18 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



about two inches high, you will find, as a rule, the lower part left in 

 the ground slightly webbed. The part remaining in the ground con- 

 tains a larva of CoclujUs aeneana. 



14. — Search the stone dykes which fence the fields for pupae of 

 Arctovujscis nujricae. The larvae spin up on the stones, the cocoons 

 being easily seen. 



15. — Collect larvae of Lasiocampa rubl, on sunny days, in the early 

 spring. Put each one separately into a small box (large enough for 

 the moth to emerge and expand its wings) ; put the boxes into a warm 

 kitchen, the larvae will spin up and emerge in due course without 

 further trouble. 



16. — It is always worth while, in January and February, to search 

 for pupae under moss on trees. Those of Craniophora liytistri (on ash), 

 and Eurymene doluhraria (oak), being almost certain finds. 



:ii^OTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 



Leucania favicoloe near Southend. — I have to record the 

 occurrence of this Leucania, described last year by Mr. Barrett, from 

 near Southend. — F. G. Whittle, 3, Marine Avenue, Southend. 



Late emergence of Vanessa io. — I met with a larva of V. io 

 about the middle of October, which pupated in a day or two. I was 

 curious to know whether it would hybernate as a pupa, but it came 

 out on Nov. 10th. No doubt, if any frost had occurred during the 

 pupal stage, it would have killed it, and had it emerged out-of-doors, 

 I presume, it would have hybernated at once. — J. A. Butterfield, 

 B.Sc, 35, Wrottesley Koad, Plumstead, S.E. 



Food-plant of Euchella jacob.e.^. — In August, both of 1896 and 

 1897, I came across large numbers of larvae of E. jacohaeae, feeding 

 on Senecio vulgaris, by the roadside, which struck me as being some- 

 what remarkable, as there were sevei'al acres of common and fields 

 within one or two hundred yards, covered with fine plants of Senecio 

 jacobaea. From the latter, however, I only succeeded in obtaining 

 about a dozen larvae — they were all much finer specimens than those 

 found feeding on S. vulgaris. — Hubert C. Phillips, M.R.C.S., 

 F.E.S., 83, Shirland Gardens, Paddington, W. 



Food-plant of Porthesia similis. — In the early part of the 

 summer, 1897, I observed that all the larv* of P. similis I captured 

 at Kingsbury were feeding on the petals of Bosa canina, on the flowers 

 of which they were very conspicuous. — Ibid. 



Habits of Nemoria viridata. — I took, near Aix-les-Bains, on 

 July 24th last, some specimens of a Nemoria, which Mr. Prout refers 

 to viridata. They were taken in a field where a ieyv bushy plants 

 of saintfoin or lucerne (I forget which) were growing. I kicked them 

 up by walking through the field in the afternoon. Mentioning 

 this to Mr. Lowe, he gave me the information in the following 

 paragraph. — J. W. Tutt. 



With us, N. viridata, as far as I know, always lays its eggs upon 

 the young shoots of UUw europaeus. Its habitat is exclusively among 

 furze on clifi's by the sea. It mostly abounds on those parts where 

 there is a second year's growth, after the furze has been cut down for 

 fuel, as is customary here. — (Rev.) F. E. Lowe, M.A., F.E.S., 

 Guernsey. 



Tortrix collecting in 1897. — Tortrix forsterana : I bred a nice 



