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Procris statices. Grassington, Y.N.U. meeting, June 201I1. 



Common at Doncaster, (lying around thistle heads in after- 

 noon sunslnnej and also at Thorne {II.B.C). 



Smerinthus oceilatus. . A larva near Doncaster {H.H.C). 



Sphinx convolvuli. One at Barnsley, August 29th 

 {W.E.B)\ one at Harrogate, August 3tst {E.G.B.) ; 

 one at York, September 2nd, -£///., vol. xxiv., p. 245; one 

 at Ripon, September 20th, Nat, vol. xvi., p. 338; and 

 also reported from Tadcaster, Nat., vol. xvii., p. 54. 



Sesia bembeciformis. Cloughton Moor; Hayburn Wyke, 

 Y.N.U. meeting, July nth. 



Zeuzera ^sculi. One $ at Doncaster {H.TI.C); one s at 

 Barnsley ( IV.E.B.). 



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Nola CUCulIatelia. Larvx not uncommon near Thorne 



{W.E.B.). 

 Nudaria senex. One beaten from birch, Doncaster(//:Z^;C.). 



Nudaria mundana. Larvae at Grassington, Y.N.U. meeting, 



June 20th. 



Lithosia complanuia. Doncaster; common (////. 6'.). 



Euchelia jacobe^. Mr. H. H. Corbett bred from Don- 

 caster larvae some specimens which had the crimson re- 

 placed by buff or brick-red. 



Arctia fuliginosa. Ackworth {W.D.B.) ] larvee very com- 

 mon at York {WJL). 



Orgyia pudibunda. Doncaster; larvx common (Z^//!C). 



Demas coryli. Grass Wood, Grassington, Y.N.U. meeting, 



June 20th. 

 Poecilocampa populi. Ackworth {W.DJy.). 



GEOMETRY. 



Epione vespertaria. Even commoner than usual at York; 

 some nearly black specimens were taken ( IV.H. and Entom., 

 vol. xxiv., p. 270). 



Trans. Y.N.U., i8gi (pub. 1895J. Scries "D. Vol. i. 



