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Cosmia affinis. Five. 



Catocala sponsa. Common. 



C. proraissa. Seven. 



Besides the above many commoner insects, such as trape- 

 zina, pyramidea, &c., swarmed on all the trees. In order to 

 obtain any number of sponsa I found it necessary to have the 

 sugar on by at least 7.30 p.m., as they, and also promissa, fly 

 directly the sun has set. — B. Lockyer ; Camden Road, 

 N.W,, August 25, 1871. 



Lepidopiera bred in 1871. — I shall be obliged if you can 

 find space for this list of Lepidoptera, which I have bred this 

 year :— 



N. Chaonia and Trepida. Several: from 28th April to 

 9th May. 



S. Mendica. A fine series, reared from eggs : beginning 

 of May. 



T. Rubricosa. Reared from eggs kindly sent me by Mrs. 

 Hutchinson ; young larvae fed freely upon the broad-leaved 

 plantain : from 1st to 18th March about twenty-five moths 

 came out, the largest I have seen. 



H. Thalassina. Reared from eggs found on beech, at 

 Loughton, last yeat: imago, 31st May. 



A. Prodromaria. Appeared in my breeding-cages: from 

 lllh March to 12th April. 



C. Temeraria. From larva found on blackthorn, at 

 Loughton, in August: 10th April. 



T. Extersaria. Five, from larvae on oak,[in August: images, 

 22nd to 31st May. 



E. Pendularia. Five, from larvae on birch, at Rowhill 

 Wood, in August: 17th to 25th May. 



E. Rectangulata. Twelve specimens, from larvae collected 

 on wild apple, at Loughton, in May last. 



H. Quercana. Four, from larvae collected at Loughton, in 

 May: imagos, end of June. 



A. Salicana. A fine series, from larvae "on willow, on 

 Hackney Marshes, in May : imagos, middle to end of 

 June. 



S. Neglectana. From larvae on willow, on Hackney 

 Marshes, in May : imagos, end of June. 



E. Scutulana. Bred freely from thistle-stems ; collected 

 at Loughton, in April. 



