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1869, and the latest first specimen seen was on June 11 ,- 

 1887. In 1875, on July 2, I saw one in good condition. 

 This year (1897) the first ^ was seen on April 27. Once 

 only I found the pupa in winter, on February 21, 1871, 

 attached to the stem of a wild rose, and bred it during the 

 spring.^ 



Colias edusa I have never seen in numbers, and it only 

 occurs occasionally, and usually single specimens. It was 

 caught near Painswick this year on September 11, by a 

 young collector from London.^ 



G. vhamni is getting scarcer in this district. 



M. galatea has been fairly common this j^ear in its haunts. 

 I bred this sluggish flying butterfly in 1809 from larv?e 

 found on June 11, on Painswick Hill ; the first imago 

 emerged on July 17. 



^S'. semele is not seen so often as in former years. 



E. titlionus is not common here any season. 



E. hyperantliis sometimes common, but certainly local. I 

 generally see it in one locality each summer, and formerly 

 took several interesting varieties of it. 



T. W. album formerly occurred close to our mill, and on 

 July 1, 1868, one was found by my brother at rest in the 

 mill on the machinery. I have not seen it for some years, but 

 think Mr. Merrin has taken it this season near Gfloucester. 



T. rubi, one of our early butterflies. This year I saw it 

 on April 28. I have found it much worn in past seasons, 

 as late as June 14. 



L. adonis. I met with imagoes of the autumn brood of 

 this lovely insect this year on September 14, in fair condi- 

 tion, on our hills, after an absence of several years. Pre- 

 viously I had only seen the summer brood here. 



L. corydon was taken here this year during August. 

 1 Emerged during the eventing of April 30, 1871, a ? . - List given. 



