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same time as the Foresters, Zygcena filipendula with six spots, and trifolii with 

 five spots being the earliest to appear. The Irish species, Z. minos var. 

 nubigena, comes out about the middle of the month, and like Procris globu- 

 larice is visible but a very short time. The local Z. lonicera emerges at the 

 end of the month and keeps out all through July. It may be distinguished 

 from trifolii by its slenderer antennae, aud the distinct separation of the two 

 central crimson spots. The entomologist should keep a look out for the 

 confluent variety of trifolii, and the variety of filipendulce, with yellow hind 

 wings and yellow spots on the fore wings. 



Other June moths are Beilephila euphorbia and elpenor, Sesia myopce- 

 formis and formicceformis, the Scarlet Tiger {Calimorpha dominula), the fern- 

 loving Clouded Buff (JSuthemonia russula), the Cream Spot Tiger [Chelonia 

 villica), the Ruby Tiger (Arctia fuliginosa), of which the northern form is 

 the borealis of Staudinger and fervida the southern form ; and the Cinnabar 

 moth (Euchelia jacobcea), which as far as my experience goes, although 

 generally distributed, is not equally common everywhere : it seems to be 

 most abundant in sandy districts. Besides these, the Lappet {Lasiocampa 

 quercifolia) and Limacodes testudo, which occurs very sparingly in beech 

 woods in the south, are other species occurring this month. 



The brown, pink-spotted Peach-blossom moth [Thyatira batis), the whitish 

 brown-banded Cymatophora jluctuosa, and the dull grey C, or may be taken 

 in their localities throughout J une, and in the case of the last named, through- 

 out July also. At the end of the month other members of the family, viz., 

 C, duplaris and ocularis appear, and the pale green Dipthera orion should be 

 looked out for where it occurs. 



The orange coloured Angerona prunaria, the whitish ochreous Eurymene 

 dolobraria, the whitish grey sublunaria variety of Selenia lunaria, Boarmia 

 consortaria, Tephrosia extersaria, the yellow Asthena luteata, the whitish 

 many-lined A. sylvata, the bluish white A. Blomeri, Eupisteria heparata, the 

 northern Smoky Wave (Acidalia fumata), the Blood-vein (Bradypetes 

 amataria), the Peacock moth (Macaria notata), and the heather-loving 

 Scodonia belgiaria, are a few of the June Geometrina. Others must be 

 omitted for want of space. 



Cerura bifida comes out in the early part of the month, and the smaller 

 furcula some three weeks later, and about the middle of June Stauropus fagi 

 should be looked out for on the trunks of beech trees or at light. The smoky 

 brown Notodonta dromedarius also may perhaps by good luck be found by 

 the young entomologist at rest on birch trees, and Pterostoma palpina on 

 poplars. The brownish red N. camelina is also given to resting on birch 

 trees or on .palings in the neighbourhood. 



