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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



from Slaughtori Down and Westbourne Common. Tages, from Kingley 

 Vale, a captured female laid eggs on Lotus comiculatus, Havant thicket, full- 

 fed July 31st. Panisc?is, series from Bagley Wood, Oxford. Sylvanus 

 captured in many Sussex woods, a larva from Dr. Holland fed up May 4th, 

 emerged J une 8th ; another from W. H. Jeffery, Chatham, fed up May 1 7th 

 and emerged July 2nd, a warmer season. Comma, series captured at Ports- 

 down. Linea, were taken by side of bridle paths, Long Copse and 

 Stubbermere. Action, from Lulworth, the usual Dorset locality. 



The Diurni are all in excellent order. These drawers were re -arranged, 

 and completed by Mr. Buckler within a short time of his decease; the notes 

 on larva? are very full, and the perfect insects are mostly of his own setting, 

 which, it is needless to say, is as accurate as possible. 



In the Nocturni, the row of S. ocellatus include fine specimens bred from 

 the egg by Mr. Buckler, others from larvae found on willow and apple trees 

 in Lumley, Sussex. Populi contains a series bred from the egg, others from 

 larvae found at Lumley and Malvern ; three distinct varieties of the larvae 

 sent by Rev, J. Hellins, also produced the usual type of perfect insect. S. 

 tiliee, consist of a row bred from pupae found at Elm, near Lumley Cottage, 

 the rest from larvae supplied by Mr. Hellins, of Exeter, which fed up on lime. 

 The Death's Head (Afropos) is represented by eight of the finest bred speci- 

 mens I have seen, they were chiefly from larvae found on potatoe haulm, by 

 children at Prinstead and Westbourne, and two from dark vars. of the larva 

 from Hastings. Convolvuli were caught by the Rev. J. Hellens (2), H. Dor- 

 ville, of Alphington (4), and others ; a fine preserved larvae follows, with a 

 remark " full-fed September 27th/' Ligustri are bred from larvae taken by 

 Mr. Buckler, or brought to him by the villagers in 1855 to 1871 inclusive. 

 Four Euphorbia caterpillars, from the Forest of Fontainebleu, were full-fed 

 on August 14th, 1872, and the single specimen in this cabinet came out 

 (forced) on November 23rd. There is a full row of D. galii, two specimens 

 given by H. Doubleday, of Epping, four bred from larvae sent by the late 

 Nicholas Cooke, the others from larvae found on Galium rerum, at Paington, 

 Devon, by Mr. H. Terry. D. livornica or lineata is here exhibited, a hyber- 

 nating specimen taken by H. Terry, at Torquay ; one caught in his garden 

 by Rev. J. Hellins, and a larva from the same gentleman likewise. Another 

 rare Hawk-moth (C, celerio), bred from a larva sent by Mr. F. Postans, of 

 Newmarket, another dead larva is also mentioned. The Small Elephant 

 (C. porcellus) are from larvae presented by Mrs. Hutchinson, of Leominster, 

 C. J. Watkins, of Painswick, and Rev. J. Hellins, full-fed August 28th. C. 

 elpenor, five, bred from larvae Mr. Buckler himself took on Galium palustre 

 at Lumley, others from the green var. of larva from W. H. Harwood, of 



