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them if any come out. — R. F. Turn- 
bull, 4, Chatham Place , Ramsgate. 
[As C. Verbasci also feeds on the 
water betony, this may only he that 
species.] 
Ennomos Illustraria. — Mr. H. Harper 
Crewe wishes to know if the larva of this 
species will feed on birch or oak in its 
wild state. The two larvae of Illustraria 
mentioned in No. 6 of the ‘Weekly In- 
telligencer’ as having been taken by me 
on the 22nd July, at Black Park, were 
both beaten from oak. Two were taken 
the same day by Mr. J. Standish, one 
from oak and one from chestnut. I also 
took two from oak, at Daren th Wood, 
last September. With these two excep- 
tions, all my Illustraria larvae (twenty- 
one in number) were procured from 
birch. Mr. H. Doubleday informs me 
he has once or twice taken it from aspen, 
at Epping; and Mr. F. 0. Standish 
found a larva on a paling under an elm. 
— William Machin, 35, William 
Street, Globe Fields , Mile End ; May 
28, 1856. 
Ceropacha jluctuosa. — The larva of 
this insect is not uncommon at Darenth 
Wood the end of September and Octo- 
ber; it is white, with a brown head ; it is 
more slender than the larvae of Ridens : 
it feeds between united birch leaves, 
similar to Flavicornis : it is very subject 
to Ichueumons. I have also taken both 
the larva and imago at West Wickham. 
— Ibid. 
Captures of Lepidoptera at Darenth 
Wood. — Since my last communication T 
have taken the following: — 
Trochilium culiciforme, 
Lithosia aureola, 
Notodonta trepida, 
Clostera curtula, 
Cloantha couspicillaris, 
Pyrausta octomaculalis, 
Nola strigulalis, 
Maearia notataria, <Sc c., See., Sec. — 
H. J. Harding, I, York Street, Church 
Street, Shoreditch ; May 30, 1856. 
Noctuce flying by day. — In addition to 
the Noctiue already named in the ‘In- 
telligencer’ as flying by day, I lind by 
my Journal that the following species 
have been observed on the wing at dif- 
ferent times (flying for pleasure). He- 
liophobus popularis, over grass several 
times. Charceas graminis ; this of course 
is a well-known morning flier. Luperina 
cespitis flying over Senecio Jacobeea 
flowers ; noon ; August : three specimens 
were captured so flying. Mamestra al- 
bicolon flying over Ononis arvensis 
flowers ; noon : often seen. Miana Er- 
ratricula, II b., frequently observed fly- 
ing round lucerne about 3 p. m. on very 
hot days. Celcena Haworthii often flies 
in the afternoon when the fog is thick on 
the moss ; on such days a cigar, or very 
short pipe which is better, is absolutely 
necessary to keep the midges at a re- 
spectful distance. Agrotis Valligera : 
on some hot sultry days this insect may 
be seen in hundreds flying over, and 
settling upon, the flowers of Senecio 
Jacobeea, on the coast here. Agrotis 
cursoria has a similar habit; and A. Tri- 
tici is generally flying with them, and 
sipping the sweets from that disagreeable- 
smelling flower. Agrotis porphyrea often 
flies freely on the moss from 3 r. M. ; and 
on August 12, 1852, I took several A. 
preecox on the wing at or about 10 a. m. 
over S. Jacobeea flowers. Agrotis pyro- 
phila flies regularly about 10 a. m., as 
does A. lucernea when the sun is hot. I 
have several times observed Lucernea on 
the wing again about 4 a. m. Miana 
expolila also flies by day. — G. S. G beg- 
son, Edge Lane, Old Swan, Liverpool ; 
May 28, 1856. 
Lithocollelis quinqueguttella. — I have 
this day bred Lilhocolletis quinqueguttella 
from leaves of the small sallow, collected 
on our sand-hills last October. — Ibid. 
Lilhocolletis Vacciniella. — 1 am now 
breeding Lilhocolletis Vacciniella from 
leaves collected by Mr. T. Hague at the 
“ Brushes.” — Ibid. 
