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Phasianipennella fljiiig during siiiishine ; and a number of 

 other species of less note were out. Early in May I took ten 

 specimens of Catoptria Aspidiscana, and found a number of 

 larvae of Rhodophaea Marmorella, E. Signatana, and E. 

 Messingiella, which have duly come out. About the middle 

 of May I took a dozen specimens of a rare Tortrix, Ephip- 

 piphora Nigricostana, in a damp wood, by sweeping; at the 

 same time a fine series of Pterophorus Microdactylus turned 

 up among the Eupatorium Cannabinum, as did also EupcEcilia 

 Ru'picola, E. Maculosana, Elachista Humiliella, Apicipunc- 

 tella, E. Sylvata, and D. Carpophaga from the same locality. 

 Early in June, at Witherslack, 1 took a fine lot of Adela 

 Fibulella, Micropteryx Salopiella, Penthina Praelongana, 

 P. Verhuellella, D. Saturnana, Plumbana, and Acuminatana; 

 also larvae of Depressaria Pulcherimella on wild carrot, 

 Douglasella on Campanula, and Nanatella on carline thistle. 

 At Windermere, same week, I took a fine lot of Micropteryx 

 Mansuetella, seemed to be most common among meadow- 

 sweet ; I also met with P. Diminutana, Subarcuana, Roxana, 

 Arcuana, N. Myrtillella, Lilhocolletis Tenella, Amyotella, 

 Faginella, &c. On Whit Monday 1 gathered a lot of Genista 

 Tinctoiia, from which I bred a fine series of Anarsia Genistae, 



C. Wailesella, and D. Atomella; and from Anthriscus 

 Sylvestris I bred two hundred Depressaria Weirella. Early 

 in July 1 took a fine series of Hyperanthus Ilumidalis, and 

 specimens of C. Pyrrhulipennella, Limosipennella, A. Dilec- 

 tella; and set a fine series of Argyreslhia Q^^rariella (n.s.), 



D. Plumbana {n.s.), Consortana, Redimitana, P. Brassicana, 

 Uncana, Siculana, E. Fraclifasciana, Euchromia Rufana, 

 H. Eluviella, Eudorea Atomalis, Truncicolalis, Muralis, 

 Pyralalis, and Cratacgalis. Early in August a fine series of 

 A. Minimellus, Gelechia Sencctella, and specimens of 

 Gelechia Similella and Sequax, Asychna Fuscociliella, 

 Zelleria Hepariella, Coriscium Cuculipennclla, Penthina 

 Sellana, Marginana and Betulaetana, Argyresthia Annulatella, 

 Andereggiella, and a grand lot of Trycheris Mediana, 

 Gelechia Ligulclla and Dodecella, Gracillaria Aurogutlella, 

 Larerna Miscella, Crambus Falselhis, Pinetellus, Contami- 

 nelhis, Elachista Consortella, Adscitella, Cerussella, Biato- 

 mella, Triseriatella, Obscurella, and am now breeding 

 Depressaria Capreolella from larvae found feeding on wild 



