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servant was breaking up the remains of 
an old birch-broom for fire-wood, five or 
six cocoons were found formed in the 
interior. 
Eupithecia indigata. — Will Mr. Greg- 
son be kind enough to state what grounds 
he has for his suspicions that the proper 
food of the larva of this species is heath ? 
My own small experience, and that of 
my friends, is that it is attached to the 
Scotch fir. 
Eupithecia dodoneata. — Those in want 
of this pretty species should take their 
stand under a pollard oak at dusk, and 
catch the moths as they visit the twigs 
for depositing their eggs and other rea- 
sons of their own. Many more may be 
taken by this method than by the usual 
one of beating. 
Epunda viminalis. — This, with many 
other interesting species may be bred 
from the shoots of sallow, which should 
now be collected. 
Ebulea verbascalis. — The larva of this 
species is unknown. From the habits of 
the perfect insect there can be Tittle 
doubt that it feeds on Teucrium Scoro- 
donia, and last autumn I found larva;, 
evidently Pyralidse, on this plant, which 
I should have no hesitation in referring 
to this species. This larva, which, when 
in repose on the under side of the leaf 
lay half curled round, was shining green, 
with a whitish line on each side above 
the legs, and with numerous small warts, 
from each of which sprung a single hair. 
These fed well till the end of October, then 
hybernated, and died during the winter. 
Spilonota, an apparently undescribed 
species, is attached to the larch : this is 
allied to ocellana, but is more constant 
than that species. It has been taken or 
bred in considerable numbers by some of 
our collectors, and is, I believe, shortly 
to be described. I have bred it from a 
dirty whitish larva feeding inside the 
bundles of young larch leaves, at the 
same time as Coleophora laricella is at 
work on the leaves. 
CEcophora Panzerella is common in 
Dulwich Wood, principally about the 
trunks of sweet chestnuts. London ento- 
mologists in want of this species should 
visvtThis locality. 
Gelechia, N.s., allied to Instabilella, 
common near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, 
in July and August, amongst Atriplex 
marilima. Mr. Douglas and others con- 
sider this to be only one of the many 
forms of Instabilella, but I am convinced 
that it is distinct, in which opinion I am 
joined by Mr. Bond, who has had ample 
opportunities of taking both in their 
habitat near Freshwater, viz. Instabilella 
on the cliffs, and occasionally in salt 
marshes, and the nondescript above 
mentioned. To my eyes it is a lighter 
coloured, shorter winged insect, though 
I am at a loss at present to point out any 
very striking characters. The times of 
appearance do not coincide: this does 
not appear till Instabilella is nearly over. 
Entomologists visiting the island late 
in the autumn should look out for the 
larva. 
Coleophora murinipennella. — Are there 
not two species confounded under this 
name ? one the original Murinipennella, 
with a large-sized case, feeding on one 
or more species of Luzula, and the other 
with a case scarcely half the size feeding 
on a species of Juncus. This latter I 
found in the Isle of Wight, near Fresh- 
water, the cases about the rushes (no 
Luzula near), and the moths the same 
way, but naturally so ill marked and 
worn besides, that it was impossible to 
detect any differences. 
Coleophora juncicolella is common in 
tbe larva state at Shirley. The cases 
may be taken, with an occasional Pyrrhu- 
lipennella, by sweeping the heath princi- 
pally at night, and boxing or bagging 
the contents of the net. These sweepings 
may be placed in some convenient vessel 
on arriving home, and examined next 
morning. By the way, a novice at this 
work will be not a little astonished at the 
