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in its chamber underground, without becoming a pupa. The pupa is also 

 delicate, and the same colour as M. oxyacanthee. 



N. Neglecta. — Saw specimens taken in Denny and Whitley Woods, 

 New Forest, by Mr. G. Tate. September. He said it was not uncommon. 



N. Xanthographa.-— On palings, at light, sugar, but chiefly by mothing 

 amongst rank herbage. On flowers of dock and burdock in August and 

 September. On one occasion 1 had my net full, and moths settling all over 

 it, and on my clothes, apparently attracted by drops of sugar accidentally 

 dropped on them. Everywhere, excepting Whitby and North Devon where 

 I did not sugar ; the only species I could attract in Monmouthshire. 



T. Rubricosa. — At sallow bloom. Bishop's Wood and New Forest. 

 April. 



T. Instabilis. — At sugar. Sallow bloom and at rest on a house wall. 

 March to May. Very rare. Camden Town, Bishop's Wood and Pondhead 

 Inclosure, New Forest. 



T. Gracilis. — Rare at sallow bloom. Bishop's Wood and Denny Wood, 

 New Forest. 2 specimens only. March and April. 



T. Miniosa. — Not common at sallow bloom. Denny Wood, New Forest. 

 March and April. The larva common every season in June. 



T. Milnda. — Not common. Pond-head and Hurst Hill Inclosures, New 

 Forest. March. 



Orthosia Ypsilon. — The larva very abundant under the bark of willow 

 trees on the Heath at Hampstead. 



0, Lota. — At sugar. Bishop's Wood. September, also New Forest 

 (G.Tate.) 



0. Macilenta. — Ditto. 



Anchocelis Rufina. — At sugar. New Forest. Teste G. Tate. 



A. Pistacina. — At sugar and on lamps. September. Open heaths (Yale 

 of heath, Hampstead) and woods (Bishop's Wood and Highgate Woods.) 

 Common. 



A. Lunosa. — Ditto. Very common. 

 A. Litura. — Ditto, Rare. 



Dasycampa Rubiginea. — At sallow bloom. New Forest. Rare. 

 April. G. Tate. 



Oporina Croceago. — At sallow bloom. Denny Wood. New Forest. 

 Rare. March and April. 



Xanthia Cerago and Silago. — At sugar. New Forest. September. 

 G. Tate. 



