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first swallows and martens will arrive at the latter end of the month. 



Several species of lepidoptera will, if March be mild, make their appear- 

 ance, at any rate in the latter part of the month. Among those the entomo- 

 logist should be on the look-out for, are the Hebrew Character (Taniocampa 

 gothica), the Red Chestnut (T. rubricosa), the Clouded Drab T. instabilis), 

 the rather local Northern Drab (T. opima), the Common Quaker (T. stabilis), 

 the Blossom Underwing [T. miniosa), the Small Quaker (T. cruda), the local 

 white-marked [T. leucograjoka), the hybernated Chestnut (Cerdsiis vacinnii), 

 Dotted Chestnut [Basycampa rubiginea), Orange Upperwing (Hoporzna 

 croceago), Red Sword-grass (Calocampa vetusta), the Sword-grass (G. exolcla), 

 Gray Shoulder-knot [Xglina rhizolitha), and Herald [Gonoptera libatrix), so 

 partial to outhouses and similar places. 



All the above may be expected at sallow bloom, or may be found at rest. 

 Besides these we have in mild weather in March, the pale Pinion (Xylina 

 peirificaia) , the tawny Pinion (X. temibrunnea) , to be looked for in the 

 southern and midland counties, the autumn Green Carpet [Cidaria miata), 

 the hybernated females of which may be found in sheds and outhouses ; the 

 Red Green Carpet (C. psiticata), of which only the females hybernate; the 

 Shoulder Stripe {Anticlea badiata), which may probably be seen ovipositing 

 on the dog roses ; the Early Grey {Anticlea derivata) , where honeysuckles 

 abound; the Early Thorn [Selena illunaria), in gardens; the Small Brind- 

 led Beauty (Nyssza kzspzdarza) , and the little Bepressarza applana, which 

 may be seen flitting along the still leafless hedges. 



Several larvae are feeding now and may be found in mild weather. Among 

 them may be mentioned the lichenivorous marbled green (Bryophila glandi- 

 /era), and the marbled beauty (B.perla.) Both these species pass the winter in 

 little silken cocoons, in which are fastened tiny particles of mortar. They 

 come out of their domiciles in early morning and at night or in mild wet 

 weather, and feed on lichens growing on walls. Glandifera is a little smoke- 

 coloured larvae with ochreous yellow underside and black head — it is much less 

 common than perla. The latter larva has the back slate coloured, with orange 

 markings on each side of the dorsal stripe. These markings are narrow, coloured 

 linear or somewhat crescentric ; between them and the legs is a slender white 

 line on the anterior segments, and there is a small white spot close to each of 

 the markings. The underside is smoke coloured, tinged with green, and the 

 legs and claspers are of the same colour. 



Other larvae feeding now are those of the Lesser Yellow-underwing Moth 

 (Tryphana orbona), on chickweed, which are dingy brown in colour, with 

 black markiugs on the 11th and 12th segments, the yellowish-red Aporo- 

 phylla aitstralis (Feathered Brindle), on endive; the flesh coloured flounced- 



