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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
on dorsal line; hairs buff; head buff; 
trophi whitish, lipped with brown ; shield 
nearly same as body, narrowly brown on 
outer edge. Took four, but did uot rear 
one. Taken on same plant under which 
I took the imago last year. 
Epione Advenaria. Eggs laid June 23. 
Oval ; yellow, changing to red and then 
smoky. Hatched July 10: tried the 
larvae with several plants, at last they 
began to feed on rose; afterwards pro- 
cured bilberry for them, which they re- 
fused. The bilberry does not grow in 
the wood where the perfect insects are 
taken, but the common white burnet rose 
abounds. At first dark brown, nearly 
black, with lour white bands, having a 
granulated appearance; head black and 
white. After first moult dull purplish 
brown, with yellowish white spots (two 
near dorsal line the longest and most 
conspicuous), nearly formiug a band on 
front of 6ih segment; two similarly 
coloured spots on 12th, and an undulated 
lateral line of same colour broadest be- 
hind, where it is mixed with the ground- 
colour, as that also is freckled with 
yellowish -, head dull black, with two 
yellowish streaks. Full fed , darker, espe- 
cially towards the head, marbled with 
grey ; whitish marks as before, but less 
conspicuous. Went into pupa among 
moss, drawn together by a few threads, 
October 30. I always fed it with a 
smooth-leafed rose growing in the garden, 
as nearly like the wood-rose as I could 
liud, and it always ate freely. It will be 
seen by comparing the dates that it was 
a long time in the larva state. I have 
tried the wood where the perfect insect is 
taken for the larva, but in vain. 
I have quite failed in my attempts to 
prove Leptogramma Scabrana and Eas- 
ed n a identical by breeding. In the sum- 
mer of 1859 I confined bred specimens, 
male and female, of L. Boscana in a box 
covered with gauze, and supplied them 
with twigs and leaves of elm until they 
died ; but a careful examination with a 
glass detected no eggs. In the spring 
of this year I tried a similar experiment 
with hybernated specimens of L. Sca- 
brana, in the hope of producing L. Bos- 
cana, but with the same result. I should 
therefore be glad of any hints from those 
who have had experience in breeding Tor- 
trices. This year I could discover no 
larvte of L. Boscana, and only saw one 
imago. Of L. Scabrana I only look two 
larvae where last year they were abundant. 
A few species, however, have been more 
plentiful this year than I have noticed 
them before, particularly Lilhocollelis 
Roboretla, Rodophoea Tumidella, Olindia 
U/mana and Penlhina Marginana. — Rev. 
E. Horton, Wick, Worcester ; Oct. 30. 
EXCHANGE. 
Exchange. — I have fine bred speci- 
mens of — 
V. Polycliloros, 
H. Chenopodii, 
C. Davus, 
C. Exoleta, 
E. Laneslris, 
C. Verbasci, 
N. Typhae, 
M. Albicillata, 
N. Crassicornis, 
N. Plecta. 
T. Crepuscularia. 
My desiderata are as 
follows : — 
A. Urticse, 
0. Macilenta, 
B. Parthenias, 
0. Upsilon, 
X. Rhizolitha, 
A. Prsecox, 
H. Pisi, 
A. Australis, 
H. Dysodea, 
L. Turca, 
D. Conspersa, 
E. Ochroleuca, 
P. Chrysorrhcea. 
Please write previous to sending a box. 
— Joseph Wragg, 7, Spring Gardens 
Doncaster. 
Exchange. — I have the following spe- 
cies for exchange : — 
Hyale (4) Littoralis 
Cassiope (8) Pudorina 
W-album (4) Petasitis 
