Insects. 1089 



iris, Phlogophora meticulosa, Polyphasia centum-notata and Oporabia dilutata. — W. 

 Gaze ; Ballingdon, August 6, 1845. 



Capture of Lepidopterous Insects at St. Osytk's. The following Lepidoptera were 

 taken by Mr. Haggar and myself between the 3rd and 9th of July, near St. Osyth's, 

 Essex. 



iEgeria apiformis, Ardley-wood, by beating. 



Maraestra nigricans (Steph.), one, Mamestra suasa, two, Hadena gemina and Po- 

 lia advena, by sugar. 



Apatela leporina, sticking on a post. 



Hemithea smaragdaria (Fab.), five, among grass on the sea-wall. 



Lobophora sexalisata, by beating. 



Timandra emutaria (Hub.), one, among grass. 



Margaritia lancealis, one, by beating. 



Pcecilochroma maurana, Ardley-wood, by beating. 



Cochylis griseana ? Salt marshes. 



Carpocapsa maritima (Dale), on the wormwood. 



Anchylopera diminutana, one, Ardley-wood. 



Crambus arbustorum, among grass. 



Anacampsis ? a new species, salt marshes. 



Limenitis Camilla, just appearing. 



Melitaea Athalia, worn and going off. 



Apatura Iris, not out. 

 Hemithea smaragdaria has I believe been taken in Britain but once before, and then 

 was bred by Mr. Parsons, of Southchurch, Essex, from a larva found by him in 1826, 

 as recorded by Mr. Curtis in his British Entomology. — J. W. Douglas ; 6, Grenville 

 Terrace, Coburg Road, Kent Road, July 24, 1845. 



Capture of Lepidopterous Insects at Lewisham and its vicinity, in 1845. 



Depressaria purpurea, one, beat out of ivy, April 3. 



Epigraphia Steinkelnerana, one, on palings, April 4. 



Heribeia unipunctella, beat out of Ivy, April 21, one the 22, one the 23, four, 28. 



Gracillaria stigmatella, one, on sallow-blossoms, April 21. 



Xerene adustata, one, hedges, flying, April 24, one from ivy, June 25. 



Anticlea derivata, one, hedges, flying, April 24. 



Hypena rostralis, three, hedges, flying, April 24. 



Smeriuthus Populi, one, on palings, April 30, this is unusually early for the ap- 

 pearance of this moth. 



Eupithecia abbreviata, two, on palings, May 1, one flying, May 2. 



Argyrotoza Daldorfiana, two, apple-leaves, May 4, two, 9, four, 10. 



Yponomeuta comptella, one, hedge, flying, May 19. 



Hadena thalassina, one, palings, May 19. 



Adela Keaumurella, one, grass, May 27, one 28, one 30 and one 31. 



Porrectaria lineola, seven, grass, May 28, twenty, 31. 



Argyromyges Kayella, one, hedge, May 28. 



Incurvaria Oehmanniella, one, hedge, May 31. 



Anarta heliaca, two, fields, June 1 . 



Euclidia Mi, one, field, June 1. 



Lampronia atrella, one in the house, June 19. 



Grammesia trilinea, one in the house, June 20. 



