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Notes on Lepidopterous larvae. 
( continued .) 
A. Incanata ( promutata II. D.J — 
Will eat Knot-grass, f Polygonum 
aviculare ) as readily as yarrow. 
“ Remutata. — Two or three batches 
of larvae reared to full growth on 
Sallow, but the moth never appeared. 
“ Fwrnata. — Reared successfully 
from the egg, on Chickweed. 
“ Imitaria. — Larvae found on Gar- 
den Yiolet, and reared from the egg 
on Groundsel. 
“ Aversata — In autumn prefers 
Polygonum aviculare, and after hyber- 
nation, will feed up on buds of Black- 
thorn, Sallow, etc, and on Chickweed 
and Bramble. Both the plain and the 
banded varieties of the moth produced 
from the eggs of each variety. 
“ Inornata. — Food the same as for 
Aversata. — The larva is slower in 
feeding up in Spring. 
C. Taminata. — One larva out of a 
brood, reared on Whitethorn, — refus- 
ing Birch, Sallow etc. 
M. Alternata. — From all that I 
know of this species, I am inclined 
to think that its proper food is Sloe, 
( Prunus spinosa.) The larvae both of 
it, and of Notata, vary exceedingly 
in color, being grey, brown, or green ; 
but all of them blotched more or less 
with purplish red, on the sides. 
S. Plumaria.— Found, in Spring, 
on Heath, and the fine grass growing 
amongst it. These larvae are slow in 
feeding up. 
F. Atomaria. — Found on Heather 
( Calluna vulgaris. J 
A. Strigillaria. — I have had the 
eggs of this species sent me several 
times, as well as larvae in every stage 
of growth, and have tried Broom, 
Furze, Heath, and all sorts of food 
for them, but have never yet bred a 
single moth. What my error has 
been I don’t know. The moth has 
been bred from larvae found on furze 
blossoms, and fed also with heath. 
This larva has small points, in pairs, 
projecting from the back. 
A. Citraria. — Larva once found 
on Hound’s — tongue, from which the 
moth was bred. In shape it was long 
and slender with two anal points, but 
no humps. Its color was lightish 
grey, with darker longitudinal lines. 
When at rest, it held on by the an- 
terior legs, and curled up the 
posterior segments rather closely. It 
was full fed about the beginning of 
August, and the moth emerged 
August 28. 
L. Adustata. — The larvae are now, 
(in October) feeding on the spindle, 
and some are just gone down. 
L. Didymata. — Found feeding on 
Ling ( Calluma vulgaris,) Chickweed 
( Alsine media,) Lesser Celandine 
( Ranunculus ficana) and Bilberry 
( Vaccinium myrtillus.) 
“ Ccesiata. — Six or eight larvae, 
hatched from eggs sent me out of 
Scotland, fed for some time, on 
various species of Heath and Ling 
( Erica and* Calluna,) till I, unfortun- 
ately, upset their cage, and could 
recover only half of them ■ of these 
survivors, only one lived through the 
winter, and reached full growth. I 
