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purple brown at maturity, closely sculptured with fine vertical ribs. 
Were laid in confinement on the sides of the box in preference to 
grass stems. October and November. 
Satellite Moth. — Scopelosoma (Curt.) satellitia Page 36. 
Eggs upright, bunshaped, pale yellow when laid, but soon turning 
dark purple brown with a few small whitish patches. Very prettily 
sculpiured with vertical ribs, and a conspicuous micropylar rosette 
on the top. Laid on twigs of oak in late March and April. 
Sallow Moth. — Xanthia (Och.) fulva^o (/..)— Page 37. Eggs 
upright, bunshaped, purple red, with many vertical ribs. Were 
laid on unopened sallow buds in small batches, the eggs being 
cemented together and pushed into the crevices. Oct. and Nov. 
Green Brindled Crescent Moth.— Miselia(Och.)oxyacanthce 
(/,.) — Page 38. The lower specimen is a dark variety known as 
r>. Cabucina (Mill.). Eggs upright, conical, flattened at base, dirty 
whitish with dark purplish blotches and bold vertical ribs. I aid on 
twigs of blackthorn in October and November. Hatch the following 
March. 
Marvel du jour Moth. — Dichonia (Hb.) aprilina (/..)— Page 
39. Eggs upright, bunshaped, smooth and with only faint traces of 
vertical ribbing. Whitish with blood red markings. Laid on twigs 
and buds of oak in October. 
Angle Shades Moth. — Brotolomia (l.d.) meticulosa (/..) — 
Page 40. Eggs upright, conical, boldly ribbed vertically, and with 
a rather conspicuous micropylar button. White when laid, turn 
very pale yellow and soon develop an irregular dull reddish ring and 
spot. The eggs were laid in a batch on a dock leaf in September, 
but the insect is almost continuously brooded, and I have had it in 
all its four stages at the same time of year. 
Early Gray Moth . — Xy locam pa (On.) areola ( F.sp.) — Page 41. 
Male above, female below. Eggs upright, conical, flattened at base, 
while when laid, afterwards beautifully mottled with rosy red. 
Boldly ribbed vertically. Laid on leaves and twigs of honeysuckle 
in April. 
Herald Moth. — Scoliofteryx (Germ.) libatrix (L.)— Page 42. 
Eggs upright, bunshaped, with rather faint vertical ribs. Pale whitish 
green tn colour, and were laid on the muslin cover of the box in 
which the insect was confined in preference to the willow leaves 
provided. April. 
Silver Y Moth. — Plusia (Och.) gumma ( A.)— Page 43. Eggs 
upright, bunshaped, much ribbed vertically, semi-transparent whitish 
when laid. Developed a small purple spot near centre and turned a 
slatry purple before hatching. Were laid on the leaves of field pea 
singly in July. 
Red Underwing Moth. — Catocala (Schr.) nupta (L ) —Page 
44. Eggs upright, bunshaped, boldly ribbed vertically and with a 
prominent micropylar rosette. Dirty whitish in colour with purple 
brown central blotch and outer ring. Laid on bark and twigs of 
willow in August and did not hatch till the following April or May. 
Swallow- tailed Moth. — Ourapteryx (Leach) sambvearia 
(L.) — Page 45. Eggs upright, flattened at top, with 13 or 14 vertical 
ribs which terminate three-fourths of the way down the side. Colour 
pale 3 ellow. Were laid in very small groups on underside of leaves 
of clematis and ivy in July. 
Brimstone Moth . — Opisthograptis (Hb.) luteo/ata (L.)- Page 
46. Female above, male below. Eggs fla', nearly smooth and 
rather shin)'. Pale > ellow with spots or blotches of reddish brown. 
Laid on leaves of hawthorn in June. 
