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Hepialus hectus.—- Greyish, with yellowish head. On dandelion at night ; 

 may be found under moss in the day-time. H, lupulinus. — Whitish, with 

 brownish yellow head. Underground on roots of various plants. E. humuli. 

 — Eather ochreous, with reddish brown head. Underground, feeding on 

 roots of burdock, nettle, and other plants. 



Zeuzera mculi. — Yellow, with black spots. In wood of apple, elm, and 

 other trees. Macrogaster arundinis. — Yellowish, with brown head. Id 

 stems of common reed ; now very rare. 



* Orgyia gonostigma. — Black, with orange stripes, and tufts of brownish 

 and blackish hairs. On bramble in Epping Purest, &c. 



* Euthemonia russula. — Blackish brown, with reddish hairs. On dande- 

 lion, plantain, &c. * Chelonia caja. — On various plants. * C. villica. — 

 Black, with brown hairs, and reddish head and legs. On various plants. 



* Eulepia cribrum. — Black. On heather, in the New Forest. * Bombyx 

 trifolii.— Black, with tawny hairs, feeding on clover, .fee, near the coast. 

 B. quercus. — On various plants. # Odonestis poiatoria. — On grass. 



Angerona prunaria, — Brown, twig-like, with bifid protuberances on the 

 5th, 9th, and 12th segments. On plum, &c. * Metrocampa margaritata. — 

 Dull brownish green, with 12 legs. On birch, beech, hornbeam, and oak. 

 Ellopia fasciaria. — Reddish green, with heart-shaped spots down the back ; 

 10 legs and two rudimentary ones. On fir. * Pericallia syringaria. — Some 

 greenish, others brown with a violet tinge; protuberances on the 6th, 7th, 

 and 8tth segments, the latter long and slender. On lilac and privet. 



* Crocallis elinguaria. — Grey brown, marbled with white and violet; twig 

 like, stoutest behind, and with a horse-shoe shaped protuberance on the 12th 

 segment. On sloe and hawthorn. A word of caution must be given to the 

 young entomologist about this caterpillar : do not keep it with others or it 

 will certainly eat them. 



* Cleora lichenaria. — On lichens. Boarmia repandata. — On bramble, sloe, 

 &c. B. roboraria. — On oak. Gnophos obscurata. — On grass. Lives con- 

 cealed by day under stones. Asthena candidata, Acidalia bisetata and 

 A. ornata are other Geometrina larvas feeding now. I have no personal 

 knowledge of the latter species. Candidata feeds on hornbeam, and bisetata 

 should be looked after at night on dandelion. 



* Acidalia strigilata is another rare caterpillar, of which I cannot speak 

 from personal knowledge. Freyer describes it as yellowish grey, with yellow- 

 ish white spiracular line and dark grey dorsal line. It feeds on hedge 

 woundwort [Stachys sylvatica). 



Acidalia aversata is common everywhere. On avens [Geum urbanum), 



* Aventia fiexula we find in old gardens, on lichens. The pale-green Larentio, 



