256 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Capsia imbutata in "Moray." With reference to Mr. R. 

 Thomson's note in the last number of the "Annals" (p. 199), I 

 may mention that in August 1889 I found this pretty moth common 

 on a bit of Moorland behind Kincraig near Kingussie, and in August 

 1891 in abundance among Vaccinium Vitis-Idcea in fir woods at 

 Cromdale below Grantown. V. Vitis-Idcea, which I have no doubt 

 is the food-plant of the larvae, is very abundant in the woods and 

 commons of Strathspey, where it is known as the " Cranberry," and 

 its fruit gathered and sold as such. WILLIAM EVANS, Edinburgh. 



Nisoniades tages and Theela rubi in "Moray." Mr. H. H. 

 Brown's note in the last number of this journal (p. 199) reminds me 

 that in May 1893 I found the Dingy Skipper plentifully in several 

 localities in the neighbourhood of Aviemore. It was chiefly observed 

 on rather bare or stony places where the food-plant Lotus cornicu- 

 latus grew in spreading patches. I should say that N. tages and 

 Fidonia piniaria are not generally found in company. 



Another little butterfly, the Green Hairstreak (Theda rz^z'),was also 

 abundant at the same time in the same neighbourhood, but invariably 

 among Vaccinium Vitis-Idcea, which I have not the slightest doubt is 

 the food-plant of the larva in that district. Those who know the 

 plant and the butterfly will readily understand how difficult it is to 

 detect the latter when settled among the leaves of the former. 

 WILLIAM EVANS, Edinburgh. 



Crambus genieuleus in the Forth Area. In a paper on the 

 Scottish Crambi published in the "Annals" for 1893, p. 87, the 

 author, Mr. Reid, states that he has never seen a Scottish example of 

 C. geniculeus, and seems to doubt the only record (from " Clyde " ?) of 

 its occurrence on this side of the border. It may be well, therefore, 

 to put on record the fact that I have twice met with the species in 

 the Forth area; namely, a single specimen on the Isle of May, i3th 

 September 1888, and about half a dozen on the Tyninghame side of 

 the Tyne Estuary, East Lothian, 23rd August 1894. The May 

 example and one of those from Tyninghame have been shown to Mr. 

 C. G. Barrett of London, so that there can be no question as to the 

 correctness of the identification. WILLIAM EVANS, Edinburgh. 



BOTANICAL NOTES AND NEWS. 



Ranunculus petiolaris. My statement that " Mr. Swing's R. 



petiolaris is evidently not my R. petiolaris" needs some qualification. 



Mr. Ewing has since kindly sent me his specimen, which is one 



collected by myself in the original station (1889) and forwarded to 



him by a mutual correspondent. Unfortunately it is one of a very 



