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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



A. Aceris. — At rest on trunks of trees at end of June; also at sugar as 

 late as July 2nd. Gardens and lanes round North London. Full-fed larva? 

 on trunks and palings near the food plant in the autumn. 



A. Meg-acephala, — At sugar, and at rest on trunks of poplar in June 

 and July. About North London among the poplar and aspen in gardens 

 and fields. The larva rather common on upper side of the leaves in the 

 Autumn. 



A. Alni. — Larva rare in the New Forest on birch, beech, and sallow, 

 A ugust. 



A. Ligustri. — One larva on privet near Chepstow, Monmouth. August. 



A. Rtjmicis. — At sugar (August) in the New Forest. The larva?, from as 

 far south as Birkenhead, Cheshire, are lull-fed in the autumn, and the imag- 

 ines emerge in May. This is another larva that should not be confined under 

 leno. 



Leucania Conigera. — Once at sugar, Highgate. July. 



L. Txjrea. — At sugar. Rather common. Denny Wood, New Forest, 

 also Holland's Wood. July. 



L. Lithargyria. — Rare at sugar. Bishop's Wood, Southwood, and New 

 Forest. July and August. 



L. Extranea. — Saw the specimen captured in March, 1875 (on Hurst 

 Hill Inclosure, New Forest), the morning after it was taken by Mr. Parker. 

 At sugar. 



L. Comma,. — Once at sugar. Bishop's Wood, Hampstead. June. 



L. Pallens. — At sugar and light. July, August, and beginning of Sep- 

 tember. Highgate, Hampstead, and Southend, Essex : also New Forest. 



Nonagria Typile. — Occurred among bull-rushes in a large pool in the 

 southern part of Holland's Wood, overhung by one of the finest sallow bushes 

 near Lyndhurst. August. 



HYDRyECiA Nictitaxs. — Rare at sugar. Park Ground Inclosure, Lynd- 

 hurst. August. 



H. Micacea. — Males and Females on flowers of rumex, by night in a 

 rank pasture. August. Not common. Camden Town, London. 



Xylophasia Rurea. — One specimen only at sugar. Bishop's Wood, 

 Hampstead. June. Rare at Lyndhurst. Teste G. Tate and G. Gulliver. 



N. Lithoxylea. — Rather common at sugar, also on palings. June and 

 July. Bishop's Wood, Highgate Wood, Wood Green, and near Barnet, and 

 New Forest. 



