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P. Daplidice. One splendid female, near Southend, in 

 August : it was sitting on a plant of Reseda in a field of 

 clover. 1 searched all the plants carefully for eggs, but 

 without success. 



A. Adippe. I captured a very perfect example of the 

 variety called Cleodoxa in Newman's ' British Butterflies': 

 it was entirely without the silver spots on the under side. I 

 met with it in a large wood in Essex. The typical insect 

 was abundant. 



S. Convolvuli and D. Galii. Kent. Several specimens of 

 both these insects have been brought to me ; one Convolvuli, 

 taken at Northfleet, laid five eggs. The larvae of D. Galii 

 have been taken in this neighbourdood pretty freely. 



S. Ichneumoniformis. Essex. Common. 



S. Culiciformis. One large specimen found on the pave- 

 ment in Grave send. 



P. Globulariae. Kent. Common on bloom of Echium. 



N. Strigula. Kent. One beautiful specimen on trunk of 

 a lime tree. 



N. Hispidaria. Kent. Several. 



B. Consortaria. Kent. Several. 



H. Auroraria. Essex. Several beaten from heath. 



A. Immutata. Kent and Norfolk. Beaten from willows. 

 I bred a few from larvae reared on Polygonum. Eggs laid, 

 June 29; hatched, July 10; pupae, July 30. The imago 

 emerged, August 12 to 16. 



A. Emutaria. Kent. Eight specimens. 1 considered this 

 a true marsh insect, having, for several years, taken it on 

 reeds only. Last year I found a cripple in the middle of a 

 large reed-bed ; as it was unable to fly it must have been 

 bred on the spot. 1 was, therefore, surprised to beat a fine 

 male from a hedge-row of Clematis, &c., in a very dry 

 localit}', more than a mile from water. 



A. Ochrata. Essex. Scarce. 



A. Rubricata. Norfolk. Abundant. 1 reared a few from 

 eggs ; they were not brighter than captured specimens. 



A. Prataria. Kent. Common, but very local. From a 

 brood of eggs I reared a dozen moths in September, but half 

 the larvae ceased feeding when half fed, and evidently mean 

 to hybernate. 



L. Purpuraria. Essex. Scarce. One female, taken 



