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LEPIDOPTERA. 
56, pi. Ixix. fig. 9. Many specimens have been taken in the 
north of England and Scotland, and the species is in most 
collections. The Oporabice approximaria and precursaria f 
mentioned by Mr. Weaver at page 3496 of the Zoologist, are r 
probably varieties of this species. 
Eupithecia togata, Hiibner; first discovered in this I 
country in 1845, being then met with "in a plantation of I 
spruce firs at .Black Park, Bucks, in the middle of June/’ l 
as recorded by Mr. Stevens at page 1086 of the Zoologist 
for 1845. A figure and description of the insect by New¬ 
man is on the same page. The insect has continuously been ^ 
met with at Black Park in subsequent seasons, and is now 1 
in most collections. 
Eupithecia pusillata, Hiibner ; the true pusillata 
(that of Haworth being the Begrandaria of Boisduval) was 
first enumerated as British in Doubleday’s Catalogue at 
page 19. Mr. Doubleday writes—“ I have three specimens 
taken by Mr. Wood, gardener to Captain Chawner, Ash-1 
burton, Devonshire; the large central black spot in the I 
anterior wings is a good distinguishing character.” 
Eupithecia palustraria, Doubleday; first recorded and j 
described by Doubleday in the Zoologist for 1850, App. cr. 
u This insect appears to be common in the fens of Hunting¬ 
donshire ; it flies by day, sporting in the sunshine in coni* I 
pany with Pyrausta cespitalis , from which it is not easily 
distinguished on the wing.” This species is readily recog-1 
nised by the almost unicolorous anterior wings, and conspi'l 
cuous white spot at the anal angle. 
Eupithecia Callunaria, Sta.; first recorded and dfi- 
scribed by Doubleday in the Zoologist for 1850, App. cv« I 
The species is very common on heaths in the north of Eng' 
land and Scotland, but it is an unsatisfactory obscure look-, 
ing insect, and it excites little surprise that it remained so 
long undescribed. 
