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The locality evidently suits it exactly, and from its habits there is 

 little fear of its extermination through collecting. What a succession 

 of severe winters (if such were possible in South Devon) would do 

 is another matter, The species had been out for some time before 

 my arrival, consequently most of my specimens were more or less 

 damaged ; the $ s of these were kept alive for eggs, and I obtained 

 some from each of the three forms, from which I hope to breed a nice 

 series next year. Our specimens were chiefly taken by beating the 

 hedges in the lanes, when the moths flew out on the least disturbance, 

 but the natural flight is just at dusk, when it is on the wing for 

 apparently a very short time ; in this way several were netted one fine 

 evening in a few minutes, within a radius of only a few yards. That 

 it also comes to light, probably late, was also evident, by several 

 specimens being given to us by the cottagers, and which had flown 

 into the cottages. The egga^ are deposited in batches in a similar 

 manner to those of the Arctias, but are rather small for the size of 

 the moth, and, as pointed out to us by Mr. Gr. C. Bignell, the shell is 

 so very thin that the development of the young larva can, with a lens, 

 be very distinctly seen through it ; they hatch in about a fortnight, or 

 a little over, and I have fed the larva? on knotgrass, dandelion, and 

 lettuce. 



Other species noticed during the expedition included Golias Edusa, 

 several ; Vanessa cardui, plentiful, also V. lo and V. Afalanta ; Lyccena 

 Argiolus, occasionally about the hollies and ivy ; Gnophos olscurata, com- 

 mon, the dark form only ; Ephyra porata, Acidalia promufata, A. imitaria 

 and A. emarginata, a few of each ; Larentia olivata, abundant, but 

 getting very worn ; Melanippe rivata, very fine, the specimens much 

 larger than those of M. subtristata, which also occurred ; M. galiata, 

 common ; Anticlea ruhidata, several ; Goremia unidentaria and G.ferru- 

 gata ; Gidara picata, several, but very worn ; Anaitis plagiata, not un- 

 common, &c. Sugar was tried, but, as everywhere else where I have 

 tested it this season, was a complete failure, not a moth visiting it; 

 there seemed, indeed, to be scarcely any NoctucB about : an occasional 

 Tryphcena janthina and T. orbona, with a few Bryophila perla, 

 Ln,perina testacea,2a\A^ Phlogophora meficulosa being all those observed. 

 Botys asinalis, very worn, was the only decent Pyrale ; and Grambus 

 geniculellus and Melia sociella the best of the Grambites. In an ordi- 

 narily good season the district could not fail to be productive of many 

 good species, and the marvel is it has not been more worked. I cannot 

 too highly thank Mr. Jager for his kindness and courtesy in showing me 

 all the localities, and giving me every possible help in the district. 



Crosland Hall, Huddersfield : 



September IWi, 1894. 



