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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
“ beating,” “ lamping ” etc., would 
be surprised at the number of speci- 
mens obtained, of species new to them, 
if they would search for the cater- 
pillars instead of the moths These 
insects are so retired in the imago 
state that, till the Herds. H. Harpur 
Crewe and Joseph Greene obtained 
their larvae by beating, two species 
( Tripunctata and Trisignata ), appa- 
rently by no means rare, were living 
amongst us, probably in almost every 
district, entirely undiscovered. The 
way, then, to capture Eupitheciw is 
to beat for the caterpillars, which are 
easily obtained by these means. They 
appear very partial to the flowers of 
ragwort ( Senecio Jacobcea ) and Gol- 
den Rod ( Solidago Virgaurea) on 
which several of them feed. A bunch 
of either of these plants, beaten, about 
September, over an umbrella or net is 
sure to produce many larvae. A few 
species are more difficult to obtain ; — 
E. Indigata, for instance, which feeds 
on Scotch fir ( Pinus Sglvestris ) being 
still one of the great prizes among 
Eupithecia breeders. The greater part, 
however, feed on low plants and 
shrubs, — Heath, Ragwort, Angelica 
Sglvestris, etc. These larvae are very 
easily bred, being of a hardy nature. 
Plenty of food, and soil in which to 
pass the pupa state is all that they 
require. In conclusion let us impress 
upon all beginners to take descriptions 
of all the larvae they may get, and 
breed them separately ( unless they 
know the species ) ; for, should they 
prove to be common, it is easy to 
avoid them in future, and if rare or 
new, how provoking not to have a 
description ! 
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