92 THE LEPIDOPTERIST’S CALENDAR 
LARV4.] AUGUST. 
A, Conjugella ...In ie of cs ara ae sa em tinctoria 
GC, Albicosta ...... Seeds of furze [a otella .........-Lotus major 
B. Somnulentella Convolvulus B. Frangulella ...Buckthorn 
A, Terminella ....Enchanter’s night- 
shade 
VARIOUS TREES VARIOUS _,, Oleracea P. Meticulosa 
AND PLANTS. PLANTS. i ae eS ss 
H, Humuli H. Dominula, h NLD ERCeS SOMES. 
10 Guerere E. ae " A. Putris C. Quadrifasciaria 
E, Castigata ‘A. Herbida, hh = ™. Persicarin 
C. Russata H. Adusta 
Some Larve now begin to appear in the lists with the contraction ‘‘h,” signifying that 
they hybernate. All of these are now quite small, and few will repay the trouble and risk of 
keeping all the winter; for even with the food-plant in a growing state, large numbers of 
young hybernating Larvae always die in confinement; they are, therefore, generally better left 
until the spring. Sometimes, however, part of a brood in confinement will complete its 
change to the perfect state in the autumn, while the other part will not do so until the spring. 
The young Larve may sometimes with advantage be transferred in the autumn to a known 
spot where their food-plant abounds, and collected in the spring: 
C. Fureula may be frequently found resting on decayed leaves. P. Palpina seems to 
make a second appearance only in confinement. Besides the food-plants named, D. Coryli 
is also found on ash, hazel, oak, &c. P, Fusea, in its case, may occasionally be found on 
bramble from this month to June, It should not be forgotten that it oceupies two years to 
go through its preliminary stages. H. Pisi will eat broom and other plants, but the common 
brake fern (Pteris aquilina) is its favourite food. T, Piniperda pe the new shoots on the 
low branches. A. Betularia is more frequently taken on oak, elm, thorn, rose, &e., than 
on the birch from which it derives its name. It generally prefers oak. It will also, according 
to some observers, eat ivy. Beech is the favourite food of I. Dolobraria. When clematis 
is grown against or near a wall, P. Vitalbata may be discovered hidden in the erevices of the 
mortar, when not feeding. Although a Libanotidella is met with at Newhaven, there seems 
some doubt whether the true Libanotidella has been taken in this country. 
