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ridms, about a dozen ; Diloba carulcocephala, larva3 very plentiful upon 

 several shrubs ; Acronycta psi, Bryophila perla, Leucania pallens, L. co7ii- 

 gera (one of these has the hind wings golden) ; L. lithargyrea, Cara- 

 drina morpheus, Grammesia trigrammica, Anchocelis lunosa ; at sallow 

 bloom, Tmiiocampa gothica, T. cruda, T. stabilis, and T. instabilis ; 

 Cosmia trapezina, larva common ; C. affinis, C. dijinis ; Scolioptet'yx 

 lihatrix, common ; Amp)liipyra tragopogonis, scarce ; last February and 

 March I searched the herbage in the lanes for larv^ and found plenty, 

 from which I have bred fine series of Triphcena imithina, T. interjecta, 

 T. comes (orboria), T. pronuba, Habryntis {PhlogopJiora) meticulosa, and 

 others ; I fed them up in a large bell-glass out of doors, and upon 

 several occasions the lot were subjected to severe frosts, still it did not 

 affect them, as few died: Agrotis pophyy-ea, on heath ; A. puta, A. sege- 

 tU7n, A.saucia, Noctua c-nigrum, N. plecta, Axylia putris, Cerigo cytherea, 

 Hadena [Miana) strigilis, and numerous vars. ; H. [M.) fwuncula (two), 

 and Eremobia ochroleuca ; larvffi of Miselia oxyacanthcB, abundant upon 

 hawthorn and sloe — I could have taken thousands ; several bred ; I 

 was interested in the curious cocoons they form — quite an earthen 

 wall between two layers of silk : DiantJmcia carpophaga and larvaB, 

 common ; also Hadena [XylopJiasia) monoglypha, Mormo [Mania) maura, 

 Ncenia (M.) typica, Xylocampa areola, and Cucullia lychnitis, Anarta 

 myrtiUi and larvae, common ; Abrostola tripartita (urticcs), bred from 

 pupaB found ; Plusia chrysitis, abundant ; P. iota, P. gamma, scarce ; 

 Prothymia [Phytometra) viridaria, common ; Zanclognatha nemoralis, 

 Z. tarsipennalis, Herminea [Pechypogon) barbaiis, Hypena proboscidalis, 

 and H. rostralis ; larvae of Halias prasinana beaten from oak ; H. quer- 

 cana and pupae, from oak in autumn. The Geometrae fairly represented, 

 some species quite plentiful ; Urapteryx sambucata, common ; I saw a 

 female deposit a large number of ova upon a grass stem underneath 

 hawthorn, and several yards away from ivy ; Ellopia prosajnaria (two), 

 Metrocampa margaritaria, Odontopera bidentata, common ; Epione adven- 

 aria, one male; E. parallelaria, local', Bapta bimaculata, Macaria litur- 

 ata, common; Eugenia erosaria, E.fuscantaria, Selenia bilunaria, Himera 

 pennaria, Crocallis elinguaria, larvse common upon sloe ; Pericallia syrin- 

 garia, common; alsolarvs upon honeysuckle; Rumia luteolata, Abraxas 

 grossulariata, Ligdia marginata, Hemerophila abruptaria, and Thamno- 

 noma wavaria [Halia vauaria), all plentiful ; Cheimatobia brumata, 

 C. boreata, Hybernia deJoUaria, H. aurantiaria, bred ; H. leucophearia, in 

 great variety ; the restless little Odezia atrata was to be seen in pro- 

 fusion ; also Venilia macidaria, Fidonia (Bupalis) piniaria, and Ema- 

 turga atomaria, common ; Cleora lichenaria, Tephrosia rhomboidaria, T. 

 consonaria, T. crepuscularia, and Pseudoterpna pruinata, common ; 

 Acidalia emarginata, Timandra amataria, Biston hispidaria (one), larvae 

 scarce ; Anaitis plagiata, common ; Ortholitha (Eubolia) cervinata, 

 larvae abundant upon mallow ; 0. [E.) limitata, Anticlea badiata, 

 Scotosia [Eucosmia) undidata (two); Larentia viridaria, Hypsipetes sor- 

 didata, Melanippe montanata, M. fluctuata, Melanthia ocellata, Thera 

 Jirmata, Gamptogramma bilineata, all plentiful ; Zonosoma punctaria, 

 Acidalia imitaria, Aspilatis strigillaria, abundant; Ortholitha [Exibolia) 

 palumbaria, Oporabia dilutata, scarce ; Eupitheda minutata, E. nanata, 

 E. venosata, E. tenuiata, E. rectangidata, and other pugs, common. 



