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.arva feeds on heather. T. consonaria* and 

 bunctulata* on tree trunks. .V. viridata*, not 

 very scarce where it occurs, but like all green 

 moths soon looses its color. /. lactearia*, 

 woods ; the color is so fleeting that it is 

 :>ftener pure white when captured. All the 

 Ephyra fly in May, and porata*, punctaria* 

 r,nicr anuria* , and pendularia* are not scarce. 

 Trilinearitx* flies in beech woods in the sun. 

 )rbicularia* is local, and rare where it occurs. 

 4. luteata*, Candidata* , and Blomcri* , are all 

 mt by the end of May, and sit on tree 

 runks. Acidalia remuiata* is the advanced 

 ,uard of the genus, and occurs in woods, &c. 

 The three species of Cabcra may be found 

 imong willow, pusaria. ha 5 grey lines, exanthe- 

 naria* brownish yellow, and rotundaria* may 

 >e known by its rounder wings. C. taminata* 

 ike iemerata* is widely distributed, but not 

 v^ery common. S. clathrata* very common on 

 •ailway and other banks. P. petraria on 

 leaths. F. atomarin* on heaths, &c, and F. 

 Hniaria* in fir woods are both common. The 

 atter flies in the afternoon. Both species are 

 ,-ery variable, south country specimens differ 

 greatly from those in the north. S. sacraria* , 

 i recent addition to the lists, flies by day, but 

 Uso goes to light. L. pur puraria* .also recently 

 idded, flies by day in the north. A. citraria*, 

 the first brood rare, only on the South Coast. 

 L. marginata* common in woods. P. hippo- 

 •astanaria* on heaths. E. blandiata*, a scarce 

 >pecies, most frequent in Scotland where eye- 

 sight grows. Most of the Eupethecia are now 

 Jn the wing and should be looked for on 

 Dalings or tree trunks near their food plants ; 

 :hey also go to flowers, sometimes to light, 

 ind even to sugar. Venosata, silene ; consignata, 

 rare, in orchards; Unariata, toadflax; pulchel- 

 ata*, foxglove; centaureata, ragwort; plumbe- 

 ilata*, yellow rattle, &c. ; pygmeata*, stich- 

 wort ; helveticata* , juniper ; satyrata* , scabious, 

 rest harrow, &c; castigata, many low plants; 

 'ariciata* , larch ; vigaureata, golden rod ; albi- 

 *>unctata* , cow parsnip ; pusilatu*, spruce fir; 

 f raxinata*, ash; indignata* , firs; nanata, 

 heather ; assimilata*, currant ; exiguata*, 



various trees, Sec. For the others see paga 

 1S2. L. yiritata*, a rather scarce species, 

 though widely distributed. The common 

 I May Highflyer, Y. impluviata*, may be found 

 in woods, and where it occurs the much rarer 

 J Y. ruberaria*. These two are very like each 

 other, and both very variable, but ruberaria is 

 j the larger insect and has a more distinct 

 j black streak at the tip than impluviata. The 

 j three common carpets M. subtristata* , monta- 

 nata*, and fluctn .it a may be found everywhere ; 

 C. propugnata* , femigut a* , and unidentaria* are 

 common in woods. S. certoJa* comes to light, 

 but is a scarce species. C. corylata* and 

 russata* are both common. Siln.ceata* is 

 much rarer. G. Uneolata is not common 

 among bedstraw. C. obliquaria among broom, 

 flies late. 



Pseudo-Bombyces. — Of this group several 

 j named last month are still on the wing or 

 only now emerging. The others that may be 

 had are D. sicula*, a great rarety, only taken 

 we believe in Leigh Wood, near Bristol. />. 

 falcula* not so scarce as the next, D. hamuld*. 

 All occur in woods, some of them fly by day. 

 , C. spinula flying by hedge.-; at dusk or at rest. 



C. Vinula at rest on palings, or on willows 

 ; and poplars, common. C. reclusa*, the com- 

 ' monest chocolate tip. G, ennata*, so rare, we 

 1 cannot say where it may be found N. dictceh* 

 j and dietsoides* are very like each other, both 

 in the perfect and in the larval states. The 

 ■ former is the commoner, and feeds on willows 

 and poplars, among which the imago is found, 

 j Dicteoides feeds on birch, and should be looked 

 for in birch woods, The best mark of dis- 

 tinction we know of in the imagines is that the 

 white triangular mark at the anal angle is 

 longer in proportion to its breadth in Dictcea. 

 N. trilophus, like crenata, is too rare to be 

 found easily. N . ziczac is not scarce, sits on 

 trees, or hides in the bark, or it is found on 

 leaves of low plants. P. trepida on tree 

 trunks in oak woods, or at light. D. chaonia* 

 and dodonasa* are both scarce, but are found 

 in oak woods, &c. 



The noctuae must be left for another week. 



