THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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HAGGERSTON ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



February 24th, 1887. — Mr. T. Huckett, Yice-President, in the chair. 

 There was a very good attendance of members. Several members made do- 

 nations to the Society's Library and Cabinet. Mr. Gurney exhibited living 

 specimens of N. hispidaria females. Mr. J. A. Clark announced that he 

 had bred eight N. hispidaria, during the week. 



March 3rd. Mr. Gurney in the chair. Mr. Hanes exhibited two speci- 

 mens of P. unguicula, bred this year. Mr. J. A. Clark opened the discussion 

 on the life history and habits of P. phlaas, illustrating his description by a 

 very long and variable series of this species, he stated that he was indebted to 

 Mr. Pearson for specimens of the female, which laid a few ova about the first 

 week in August, they are laid in the joints of the leaves, singly or in pairs, 

 and are of a basket shape. When the larvae emerge, they differ from Buck- 

 ler's description, they scarcely move, and feed on cuticle of the leaves of 

 dock. After shedding the first coat they are yellow-green, after they have 

 grown, they feed on the under-side of the leaf and after moulting are green, 

 some being spotted and others with pink lines down the sides ; this he con- 

 sidered was a very pretty larva, and in one or two cases they had shed their 

 last coat before hybernation. The imago occurred nearly everywhere, he had 

 even taken it in his own garden. Mr. Anderson thought that the members 

 ought to be very much obliged to Mr. Clark for his description of this species, 

 and concluded his remarks by saying that he thought the low scrubby plants 

 were the best to obtain the larvae from. Mr. Pearson said that the flight of 

 P. Phleas was very erratic, he had taken some dusky forms at Einchley; 

 last season he had worked the neighbourhood of Gravesend, and failed to see 

 a single specimen. Several members then recorded localities where this 

 species was in unusual abundance last season. Mr. Golthwaite, of Waltham- 

 stow, was proposed as a member. 



March 10th. Mr. Cooke in the chair. There was a large attendance of 

 members. Mr. Hanes exhibited a long and variable series of H. leucophearia. 

 Mr. Pearson, a series of P. phlaas and L. agestis. Mr. Cooke a very large 

 and fine specimen of C. viduaria, and a specimen of N. suhrosea. Mr. 

 Huckett announced that he had just bred a specimen of H. rupicapraria. 

 Mr. Anderson on behalf of Mr. J. E. Robson (Hartlepool), read a very instruc- 

 tive and interesting paper on Lyccena agestis. Mr. Pearson said that the paper 

 they had just heard read, was so very exhaustive that members could scarcely 

 have anything further to add. He had taken this species at Box Hill, but 

 found them rather difficult to obtain, and proposed that a cordial vote of 

 thanks be given to Mr. Robson, for his able paper, which was seconded by 



