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abundantly that the green of the leaves was quite obscured by the brown 

 of the wings of the butterflies. A few sailed back and forth through the 

 air as if seeking a place to alight, when the wings of those sitting, opening 

 and shutting as if by a single impulse, caused the prevailing color to shift 

 from the dark hue of the upper surface to the lighter color of the lower 

 surface. They remained until after nightfall, but were gone when we 

 looked for them in the morning. No attempt was made to capture or 

 count them, but the swarm must have contained some thousands. 



S. H. Peabody, Champaign, Ills. 



Dear Sir, — 



Our season here is remarkably early ; the' following insects have been 

 observed on dates named : 



Camberwell Beauty, V. antiopa March 18 



Small Blue Butterfly, Lycaena neglecta " 



Cabbage Butterfly, Pieris rapce, emerged from 



chrysalis in the house. March 30 



Sulphur Butterfly, C. philodice April 4 



Cabbage Butterfly, P. rapcr " 



Green Emperor Moth, A. /una, just out April 14 



Ajax Swallow-tail, P. ajax April 16 



American Silk-worm, .S. cecropia, just out April 18 



Currant Saw-fly, N. vailricosus " 



Grape-vine Flea Beetle, Haltica chalybea " 



The Colorado Potato Beetle, Doryphora decemlineata.K^x, 1 1 



E. \V. Claypole, Yellow Springs, Ohio. 



Dear Sir, — 



On Friday evening last (25th) while sitting reading, I heard a noise 

 in my breeding box, and on taking it down I saw a fine specimen of P. 

 cresphontes , which had been out for some time, as it was full of life. I was 

 afraid that it might be hurt by flitting about, but it was perfectly safe. I 

 am not sure when it went into the chrysalis, but it was late in October. I 

 got the larva on the nth Oct., and it fed a good while. It is not large, 

 measuring just 3^2 inches when set out. My room has not been very 

 warm, and nothing else has yet come out. 



Hamilton, Ont., Jan'y 26, 18S0. William Murray. 





