MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. : 967 
Daie, Number Number 
of males. of females. ‘Total. 
2 yet ot Lt i Re ae 10 Ruka! 11 
12), he ae 7 3 10 
unto ae 5 3 gS 
BAW este ne ova LON 2 12 
ie 8 5 13 
16... 2° 9 li 
ily 3 3 6 
SS ie alata el 4 7 5 
PO hisses ak Dy 1 3 
20... 2 1 3 
ORNS cat oe, ta 1 1 2 
Ds ARS ig 1 2 3 
DRen tal id 0 0 0 
Bas Wad. 0 1 1 
ORAM atone oa aes 0 0 0° 
DG Ln eee Te 0 0 0 
DUES sees 0 1 1 
Motes ey 111 65 176 
Tt will be seen that 63 per cent, of the moths were males, and 37 per cent, 
were females. Ty 
As is well known, in this moth the wings of the female are reddish-brown 
in colour, while in the male they are black ; also the antennz of the males gre 
large and bushy, and of the females small and slender, 
The male possesses the ability to seek out the female even though she be at 
a considerable distance. 
The males usually fly towards the females in the afternoon hours between 
2 o’clock and sunset, and it is a common thing to observe several dozen males 
fluttering about the place where the female is resting, 
In seeking the female the male flies up against the wind until he comes into 
her near presence ; then he often flutters to and froina bungling manner 
that for want of better words we might designate as “ stupid ” and “ aimless,” 
Often he may fly into the immediate neighbourhood of the female, and 
even then he will often flutter away without attempting to mate with 
her, At other times, however, he will fly at once to her and mate imme- 
diately. 
After issuing from the cocoon, the female generally remains quiescent for 
some hours, until she is fertilized, after which she flies actively about and 
deposits her eggs, 
During her period of rest the female remains with wings closed over her 
back ; but when a male moth, or indeed any large object, comes near her 
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