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horn-beam, &c. Not uncommon, Chester, Essex, and near 
London. 
CROCALLIS (TreITSCHKE). ; 
Tur ScounorEp OAK (C. elinguaria, OcHSENHEIMER) appears 
in June. Wings one inch one-half to two-thirds, yellow ; first 
~ pair with two darker streaks, having a dusky spot between them ; 
second pair paler and spotless. Caterpillar, thick, dirty, brown, 
with a few hairs ; feeds on the oak, elm, apple, &e. Rather 
scarce. Durham, Essex, and near London. 
ODONTOPERA (STEPHENS). 
Tur Sconnoren Hazen (0. bidentata, SrerHENS) appears in 
April and June in woods and copses. Wings two inches to two 
inches one-sixth; first pair reddish brown, dotted, with two waved 
streaks, and an interjacent ring, brown; second pair paler, with 
an eye-like spot on the disc, behind which is a dusky waved 
streak. Caterpillar, grey, marbled with greyish red or green, 
sometimes green with black or white spots; feeds on the rose, 
willow, alder, fir, &c. Pupa thick, smooth, chestnut brown. Not 
searce. Durham, Essex, and near London, 
GEOMETRA (LrAcn). 
Tus Auper (G. Alniaria, Sreruens). Said to be British on 
doubtful authority. 
Tar Canary (G. Canaria, SrermENs) appears the end of 
August. Wings one inch one-third to one half, in both sexes 
nearly yellow, slightly clouded with dusky, margins sometimes 
spotted with dusky ; first pair with two streaks and a crescent 
between them of a dark yellow; second pair with a dusky cen- 
tral crescent; corselet primrose yellow. Rare. Near London. 
Tre Ocnre (G. ochraria, STEPHENS). Wings one inch one- 
fourth to five-twelfths, pale orange buff without spots ; first pair 
with two yellowish streaks, and an indistinct crescent between 
os of the same tint, corselet bright pale yellow. Scarce. 
ent, 
Tux SerpTEMBER Torn (G. erosaria, STEPHENS) appears in 
August and September in woods and parks. Wings one inch 
one third to seven-twelfths, deep yellow; first pair abrupt at the 
tip, with two slanting nearly straight streaks in the centre; 
second pair angular, indented, without spots, sometimes with an 
indistinct cross central streak; corselet anteriorly tawny, poste- 
riorly yellow; female rather darker. Common. Near London. 
Tun Avcusr OAK (G. Quercinaria, HAworvH) appears in 
August. Wings one inch one-third to two-thirds, tawny, with 
evanescent darker dots; first pair with two darker streaks,*the 
first of which is angular near the upper edge, and the hinder 
slightly curved, hinder jmargin abrupt; second pair without 
spots, with an indistinct cross streak; corselet slender, tawny; 
