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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



Cytiwria were bred from Genista anglica, growing on the Portsdown Hills 

 and Westbourne Common ; Papilionaria, too, have kept their colour well ; 

 Viridata has a slightly suffused tinge ; Vemaria, Lactearia, and Bajularia, 

 all bred specimens. The pretty Ephyra group are also complete; these 

 delightful little moths are comparatively easy to rear, Trilinearia, a beech 

 feeder, being the most troublesome, the series of all are bred in this collection. 

 In the Acidalias, we find Luteata, Sylvata, and Blomeraria very fine ; a 

 couple of E. heperata follow, and a bred series of Cambricaria, the larvae 

 Mr. Buckler received from the north. Ochrata (I think from Mr. Double- 

 day). Bubricata are a good row, some with the purple shade, but not so 

 so fine as the second brood Mr. Wellman has recently bred. Co7itiguaria 

 form a special attraction, and are very fine ; Circellala, three specimens ; 

 Promutata are followed by two species with written labels {Marginepunctata 

 and mancuniata), these are placed in the space usually occupied by Acidalia 

 straminata. Of the remaining Waves, good specimens of A.fumata, strigi- 

 lata, emutaria, inomata and degenaria complete a very extensive list of this 

 most interesting group of the Geometers. 



The wonderfully variable forms of Grossulariata did not tempt Mr. Buck- 

 ler to indulge in a series of different markings ; Marginata are also subject 

 to much variation, the Winter moths, including Leucophearia and De/bliaria 

 run to strange extremes, and all these are included. Mr. Buckler was always 

 of opinion that a third species of Oporabia existed in this country, and he 

 carefully bred dilutata and filigrammaria with a view to establishing the 

 identity of the third species. There are six specimens of an insect placed next 

 the Oporabias in this drawer that I am indebted to the Rev. J. Hellins for an 

 account of. To ail appearances this is a very distinct moth, and the label in 

 Mr. Buckler's writing, names them Autumnaria. The larva? he received from 

 Scotland, they differed from both dilutata and filigrammaria, as does the per- 

 fect insect. He was inclined to think the Northern form approximaria was 

 a variety of filigrammaria, as the same brood of larvae produced them, both 

 at Lumley and Exeter. Ccasiata and ruficinctata were from friends in the 

 North. Olivata and the little Rivulets succeed, and we come to the genus 

 Eupilhecia, an interesting group of little moths that are general favourites. 

 In one or two cases, Mr. Buckler's idea of nomenclature differs from our 

 present notions and Mr. Doubleday's list. There is one little moth, a unique 

 Pug, which many consider the best insect in this collection ; beyond the fact 

 that it was bred from an equally unknown larva, I can find no record of its 

 of its history. Viretata and Lobulata were bred from larvae sent by friends, 

 and the principal Carpets — Rubiginala, Albicillata, and Procellata — are from 

 the Challey district, Portsdown, Unangulata likewise are bred examples. 



