Notes on the Rarer Lepidoptera. By G. Bolam. 303 



its more common relative, P. falcula, it spins two leaves together, 

 and is not easily disturbed from its retreat. The imago may be 

 beaten from birch trees from May to July. 



Platypteryx falcula. Schiff. 

 I have taken this insect, and its larvae, not uncommonly at Kyloe, 

 Newham Bog, and Twizell House, within the last ten or twelve years. 



Cilix spinida. Schifif. 



Does not appear to be at all common, but I have a specimen taken 

 with others near Ancroft in July 1888. 



Dicranura bicicspis. Boek. 



Although I have not as yet been able to cajiture a specimen, this 

 moth undoubtedly occurs at Allerdean Mill, where for some years 

 past I have occasionally found the cocoons — always empty — upon the 

 old alder trunks ; an experience which is common in other parts of 

 the country, for the alder kitten seems to be one of the most 

 difficult of all pupae to discover. 



Clostera rechtsa. Fb. 



The larvae may be found, in plenty, spun up between the leaves of 

 the creeping sallow {Salix fusca) in most localities where that plant 

 is found, and the moth is not difficult to rear. I have taken it at 

 Kyloe, Newham Bog, Gordon Moss, etc. 



Notodonta dictceoides. Esp. 



My only local specimen was cajjtured by my brother, at Alwinton 

 in July 1882, but I have several times found the larvae on birch at 

 Kyloe and Newham Bog. It seems, however, to be rather a difficult 

 caterpillar to manage, and, with me, has generally died shortly 

 before reaching the final stage. 



Notodonta dromedarius. L. 



The larvae are not uncommon on birch and alder in the autumn, 

 and the moth is easily reared. I have taken it about Scremerston 

 and Allerdean, at Kyloe, Newham Bog, Gordon Moss, and other places. 



Notodonta dodonea. Esp. 

 I took a rather worn specimen of this fine moth at rest upon the 

 trunk of an oak tree in Fenwick Wood, on 16th June 1895. So far 

 as I am aware, there is no previous record for the district. 



Cyinatopho7'a duplaris. L. 



I have bred two or three specimens from larvae got in the autumn 

 on birch at JKyloe and Newham Bog. 



