246 f'^P"'' 



Phoxopteryx sicuJana, Hb. — Among its food-plant, Rhamniis 

 frmigula, but scarce. 



Gatoptria candidulana, Nolck. — Elying in plenty late on sunny 

 afternoons in July over its food-plant, Artemisia maritima, settling on 

 the shoots, and apparently on little else, but constantly buzzing, in the 

 manner of its allies, about the same spot. Excessively local. 



Orihotcenia ericetana, Westvv. — Not scarce in rough fields. 



Eupcecilia duhitana, Hb. — Common in rough fields, where its usual 

 food-plants do not grow. Appeared principally to frequent Carduus 

 arvensis. 



EupcBcilia udana, Gn. — Kmong Alisma plantago, occasionally, and 

 at long intervals. Varying more than usual in size. 



EupoBcilia notulana, Ti. — Local, in a marsh, among Mentha Tiirsuta. 



Argyrolepia suhhaumanniana, Wilk. — Found, but rarely, in a chalk- 

 pit, to which I made a pilgrimage, in the faith that it would not be 

 absent from the kind of spots it most affects. Not previously found 

 in this district. 



King's Lynn, Norfolk : 



January IQth, 1888. 



DESCEIPTIONS OF THE LAKV^ OF BUTALIS SICCELLA AND 



B. VARIELLA. 



BY E. B. BANKES, M.A., F.E.S. 

 BUTALIS SICCELLA. 



In my notice of this species in Ent. Mo. Mag., xxiii, 275—6, I 

 expressed the opinion that Thymus serpyllum might very likely prove 

 to be the food-plant of the larva, and subsequent investigation has 

 shown that surmise to have been correct, as far as it went. 



On May 5th, 1887, 1 made an expedition down to the locality near 

 Weymouth, where I had, in the previous year, captured specimens of 

 13. siccella, with the fixed determination to discover the larva. At 

 first I could make nothing of it, owing to the dampness of the sand 

 from recent showers, but, by dint of perseverance, my efforts were 

 finally crowned with success, for I discovered unmistakeable Butalis 

 larvae (which could, I knew, belong to no other species but siccella), 

 living in long silken galleries attached to half-buried stems of Thymus 

 serpylliim and Lotus corniculatus, both of which plants showed evident 

 signs of having been freely eaten by the larva;. It seems that they 



