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I found moths by no means abundant. I took about six A<irotis. 

 smnlans (pi/rophila) on one night in July, which is an unusually large 

 number of this species, but there was very little else worth mentioning^ 

 and even the commonest Noctuids were scarce. Pieris hrassirai', which 

 has of late years been rather few in numbers, has this year been 

 plentiful. — N. M. Eichaedson, B.A., F.E.S., Monte Video, near- 

 Weymoiith. 



YorJi. — From April to August, 1897, I collected two or three days 

 a week, and with good results. Larvae in May were abundant ; I 

 took a great number of those of Taeniocampa pn/tulcti, and at the same 

 time Tetliea subtusa from poplars ; larvae of other species feeding at 

 this time were in large numbers also. Sugar, in the early part 

 of the season was productive, and the swarms of Ar/rotis exclama- 

 tionis exceeded anything I have ever before seen of this species at. 

 sugar. Acronicta Icporina was out each night, but scarce ; Hadena 

 disswnlif!, at Askham Bog, however, was common, and from several 

 females I obtained good batches of ova, which fed up rapidly, the 

 larvffi pupating early enough, I thought, to produce a second brood ; 

 none, however, emerged in the autumn. The females laid freely 

 when fed with honey, but those kept without food would not deposit. 

 Ahra.vas syhata (nlmata) was taken here in beautiful variety. On 

 June 21st, I carefully inspected all the specimens that I came across^ 

 but there were very few " pale " or " bone-coloured " aberrations. On 

 July 1st, however, in the same wood, the species was out in numbers, 

 and the leaden-blue form was not uncommon, as well as intermediate 

 forms. The extreme "pale" form with only the four scorched 

 blotches, and these much reduced in size, was picked up here and 

 there. The great number of cripples of the "blue" aberration was 

 very noticeable. I must have counted more than twenty, and this 

 crippling Avas mostly on the left fore and hind-wings. — S. Walker, 

 15, Queen Anne's Road, York. 



Ch'vcdon. — C'l/aiiiris art/ioh(s appeared at Clevedon last year in fair- 

 numbers in both broods, the second brood being remarkable for its 

 long duration. I did not see a single Vanessa io this autumn, and 

 Pi/raweis atalanta and P. cardui were both scarce. I saw a single 

 specimen of CoJias hyale (or C. var. helicc) on August 2nd, but failed 

 to capture it. C. hyale is very rare in this locality, the last specimen 

 I noticed being in 1881. The common Pierids were less abundant 

 than usual, i may add that on one bright sunny day last March, I saw 

 a good-looking specimen of P. cardui alight in a crowded thorough- 

 fare in Bristol. Insects were scarce at ivy ; I only observed a few each 

 of ScopeJosoma sateUitia, Orthosia macilenta, Anchncdis pistacina and 

 Biotolnmia meticidnsa. — J. Mason, Cleveden Court Lodge, Somerset. 



East Devon. — Few insects have been attracted by ivy this season 

 (1897], scarcely, I should say, a sixth of the usual number. Only on one 

 or two nights were any Xylina soda seen (three on one, and one on the 

 other). I have noticed before that they only seem to feed on certain 

 occasions, though the weather may be apparently favourable at other 

 times. My son took one ? PJasycampa ruhiijinea in our garden ; the 

 first we have taken at ivy, and the second during seven years' resi- 

 dence in East Devon. I am trying to mate it, but have heard nothing 

 yet of a (? . A couple of Sarothn'jms nndulanns also turned up. Can 

 anyone tell me when it lays its eggs ? Though the weather was warm 



