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July, and in August and September, Triphcena Fimbria, including 

 the dark mahogany coloured var. ; and on September 16th a 

 perfect specimen of T. lanthina, being unusually late for this 

 species. la September Agrotis suffasa was more plentiful than 

 usual, and the specimens of Anchochelis Lunosa occurring during 

 this month included a singular variety of a pale reddish-brown 

 colour. 



Of the group Geometrina, I bred several specimens of the 

 genus Oporabia from larvae on birch in May, a large silvery var. 

 of these closely resembling the species Autumnaria, and of which 

 Mr Barrett says: "your Oporabia astonish me; Nos. 1 and 2 

 must be Filigrammaria I suppose, but if No. 1 is that species 

 what becomes of Autumnaria ? This is just its size and shape. 

 I begin to wonder whether those who consider Autumnaria to be 

 a var. of Filigrammaria are not right." — I was fortunate in 

 finding a locality in this district for the scarce Eiipethicia Togata, 

 and took three specimens in the finest condition during last 

 June. The insects occurred in the glade of a rather large fir- 

 wood on the farm of Orailing-hall, and near to its southern 

 aspect. I expected to find the larvse of Togata which feed on the 

 fir-cones of the spruce, but I found the trees had not fruited and 

 were coneless, and so Togata may be still scarcer in another year. 



In the division of the Micro-Lepidoptera I bred Fenthina 

 Picana (P. Corticana, IT.) from larv£e on birch in this locality in 

 May. It is a rather local insect and Mr Stainton mentions for it 

 the two English localities of West Wickham and Epping Forest. 

 I also succeeded in rearing Tortrix Forsterana from larvse in 

 rolled up leaves of honeysuckle. They are very active when 

 exposed, and resemble the young larvee of Scopelosoma Satellitia, 

 but are of a dull olive brown colour. I have found Gelechia 

 Confinis, a species only discovered a few years since, to be moder- 

 ately common in this district — its nomenclator being Mr 

 Stainton. It frequents the sides of the dry stone dykes, and 

 as you move alongside of them in July, the moths rise and settle 

 again a few yards forward, but being a small, dull coloured 

 insect are not easily followed. Exidorea Murana is much more 

 conspicuous and being partial to like situations may be fre- 

 quently taken along with Confinis. 



Before closing these notes, I may mention that with regard to 

 the time of emergence from the chrysalis of Lepidopterous 

 insects, it is curious to note the regularity in time, I mean 



