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-wich. A. ophiogramma. — One taken at Brockley. A. ocitlea. — Common 

 leverywhere. Miana strigilis, M. fasciimcida, M. furuncula. — Greenwich, 

 Lee, Lewisham, Brockley, and many other places. Grammesia trilinea. — 

 Burnt Ash, Blackheath, and Kidbrook. Caradrina morpheiis, C. alsines, 

 €. blanda, C. cubicidaris. — Lee, Lewisham, Blackheath, and Brockley. 

 Peridroma sufuaa.—Lee and Wickham. P. saucia. — Lee pit; at sugar. 

 Agrotis pxta. - Plumstead, Blackheath, and Wickham. A. segetiim, A. 

 exdamationis. — Blackheath and other places. A. cortic-a. — Lee and 

 Kidbrook Lane. A. nigricans. — Greenwich Marshes. A. agathina, 

 Lycophotia porphyrea. — Bred from larvae taken at night in Shirley ; the 

 hest way to breed these species is to plant the foodplant in a flower-pot, 

 ithen gauze it over, letting it take its chance in the weather ; if dry, 

 water it through. Triphaena janthina. — Kidbrook and Burnt Ash 

 Lane. T. fimbria. — Larvfe taken at Wickham and Shirley. T. inter- 

 jecta. — Kidbrook, Lee, and Lewisham. T. orbona, T. pronuba. — 

 Kidbrook, Lee, Lewisham, and many other places. Noctua glareosa. — 

 Wickham Wood. N. augur, N. plecta. — Blackheath, Lewisham, and 

 Lee. A\ c-nigruw. — Lee and Wickham. .V. triangulum. — Lewisham. 

 N. brunnea, X. festiva, X. dahlii. — Wickham and Shooter's Hill. X 

 ■rubi. — Lee, Wickham, and Shooter's Hill. xV. umbrosa. — Blackheath, 

 Lewisham, andLee. X baja. — Lee, Shirley, and Greenwich. A' . neglecta. 

 — Red variety, bred from larva taken at Shirley. X. xantJwgrapha. 

 — Trachea piniperda. — B red in Wickham and Bostal Wood. Taeniocavipa 

 Hothica. — Lee, Blackheath, and Lewisham. T. rubricosa. — Kidbrook 

 and Plumstead. T. instabilis. — Lee, Lewisham, and also Greenwich. 

 T. populeti, T. stabilis, T. gracilis, T. ))iiniosa, T. munda, T. cruda. — 

 Dartford and other places ; at sallows. 



{To be continued.) 



Practical Hints relating to the Eupitheciids.' 



By J. W. TUTT, F.E.8. 

 {Contimied from p. 182.) 



The long slender larva of FJupithecia indigata is to be found in June 

 and July on Scotch fir; when young it appears to confine itself to the 

 inflorescence, afterwards feeding upon the leaves. It has also been 

 reared upon larch, juniper, and cypress. 



The imago of EupitJiecia indigata is to be found in April and May, 

 sitting on the trunks of fir-trees, often at a considerable height ; when 

 •disturbed it flies off, and then usually descends within reach of the 

 net ; its natural flight at dusk, round the fir-trees, keeps it well up 

 out of reach of the net. 



The larva of Eupithecia constrictata is to be found in August and 

 September on the flowers of wild thyme ; difficult to find by day, more 

 readily by night, when it is actively engaged in feeding. 



The imago of Eupithecia constrictata is on the wing in June and 

 July, hiding among the beds of thyme (on which the larva feeds) or 

 in clumps of dwarf sallow, or other herbage affording shelter ; it is 

 readily disturbed by the beating-stick, flying swiftly close to the ground, 

 preferring the thymy slopes of chalkhills, downs, and the sandhills 

 where thyme grows freely by the sea. Reported as abundant on the 



* For further " Hints," see Practical Hints for the Field Lepidopterist, I, II, 

 and III. 



