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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Upon going on to the wood, and 
examining the unexpanded flower 
buds of the Angelica I found eggs of 
either this species or Trisignata . — 
Ibid, August 21. 1862. 
Cidaria Immanata. About the end 
of July, my friend Mr. D’Oiwille, 
bred a very fine specimen of Cidaria 
Immanata from a larva which he had 
taken on 29th. April, feeding on wild 
strawberry ( Fragariavesca.) It was 
then very small indeed, but fed up 
well, and became very like the variety 
of the larva of Cidaria Russata which 
has no red spiracular line, — being, 
according to Mr. D’Orville’s, des- 
cription, of a yellowish green color, 
with darker green dorsal line, and 
yellow segmental divisions, and fur- 
nished with two anal points. That 
there might be no doubt about the 
species, the moth has been sent to 
Mr. II. Doubleday, and he pronounces 
it to be undoubtedly Immanata , and 
tells us it is the only bred specimen of 
that species he has ever seen. 
I see by my note-book that I had 
several larvae of Russata brought me 
this spring, — that is, from the middle 
of March to the middle of April, 
which had been found feeding on dock 
and other low plants, but these were 
then nearly full grown, and were, 
many of them, changed to pupae by 
the time Mr. D’Orville, found his 
little larva, and the moths from them 
all appeared during the second fort- 
night of May, — Immanata, of course, 
at that time, still continuing to feed 
in the larva state. I should not bo 
surprised if it is found that the eggs 
of Immanata, though « laid in the 
Autumn, do not hatch till next spring, 
and that, in this respect, it resembles 
its congeners Prunata, Testata and 
Populata, which, — as far as my ex- 
perience goes, — remain in the egg till 
March or April. 
Any how, — I think Mr. D’Orville 
has given us a clue which may lead, 
next spring, to this species becoming 
better known, in its earlier stages 
than it seems to be at present. 
As to its food, — it can scarcely be 
confined to one plant : probably, like 
Russata, it is polyphagous, but the 
chief thing to be noted is the time of 
its appearance as a larva, and this 
would seem to be the end of April, 
and the greater part of May, — the 
very time when the first brood of 
Russata is on the wing, in the perfect 
state. 
May I be allowed to append to this 
note, an appeal for eggs or larvae, 
(wanted for figuring) of Cidaria 
Psitticata, Corylata and Sagittata. 
If any one will kindly supply me 
with any of these species, I will 
gladly pay all expenses of postage, 
and make him the best return in my 
power. J. IIellins, Exeter , August 
18. 1802. 
• 
Doings in the South . — Perhaps it 
may be interesting to your readers 
to know a little about what is going 
on in the South. During the last 
month I have taken Z. Putrescem 
rather freely, ns well as T. Interjecta. 
J. Obelisca is just beginning to make 
