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[January, 
The larva of Cleora glabraria was common on the long lichens 
growing on beech, hawthorn, and oak, and the imago was obtainable 
from the same trees in July and August. All the species of Boarmia 
and Tephrosia were abundant, with the exceptions of B. rhomboidaria 
and abietaria , this latter I cannot find in any number in the Forest, 
having never taken more than two larvae or imagines in a year, 
although I have several times beaten the yew trees for them. 
The larvae of all the Bphyrce were common in September, except 
that of B. porata, which I hardly know, the imago is, however, rare 
here, according to my experience. Acidalia emutaria and straminata 
seemed less common than usual ; I netted a few A. emarginata one 
evening in Matley Bog. 
I took three Jl Lacarici alternata, $ , on as many nights, in the bogs, 
but the larvae obtained from them did badly on sallow; but, fortunately, 
I beat a few full-fed off alder in August, together with some of JEupisteria 
heparata, the latter being abundant in larva and imago states. Amongst 
the Bupithecice, centaur eata, lariciata , albipunctata , exiguata,pulchellata , 
and abbreviata, were more or less common as larvae or imagines. B. 
irriguata was scarce on the wing, and, perhaps, more so than it would 
otherwise have been, had not the east winds, which prevailed through- 
out April and May, made it so hard to “ spot ” when beaten out of the 
oak trees. The larvae, I learn, were fairly common in June. 
The larvae of Collix sparsata were, as usual, very common on the 
under-side of the leaves of Lysimachia vulgaris , in August, and those 
of Lobopliora sexalata and Scotosia undulata, were not scarce on sallows 
in September, the latter preferring the tufty pony-trimmed bushes, 
most likely because they are more suitable for the making of their 
leafy tents. Cidaria psittacata swarmed at the ivy in the autumn, and 
its larva in the summer on oak, ash, and other trees. I was too late 
for the larva of Tanagra cheer ophylbata (locally “Smut”), so only 
found six, on the leaves of Bunium Jlexuosum. 
All the Drepanulee (except sicula) were taken as larvae and 
imagines ; unguicula being the most abundantly taken on the wing, 
and falcula and lacertula as larvae. 
Amongst the Pscudo-bombyccs, the larva of Clostera reclnsa was 
very common on Salix repens, those of JJicranura furcula, Notodonta 
ziczac and palpina , were not scarce on the larger sallows ; N. camelina 
was common on most trees and bushes ; and N. dictceoides on birch. 
Stauropus fagi seems to have been more abundant than usual. I 
have heard of the capture of about forty specimens taken chiefly 
