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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



thymy slopes of the mountains near Barmouth. It is a much over- 

 looked species. 



The long slender larva of Eupithecia lariciata is to be found in 

 June and July on larch, from which at this time it may be readily 

 beaten. Will feed in confinement also upon spruce-fir. 



The imago of Eupithecia lariciata flies at dusk about the larch - 

 trees, but is then difficult to capture. By day it rests on the trunks 

 and branches of the larch- trees, preferring the thicker parts of the 

 trees ; from here it may be beaten out and captured, as it drops rather 

 slowly to the ground. 



The larva of Eupithecia casticiata is to be found in June and July, 

 and again in September and October. It appears to be a general 

 feeder on trees, shrubs, and flowers — Lychnis, Seduni, bracken, etc. 



The imago of Eupithecia castii/ata is to be found in May and June, 

 and again as a partial second-brood in August, hiding by day in 

 hedges, or resting on the trunk or branch of a tree. It may then be 

 beaten from its hiding-place. It is also to be captured at dusk flying 

 over bushes and hedges in lanes, woods, gardens, indeed, almost every- 

 where in suitable places. Barrett says that it loves to rest by day 

 on the underside of the branches of a large tree, and may sometimes 

 be seen in scores, specimen after specimen in following order, 

 almost touching one another ; when noticed they will move a little 

 way, one at a time, in a restless fashion, but will not fly unless really 

 disturbed. 



The larva of Eupithecia virgauieata is to be found in June, and 

 again in August, September, and October as a partial second-brood, 

 on the blossoms of golden-rod, and occasionally also on ragwort, mil- 

 foil, and heather. 



The imago of E!upithecia viryaureata is on the wing in May and 

 June, and again in July and August ; it hides during the day among 

 its foodplants or the surrounding herbage, and may be disturbed there- 

 from, but is best sought at dusk, when it flies naturally over its food- 

 plants, and is then easily captured. 



The larva of Eupithecia albipunctata is to be found at the end of 

 May and through June, and again from the end of August, throughout 

 September and October on the flowers of Uinbelli ferae — Amjelica, 

 Heracleuiii, A)tthriscus, Peucedanutii, Cicuta, Laserjntium , etc. In 

 confinement it will feed on elder, and it is possible to get three 

 broods in a year. The larva rests in daytime on the underside of the 

 secondary umbels, and is to be obtained by searching, or by gently 

 beating the flowers against the side of an umbrella. 



The imago of Eupithecia albipunctata is to be obtained in May and 

 June, and again as a second- brood in August. In the daytime it is rarely 

 seen, hiding among the herbage near its foodplant, but appears to be 

 more usually found flying at dusk over the flowers on which the 

 larvae feed. 



The larva of Eupithecia piwpinellata feeds in August, September and 

 early October on the flowers of Pimpinella saxifraya and P. magna, 

 eating the blossoms, often resting by day on a flowerstalk, of which it 

 looks a part. It prefers plants growing on hedgebanks by roadsides, 

 it is also recorded as feeding on flowers of Angelica sylvestris, Bupleuruw 

 falcatum and Peucedanum oreoselinum . 



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



