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there is no species more easy to propagate and 
rear in confinement. The breed has been kept 
up for many years past in this manner, and 
there seems to bo no prospect of its failing, 
but wliy, nnder such circum.stances, the insect 
at large should have become almost totally ex- 
tinct in this conntiy is simply inexplicable. 
Lii’aris monaciia. Linn. Merton, ( 'awston, Foulshani, llorsford, 
iStrattoii Strawless j not common. 
[Arcturus si’ARSiiAnr.ii. Cnrt.] Of this insect Curtis Avrites 
“ Ca[)tured l)y Joseph Sparshall, Es(p, in a lane 
near Horning, early in the morning of the 7th 
August, 1829. He helieves it was resting 
upon the trunk of an elm tree.” My friend, 
^Ir. Doubleday, of Kpping, Avho was friendly 
for many years with Mr. Si)arshall, tells mo 
that ho is umlor the impression that this 
specimen was obtained from Mr. Wigham. 
jA'everlholcss Curtis’s circumstantial account 
seems to indicate its actual capture in this 
cotintry, in Avhich case it was undoubtedly 
imported in the larva or pupa state, since there 
is no reason whatever to suj>pose that this 
species has ever inhabited this country. Bois- 
duval states, that it is American, but there 
seems reason to believe rather that it is a native 
of Australia. 
Orgyi.v ruDiBUXDA. Linn. Of general occurrence. 
,, FASCELiNA. Linn. The larva of this species is found 
not uncommonly on hedges to the north of 
iS'orwich, but the perfect insect is very seldom 
taken. Paget records it at Yarmouth. 
„ GOXOSTIGMA. Liuii. Horning and IhAnworth fens; 
rare. Haworth also records it from Xorfolk. 
„ AXTiQUA. Linn. Abundant everywhere. 
])emas corylt. Linn. Thetford. 
Triciiiura crat.egi. Linn. Xorwich, Caw.ston ; scarce. 
PcEciLocAMrA I’OPULi. Liiiu. Norwich, Merton, Gillingham, 
( 'aAvston, Sparham. 
