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condition, and both sexes were attracted by the flowers. — J. Alderson,- 

 14, Dafforne Eoad, Upper Tooting, S.W. August 22nd, 1910. 



Hyponomeuta cagnagellus and other lepidoptera at Lewisham 

 IN 1910. — During the last two or three years I have remarked on the 

 occurrence of Hyponomeuta cai/natiellKs at Lewisham, where it is usually 

 a very common garden insect, feeding on Euonyw us japonic a. In spite 

 of its great abundance last year, the species has been less common during 

 the present season than in any since I first observed it, but what has 

 been more remarkable, is the fact that it has appeared so much later 

 than previously. In other seasons, the bulk of the specimens have 

 occurred in July, sometimes earlier, at other times later in the month, 

 but this year scarcely any specimens appeared in July, and it was not 

 until the past week, August 28th onwards, that the species really emerged 

 in any numbers. During the last few days the species has been common, 

 much less so than usual, but between 4.30 p.m. and 5.80 p.m. several 

 ? s were to be seen any day on the wing, flying heavily, but for 

 considerable distances, and busy selecting suitable spots for egglaying. 

 The species is, therefore, at least five or six weeks later than its 

 average time of appearance in this district. I may add also that 

 Bryop/iila perla, now a very local species here, has been more abundant 

 than usual this year ; perhaps the abundance is to be connected with 

 the wet season, which may have suited its foodplant, as the walls have 

 been damp enough and the lichens on those by the sides of the 

 Quaggy seemingly rather more abundant than usual, although I have 

 not paid much attention to the fact ; at any rate, during the last few 

 days several examples have been noticed on the lamps and at the 

 lighted shop windows in the neighbourhood. The partial second- 

 brood of Celastrina aryiolKs, sometimes not uncommon, has been so 

 far represented only by a single <? which I saw resting in my garden 

 on the morning of August 21st. There has been hardly a trace of the 

 work of the larvae of the second-brood Cenn'ostona laburnella on the 

 laburnum trees this autumn, very few mined leaves, and scarcely 

 a pupa was found even when looked for. On the other hand, the 

 larv« of the second-brood of Gracilaria syrinyella scorched the privet 

 leaves as badly as usual. — A. M. Cochrane, Lewisham. September Urd, 

 1910. 



SCIENTIFIC NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



Phakmacophagous habit of Laertias philenor, a protection against 

 IcHNEUMONiDiE. — Besides affording it protection from birds and other 

 enemies, the fact that Laertias piiilenor feeds on Ariiitoluchia, seems, 

 so far as my own observation goes, to afford it complete protection 

 against Ichneumonidae and other parasites. For the last seven 

 years I have received pup^e from the United States, but have never 

 found one infested with any parasite ; while those bred in my butterfly- 

 house have been equally free, where all the Papilio macliaon which had 

 pupated near at hand had been stung, as well as many of the 

 Jasoniades ylaucns. On the other hand, as I have often found pupae of 

 Thais poli/.vena infested, I wonder how far this protection applies to 

 the pharmacophagous Papilios generally. — Cecil Floersheim, B.A., 

 F.lii.S., Pennyhill Park, Bagshot, Surrey. 



Earwig eating moth's eggs. — I had frequently observed the eggs 

 of some insect attached to the stop netting round a tennis court in the 



