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hollow stems or virgin cork to pupate in, and must be kept out 

 of doors during winter. 



A . zephymna. A long series emerged from larvae feeding in roots of 

 Daucus carota, collected in January, on the coast between Heme 

 Bay and Whitstable. 



R. turionana. Bred freely from shoots of firs, from Mereworth Woods, 

 Kent. I found the birds had cleared many shoots out. 



C. pomonana. A few bred in June, from the fruit of Sorbus aria, collected 

 at Sanderstead the previous autumn. Larva, obese, yellowish 

 pink, posteriorly of a darker shade, head black, dark dorsal line, 

 with two rows of dots each side, the larva feeds inside the fruit, 

 throwing out brownish frass, spinning up in hollow stems or rough 

 bark, and changing to the pupa in spring. 



A . ceneana. Bred a long series from larvae feeding in roots of ragwort, 

 collected during the winter, from Thames Haven. 



C. francillana. Emerged freely in June, from larvae in stems of Daucus 

 carota, they are detected by the small holes in the stems. Col- 

 lected in December, in the Warren, at Folkestone. 



P. verhuellella. Bred a long series from larvae feeding in the indusia of 

 the common harts-tongue fern, collected in the lanes near Alkham, 

 near Dover, in March. 



/. capitella. Bred freely from currant shoots in April, the larvae are 

 easily detected by the drooping of the leaves of the shoots con- 

 taining them. 



L. rubiella. A few bred from shoots of raspberry having a similar 

 appearance. 



N. schiffermillerella. About three dozen larvae in their fiddle shaped 



cases were collected in May, on Ballota nigra near Gravesend, 



from which a lovely series emerged. 

 Y. plumbellus. A long series emerged, the young larvae are detected by 



the drooping of the shoots of the spindle, they afterwards feed 



externally on the leaves, drawing them together by a slight web, 



rather common at Box Hill. 

 H, radiatella. Bred a long and most variable series from larvae beaten 



from oak in June, at Wimbledon. The larvae are rather slender, 



tapering each end, of a dirty greenish colour with dark dorsal 



line and very lively like the rest of the genus. 

 T. alpella. A few bred from slender green larvae, found crawling up 



oak trunks, end of May, at Wanstead. 

 T. horridella. Emerged freely in August from larvae collected at 



Loughton, end of June, they are of a bright green colour with 



