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on the bark and between the leaves 
of the aspen and willow belong to 
this moth ?] 
P. ChrysorrhcBa . — Found the 
larva, which I described at the 
time as black, wiih long sandy 
hairs ; interrupted dorsal and la- 
teral lines orange red ; at the in- 
terruptions quadrate white spots 
in rows, conspicuous towards the 
anus. But I omitted to imprison 
the pupa, and so the moth got 
among the aurijlua, and I could 
not distinguish it. 
P. Aurijlua. — July 5. Bred in 
profusion. The minute larvae, as 
they appear in autumn and win- 
ter (they are five times larger this 
year than they were last), are ex- 
ceedingly beautiful. The tails of 
my perfect aurijltia are of all 
shades, from brown to yellow. 
L. Stramineola. — August 6. 
Flies in the evening. Found one 
by day resting on a Ragwort stem. 
L, Complana, July. L. Coni- 
planula, July 16. These I con- 
founded until I read the August 
number of the ‘ Manual,’ so that 
I cannot say whether Comptana, 
is plentiful, but I should think it 
was, for out of the six I caught for 
Complanula two were Complana. 
This is a rare place for lichens. 
L. Grixeola . — June 30. Came 
to light, 6cc. 
Gn. RubricolHs. — May 17. 
This is the most abundant Bom- 
byx, I should say, in this neigh- 
bourhood. At the end of Octo- 
ber, 1865, the larva; were actively 
rambling in every direction over 
the walls of the house and out- 
houses, and on every log and post 
in the place. What their food 
could be was a great puzzle ; but 
many being full fed a good num- 
ber were reared ; and as we found 
about fifty pupae besides (quite 
accidentally when looking for 
beetles, we did not dig for them), 
the insect-room swarmed w'ith 
them during May and June. The 
pup® are generally found in very 
damp places. But abroad in any 
day in June! Why the whole 
place was alive with them, flying 
in broad day -light (the ‘ Manual ’ 
says all the Lithosidce are evening 
flyers) everywhere, especially round 
the tops of trees. Their manner 
of flight is very peculiar and un- 
mistakeable. When attacked they 
feign death, (so does Complanula, 
and according to ‘ Manual’ Irro- 
rella, so I imagine it is a common 
stratagem with Litkosida). A 
considerable number were crip- 
pled, although in a slate of nature, 
owing, I presume, to lack of 
moisture. The soil here is so dry 
and sandy that many pup® never 
come to perfection. This year, 
again, the larv® are very abun- 
dant, and may be shaken from 
almost any tree in almost any 
numbers. The description of the 
larva in the ‘Manual’ is hardly 
satisfactory, as there are no dis- 
tinct longitudinal lines. 
C. Mesomelia. — June 24. I 
suspect that this also is a day in- 
sect; but as I saw him fly but a 
very little way, he might only 
have been aroused for that period 
from his slumbers. 
11. Dominula . — June 10. 
Found larv®, November 5, last 
year, very small, on Si/mphytum 
officinale, and again in the sjuing 
at the same spot (for they are very 
local) a great number. Comfrey 
seems their principal food-plant; 
they were rarely on anything else ; 
now and then on a nettle. 
E. Russula . — June 26. Diur- 
