lOS [October, 



opening and shutting its wings, and flitting in enjoyment of the shelter and the 

 sunshine, from flower to flower. He took the insect to his father, who brought it to 

 me — and I saw it still alive. It is a fine fresh specimen, and has not flown much. 



The locality is two and a-half miles from Neath as the crow flies. Ships laden 

 with timber and other merchandise come up to Neath, and the inference is, that the 

 pupa may hare come thus imported, although it is marvellous that the insect could 

 have flown so far without more injury to its freshness. 



The nearest houses, excepting four cottages of mine, are half-a-mile distant, and 

 all enquiry fails to discover any one who could, by any possibility, have imported the 

 insect. — John T. D. Lleweltx, Ynisygerwn, Neath : September l^th, 1876. 



[Mr. Llewelyn accompanied the above account by a pen-and-ink sketch, and 

 excellent description of this magnificent butterfly, and the identity of his insect with 

 JO. ArcJdppus is certain. The larva feeds upon species of Asolepias. The 

 insect occurs in America from Canada to the Amazons, and is generally very 

 common. Within a few years, it has spread over the Islands of the Pacific to 

 Queensland and New Guinea, in consequence (probably) of being iiitroduced, in the 

 first instance, with its food plant. The number of vessels passing up the Bristol and 

 St. George's Channels, from all ports of America, is very great : so that the chance 

 importation of a pupa (or even of a perfect insect) is by no means unlikely. Large 

 butterflies are often captured at sea, many miles from land, with but few signs of 

 wear and tear, if the weather be fine. — Eds.]. 



Capture of Pieris Daplidice near Southend, Essex. — On the 11th August, I 

 caught a female of this scarce species flying near a lucerne-field, about ten minutes' 

 walk from the railway station at Southend. — V. E. L. Youno, 38, Limes Grove, 

 Lewisham : IGlk September, 1876. 



[I have seen this insect, and certify to its authenticity. — J. W. D.] 



Notes OH Lepidoptera from North Wales. — In the first week of this month, I 

 captured by gas light in Pwllheli, North Wales, a very small (though good) specimen 

 of Brijophila gland f era. I believe this is the first record of its occurrence in N^orth 

 Wales. I also captured, in the boggy neighbom'hood of Penrhyn Dudriath, Festiniog 

 Eaihvay, ISphyra porata (common), Anaitis plagiata (common), Argynnis Adippe, 

 and a beautiful variety of Lomaspilis marginata, front wings similar to No. 3 en- 

 graving in Newman's British Moths, but with a sepia-brown border on the under- 

 wings. — Samuel D. Baiustow, Woodland Mount, lluddersfield : Aug. 26th, 1876. 



Etipithecia suhciliata in Yorkshire. — At an excursion made by the joint Natural 

 History Societies of Leeds, York, Richmond, and Huddersfield to Boroughbridge 

 and Aldborough on the 7th of August last, several specimens oi Evpifhecia stibciliata 

 were taken on or about maple bushes by various Members. Has the species ever 

 been recorded from Yorkshire before ? — Geo. T. Poekitt, Huddersfield : September 

 4th, 1876. 



Capture of Catocola fraxini. — On September 4th, I took a specimen of this 

 rarity, at sugar, in the Vicarage garden here. — A. H. EvANS, Scremerston Vicarage, 

 Berwick. 



