THE ENTOMOLOGISTS 
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
No. 139.] SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1859 [Price Id. 
SALINE. 
Much has been done of late years in 
exploring the entomological productions 
of our coast, but yet much — very much 
— remains to be done. We speak not 
so much in reference to the Coleoptera 
of the coast, for they seem to have met 
latterly with a due share of attention, 
hut we have mainly in view the Micro- 
Lepidoptera, both Tortrices and Tinese. 
The Flora of the salt marshes is so 
peculiar that it cannot be but the in- 
sects feeding on those plants will be 
mostly different from those met with 
elsewhere. 
But for the continuance of the East 
wind, and a severe cold, which incapi- 
citated us from much activity in the 
open air, we should ere now have made 
a descent upon the coast of Sussex; 
but though we have been prevented 
from carrying out our intentions, it is 
no reason why the summer of 1859 
should be allowed to pass without a 
more searching investigation of our salt 
marshes than they have hitherto ex- 
perienced. 
The lovely Gelechia littorella is alone 
a sufficient attraction to induce a man 
to carry his carpet-bag the whole length 
of the pier at Ryde ; and many who 
visit the Isle of Wight in the hopes 
of getting that insect will, if disap- 
pointed, be almost sure to fall in with 
something else of interest. 
The coasts of Essex, Suffolk and 
Norfolk are all likely to reward the 
diligent investigator ; and those who 
try the last-named county are reminded 
that the beach at Yarmouth once pro- 
duced Cloani/ia perspicillaris. This in- 
sect, it is scarcely necessary to remark, 
is very rare in this country ; but per- 
haps, after the unusual heat of last 
summer, we must expect au undue 
development of insect-life, and probably 
Cloantha perspicillaris, which emerges 
from the pupa state in May, may now 
be waiting in ambush to reward those 
who seek. We gave a figure of the 
insect last week, and its appearance is 
so striking that we fancy any one who 
meets with it will immediately recog- 
nise it. 
Another insect peculiar to Yarmouth 
is Crambus Petriolellus, but the season 
for that has not yet arrived ; it should 
be looked for at the end of July and 
beginning of August. 
The South Essex Coast should be 
ransacked for the case-making Geo- 
metric larva of Smaragdaria ; the larva 
is not rare, if you once know how to 
find it, and the perfect insect, which 
it 
