T), are representative, and 

 have the habits of very closely allied English forms. 



Another form analogous to the English Drinker in habits is 

 Savala ocellata. Swarms of the larvsB have been feeding 

 on the grass in the Melbourne parks, and the imago is 

 now coming out from the pupa. 



