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follows: July 16th (one); July 29th (two); August 4th (one); August 10th (two); and 

 August 12th (one). Strange to relate, six of the seven specimens were taken in my own garden. 



It is a very pretty moth, the ground colour of the primaries being of a dull pink, with an 

 oblong yellow patch on the costa, and the long fringe of the outer margin is also yellow. It 

 belongs to the family CEcophoridae. In a recent letter Mr. A. Busck, of the United States 

 National Museum, states that we should find the larva spinning a flat web on the under-side 

 of oak, apple, or willow. 



5347. Grambus bidens Zell. This is an unexpected record, as its habitat is Eastern Canada 

 and the New England States. A nice series of this pretty crambid was taken by Mr. L. E. 

 Marmont at Maillardville. It was on the wing from the end of July until the middle of August, 

 but was extremely local. It is very closely allied to pascuellus Linn., with which species it is 

 liable to be confused. 



7009. Eucosma jolinsonana Kearf. This exceedingly pretty species was described in Trans. 

 Am. Ent. Soc, Vol. 33, page 36, Jan., 1907, from five specimens, which included a female from 

 Victoria (Rev. G. W. Taylor) and a male from Vancouver Island. According to Mr. Busck this 

 species is rather rare in collections. Mr. W. R. Carter, however, secured three nice specimens 

 during the past season, the best of which, taken on July 29th, is figured. 



When in good condition it is a very pretty insect, presenting a rosy-pink appearance. The 

 upper portion of the primaries are salmon-pink, with the lower half of the basal area a deep 

 rose-pink, bordered by a narrow band of blackish scales. 



7010. Eucosma hopkinsana Kearf. This is another of Mr. Carter's captures and is apparently 

 new to British Columbia. It was described (ibid., page 37) from two specimens taken at 

 Hoquiam, Wash. Four specimens were taken by Mr. Carter during August, one of which is 

 illustrated. The primaries are of a light green, marked with lines and shades of black and 

 fuscous. 



7313. Sparganothis tunicana Wlshm. A short series of this pretty brown and yellow tortricid 

 was taken by the writer at Victoria and Goldstream during July and August. Mr. Busck considers 

 this species to be an extreme variety of the immaculate inconditana Wlshm. Two specimens of 

 the latter were also taken by me at Victoria in July last. 



* Caccccia hewittana Busck. This species was described in Can. Ent., Vol. 52, page 125, 

 June and July, 1920, by August Busck from a large series bred from raspberry at Sydney, Nova 

 Scotia. It is evidently a general feeder, as the writer bred a long series from larva? feeding on 

 apple, pear, cherry, and laurel. The adults began to emerge on July 4th and continued doing 

 so until about the 15th. They are very variable in the coloration of tbe fore wings, the ground 

 colour ranging from light ochreous, reddish ochreous, to fawn and dark brown. 



It is rather surprising to see this species here in such numbers and it evidently has a wide 

 distribution. Mr. Busck informs me that he also has the species from Toronto. 



* Torlrix invidana Barnes & Busck. The writer took several specimens of this new species 

 in August and September, one of which proved to be a male. This is the first male recorded, 

 the type specimens being all females. The ground colour is sordid white, with grey bands and 

 markings edged narrowly with black. It is rather uncommon. 



* Peronea maximana Barnes & Busck. This is one of tbe largest of our British Columbia 

 tortricids and is rather a handsome moth. Mr. Marmont took a loug series at Maillardville from 

 the middle of September and extending away on into October. The ground colour varies from 

 a very light grey to dark grey, with a series of reddish-brown markings on the costal edge of 

 the fore wing. The amount of reddish-brown scaling is also very variable, some of the specimens 

 having comparatively little, while others are heavily strigulated. Mr. Marmont's specimens 

 were all taken at rest in a grove of second-growth alders a short distance away from bis borne, 

 and this is probably tbeir food-plant. 



VICTORIA, B.C.: 

 Fi'intcd by William IT. Cvllin, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 



1921. 



