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Aug. and Oct. 1893 ; aiid one or two seen several years before, but not cap- 

 lured. — M. fuciformis, L. One specimen taken June 8th, 1892. It was 

 hovering over a patch of Nepeta glechoma in a wood ; two others seen near 

 the same spot in the following year. — ■<'Sesia tipuliformis. I have found a 

 few larvte of this species in an old bush of red currant in the garden, and 

 reared a small number of imagos from them. — Zygcena JilipendulcB. Fairly 

 common in several places on the downs. Not met with until 1895. 



BoMBYCES. — Hylophila prasinana. One specimen taken at rest on a 

 park fence, May 21st, \Sd'2.—Lithosia lurideola. A few single specimens 

 at various times, but not more than half a dozen in all. — Euchelia jacobcscB. 

 Larvae common every year on Senecio jacohma. Have never seen but one 

 imago on the wing. A male bred June, 1892, has the hind wings pink 

 and the crimson markings on the fore wings rather lighter than usual. Is 

 this a common form of variation ? The specimen is not crippled in the least. 

 — Nemeojjhila russula. A male taken June 22nd, 1892 ; others seen at the 

 same time, but not captured- — -'^Arctia caia. Fairly common, chiefly as 

 larvae, but these were much more numerous ten years ago than at present. 

 — Spilosoma fuHginosa. A much-worn pair taken in cop., April 8Lh, 1894; 

 ova obtained, but all proved infertile. Is not the above very early for this 

 species? — -''SAuhricipeda. A few odd specimens at various times; also a 

 few larvae. — -'^S. menthastri. Fairly common. — -^-Hepialus humuli. Very 

 common. — -^'H. lupulinus. Abundant everywhere. — H, hectus. Common in 

 one wood, but not seen elsewhere. — -i^H. sylvanus. A few in the garden. — 

 "^Porthesia siniilis. Two specimens taken in 1886, but not seen since. — 

 '"''Dasychira pudibunda. One larva found in the garden, Aug. loth, 1892. 

 Imago emerged April 28ih, 1893. — '^Orgyia antiqua. Very common, 

 chiefly as larvae. — "^'Pcecilocampa populi. One male, Nov. 14th, 1885; and 

 two others in the following year. — Bombyx neustria. Larvae very common 

 in some years. Have not seen more than three or four imagos. — Odonestis 

 potatoria. Larvae fairly common; many imagos bred, but nearly all males. 

 — Drepana binaria. One larva found in 1885, and imago bred. — Cilix 

 glaucata. Fairly common in most years. — Dicranura vinula. Two cocoons 

 lound on a sycamore tree, May, 1886. A fine female emerged May 29th; 

 the other pupa died. Have had several larvae since, but all died. — -'^Ptero' 

 stoma palpina. One larva, Sept. 15th, 1893. Imago emerged May 1st, 

 1894. — Lophopteryx cavielina. One taken in 1885. Have had several 

 larvae since, but lailed to obtain imagos. — ^Notodonta dictcea. A few at 

 light in the house. One larva on poplar, June 22nd, 1893. Imago bred 

 Aug. 10th. — "i'Phalera bucephala. Very common. Two or three broods of 

 larvae in the garden every year. — Thyatira derasa. A few odd specimens 

 taken among Rubus idceus, which is rather common in the district. — 

 W. Grover; Guildford, Nov. 1895. [To be continued.] 



Additional Notes, with Dates, from Reading. — Hybernia leu* 

 cophaaria occurred during a break in the cold weather on Jan. 20th, 1895, 

 from this date hard frost continued till the beginning of March. From 

 M-d.Y{^\i^\.\i H. leucophaaria, Anisopteryx cBscularia, and Phigalia pedatia 

 could be taken commonly till the middle of the month. On the 17th 

 Asphalia flavicornis and Brephos parthenias were out. By the 22nd 

 A. Jiavicomis was to be obtained in some numbers by searching the tops of 

 low birches. I know no moth more easily seen when resting on young birch. 

 It has no protective resemblance, either in colour or form, to the brown 

 branches and twigs of young growth. I worked from the 5th to the 17th 

 of April for Endromis versicolor, but did not repeat my success of the two 



