THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



curved proboscis like beak in front ; under 

 privet hedges and lilac trees. 



Acherontia atropos — Very large (so large 

 as to be quite unmistakeable), reddish 

 brown, smooth and shining, in potato fields. 



Chcerocampa elpenor. — Yellow brown, 

 marbled with black ; near where willow 

 herbs grow, also in gardens near grape vines 

 or fuschias. 



C. jporeellus. — Brown, with dark wing 

 cases ; near where bedstraw grows. 



Beilephila euphorbia. — Pale brown, deli- 

 cately lined and dotted with black in a reti- 

 culated manner ; in loose sand on the sea- 

 coast. Not found for very many years. 



D. galii. — Brown ; buried in sand on the 

 sea coast near Deal, and elsewhere. 



M stellatarum. — Brown ; just below the 

 surface near where bedstraw grows. 



Demas coryli. — In a slight web under moss 

 at the foot of beech-trees. 



Nyssia hispidaria. — At roots of oak-trees. 



Biston hirtaria — Blackish, somewhat 

 dumpy ; at roots of lime-trees and also pear 

 and plum. 



AmpJiydasis betularia. — Brown, rather 

 dumpy; at roots of lime, birch, and oak- 

 trees. 



Boarmia consortaria. — At foot of oak- 

 trees. Very rare. South of England. 



Tceniocampa stabilis. — In loose sods at 

 foot of oak-trees. T. munda, do. ; T. insta- 

 bilis, do., at foot of willow-trees, &c, &c. 



THE LEPIDOPTERA OF 

 DERBY AND 

 NEIGHBOURHOOD. 



By G. Pullen. 

 (Continued from page 209.) 



TORTRICES. 



Halias jjrasinana. Occasionally at Little 

 Eaton. 



Tortrix podana. 

 „ xylosteana. 

 ,, sorbiana. 



Not uncommon. 

 Common. 



Not of frequent occur- 

 rence. 



rosana. Do. 

 cinnamoneana. Do. 

 hep ar ana. Common. 

 ribeana. By no means rare. 

 corylana. The same. 

 unifasciana. One. 

 „ viburnana. Not common. 

 ,, icterana. Scarce. 

 ,, viridana Abundant. 

 ,1 costana. Scarce. 

 ministrana. Abundant. 

 Amphysa gemingana. Two. 

 Peronea comparana. Fairly abundant. 

 „ schalleriana. Common. 

 „ variegana. Abundant. 

 ,1 tristana. Scarce. 

 Teras caudana. Not infrequent. 



„ contaminana. Abundant. 

 Bictyopteryx Icefiingiana. Of frequent occur- 

 rence. 



„ liohniana. Do. 

 ,, bergmanniana. Common. 

 „ forskaleana. Not so frequent as 

 the last. 



Argyrotoza conrvayana. Fairly plentiful. 

 PtycTwloma lecheana. One. 

 Penthina jpicana. Common. 

 ,, sororculana. Common. 

 „ pruniana. Rather rare. 

 cynosbana. Common. 

 Spilonota ocellana. Rare. 



„ dealbana. Not infrequent. 



neglectana. Scarce. 

 „ suffusana. Fairly common. 

 roborana. Do. 

 Pardia tripunctana. Do. 

 Aspis udmanniana. Not abundant. 

 Sericoris lacunana. Abundant. 

 Mixodia ratxburghiana. Rare. 

 Phtheocliroa, rugosana. Rare. 

 Cnephasia musculana. Of frequent occurrence 

 Sciaphila nubilana. Do. 



