244 THE YOUNG 



Agrotis Precox, &c. — I have taken about 

 two dozen of the larvae of this fine insect 

 this afternoon on the Sandhills, at Crosby. 

 These larvae feed on the Sallow at night 

 and hide themselves beneath the surface of the 

 sand during the day time, from whence they 

 have to be sought by raking about the food 

 plant. They have a way of feeding which I 

 have not seen in any other larvte ; when 

 they commence eating they quickly nibble 

 through the leaf, (separating it from the 

 stem,) and then devour the rest while 

 holding it between their pro-legs. It is 

 amusing to see the speed with which they 

 bury themselves in the sand after being dis- 

 turbed during the day time. I have just 

 bred a fine specimen of Z. nlipendul*<e the 

 cocoon of which I found about June ist. Is 

 not this very early ? I saw a many of the 

 larvae not full fed yesterday. — John' W. 

 Ellis, Liverpool. June 20th. 



Appearance of Eepidopteka. — May 9th. 

 R. cratagata ; 12th, 5. ocellatus ; 14th, A. 

 Euphrosyne and A. menthrastri ; 21st, A pMceas 

 and C. pamphilius; 24th, L. alexis and A. 

 lubricepeda ; 25th, Z '. filipendulce ; ^oih, T. tages 

 and A. craUegi; June 3rd, P. linen and H. 

 humidi. — A. Davis, junr., High Street, Gt. 

 Marlow, Bucks. 



Botanical diary (Continued from No 

 8o, Page 204). The following are all dates of 

 flowering. Ivy leaved Snapdragon (Linaria 

 cymbalaria ), May 6th ; Creeping Bugle (A jug a 

 reptans ), 7th ; Tufted Vetch ( Vicia cracca), 

 7th ; Horse Chesnut (Aesculus), 9th: Early 

 Orchis (Orchis mascula), 9th ; Mayfaring Tree 

 (Vibuniam Latana), 13th; Mountain Ash 

 ( Pyrus Aucuparia), 13; Purple Clover (Tri- 

 folium pmtense), 12th; Brooklime (Vcronka 

 Beccabunga), 14th ; Hawthorn (Crabagus Ox- 

 vacantha), 14th; Crimson Clover (Trifoliuifi 

 incarnatum), 15th ; Maple (Acer campestre); 

 1 6th ; Spotted Orchis (Orchis ynaculata ), 16th ; 

 Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), 18th ; Holly 

 (Ilex aquifoliiim), 19th ; Arrow Head (Sag-it- 

 tavia Sagittisolia), 19th ; Bramble (Rubus 



NATUEALIST. 



fruticosus), 19th ; Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus 

 crista-gaUi), 23rd; Guelder Rose (Viburnum 

 op ulus), 23rd ; Fly Ophrys (Ophrys muscifera) 

 28th ; Goosegrass )Galium aparine), 28th 

 White Bryony (Bryoniadoica) , 28th; Dutei 

 Clover (Trifolium repens), 28th; Char loci 

 (Brassica Sinapistrum), 28th; Common Fum 

 itory (Fumaria officinalis) , 2Sth : Field Popp\ 

 (Papavcr Rhceas), 28th ; Man Orchis (Accra. 

 anthropoHora), 30th; "birds Nest" Orchi 

 30th ; Forget me-not (Myosotis palasins, 

 30th ; Yellow Iris (Iris Pseudacorus j June ist 

 Ragged Robin (Lynchis Flos-cuculi) rst 

 Birds foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), 2nd 

 Common Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris] 

 3rd; Spindle-tree (Evonynious Europces), 3rd 

 Dog Rose (Rosa Oanina), 3rd; Elder (Sam 

 Incus nigra), 6th; Foxglove (Digitalis pup 

 purea), 8th ; Meadow Geranium. (Geraniui 

 pratense). — A. Davis, Junr., High Street, Gi 

 Marlow, Bucks. 



THE PUP^ OF 

 LEPIDOPTERA, 



By Joseph Anderson", Jr. 

 ( Continued.) 

 The construction of the cocoon is vei 

 different, some being made of almost pu 

 silk, which in other species is strengthen 

 by finely gnawed portions of wood, 

 particles of earth. There are others whl 

 content themselves with a leaf or two dra\ 

 together. Tha cocoons of some species a 

 lined with the hairs of the caterpillar, 

 prominent example being that of Acroiiyc 

 Accris, which divests itself of all its beautil 

 tufts with which to make a soft domicile f 

 the pupa. 



The localities chosen lor the act of pup 

 tion are exceeding!) varied, some selecti 

 the crevices of the bark in the trunks of tre< 

 others burrowing into the heart of the wo 

 and stems of plants. It is a curious fs 

 that the imagines of all such internal pu] 

 are in the cabinet very liable to becoi 



