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Hemerophil^ . Abruptaria. — The favourite resting place of this species 

 is the stone or brickwork of garden walls, generally as much in the shade as 

 possible ; also found on palings and comes to light. Middlesex, Surrey, and 

 Hants. Do not feed your larva? on lilac, it covers them with a peculiar 

 gummy exudation, which you will find will destroy the greater part of the 

 brood. This species becomes smaller and more richly marked when reared 

 in captivity. The newly-hatched larva is rather a pretty object. 



Cleora Glabraria. — At rest on boles of beech, at some height from the 

 ground. July and August. Near Pondhead, New Forest, &c. 



Boarmia Bepandata. — A wild insect on the wing and a rather lofty flyer. 

 Comes freely to sugar in the New Forest, but never saw it so taken near 

 London. Common at Hampstead, Highgate, and Lyndhurst, in June and 

 July. Woods only. 



B. Bhomboidaria. — July and August. Most abundant in gardens, where 

 it may be found at rest on walls or palings by day. Comes to light freely in 

 the evening, both sexes are attracted ; the male is much too fond of self- 

 immolation. The larva feeds on all sorts of garden produce. I have taken it 

 freely as early as February, when it may be found by night hanging quite 

 rigid from its food-plant. All the larvae I have seen, which are full-fed in 

 May and beginning of June, are of a dingy gray, with a few dull ochreous 

 variegations, and a little conical point on the sides of the 6th segment, in the 

 region of the skinfold, which distinguishes it at a glance from B. repandata. 

 Of course the imago is to be captured freely by mothing. Middlesex and 

 Hampshire; also in woods. 



B. Roboraria. — June, July, and August (3rd latest). At sugar and at 

 rest by day, usually but not always at a considerable elevation, on the trunks 

 of oak. Lyndhurst. 



B. Consortaria. — End of May and June; also at rest on oak. Lyndhurst. 



Tephrosia Consonaria.— I have invariably taken this species at rest on 

 trunks of fir, about 10 feet from the ground, where it forms a conspicuous 

 and pretty object. It is strong on the wing, and does not seek the open 

 parts of the woods for exercising its powers of flight. About the middle to 

 the end of May eggs may be procured with ease in a chip box, they are very 

 small, pale yellow, and deposited in large batches. The larvae are very lively 

 in captivity, but not difficult to rear. Woods in the New Forest (plantations 

 only.) 



T. Extersaria. — Comes to sugar in June and beginning of July. Woods 

 in the New Forest. 



