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aniheana, July 18th, bred from larvae found on houndstongue ; Cramhm 

 cubnellus, July 20th, a very yellow specimen near Shoeburyness ; 

 Epidppiphora inopiana, July 4th, near Shoeburyness ; LithocoUetLs 

 eorylifoliella, emerged July 25th ; Conclnjlis francillonana, emerged 

 July 26th ; Kupithecia vinianrcata, from larvte on golden-rod at East- 

 wood ; Depressaria ocellana, July 29th, bred from sallow ; Catoptna 

 aemulana, July 30th, bred from golden-rod gathered at Eastwood ; 

 Coleophora rinianrear, August Brd, bred from golden-rod gathered at 

 Eastwood; pAipitJucia ahsi/nthiata, bred from sea-aster; Snu'rinthus 

 occUatus, August 4th, larva near Shoeburyness ; Miana literom and 

 (Edi'inatdjihonis iithddactyliis, sugared burdock near Shoeburyness ; 

 Ptero^tonia ])alpi)ta, August 6th, larva on osiers near Shoeburyness ; 

 Noctua nihi and A", plccta, August lltb, on sugared Knjiatoriinn near 

 Shoeburyness ; At/ndis tritici ab. costacaendea, August LSth, on 

 sugared Kupatoriuin near Shoeburyness ; Dianthoeria cucubali, August 

 28th, on sugared l\upatorium. near Shoeburyness : Pi/ralis farinalu, 

 August 80th, on a shed near Shoeburyness. The above list includes 

 the names of several species not previously reported from this district. 

 — F. G. Whittle, 3, Marine Avenue, Southend. December Gth, 1900. 

 Lepidoptera at Sudbury, Suffolk and neighbourhood (Essex) 

 DURING 1900. — The following notes which I made during last year's 

 collecting may possibly be of some interest. Among the butterflies 

 my first capture worth recording was a specimen of I 'nan iris araiolua 

 on April 21st. This species was very plentiful here during the early 

 part of the summer, and it was also abundant in the Essex part of 

 this district. The second brood, which was not nearly so numerous 

 as the spring one, was out by July 21st, and they were still to be 

 caught on August 1.5th, but were then much worn. This species is 

 usually very scarce with us, and they were welcome captures. The 

 abundance of the larvae of Vanessa io is worth noting, as in many 

 seasons they are hardly to be found here at all. In some places they 

 were swarming on the nettles, but the nnagines were not to be seen, 

 later on, in any particular numbers. This makes the second consecutive 

 season in which these larvie have been unusually numerous. The larvfe 

 of Aiflais ttrtiraf were also most plentiful the whole summer, and were to 

 be found in all stages of growth at the same time. In July Enodia 

 lujpcranthus was on the wing in large numbers in both the Suffolk 

 and Essex parts of the district. 1 had two specimens of Ijiincnitis 

 Sibylla brought to me which had beeu captured in a Suffolk wood a 

 few miles distant. Vn the same place Apatura iris was also to be seen 

 flying round the tops of the oak-trees, but unfortunately they defied 

 all attempts at capture ; but it is well to know that they occur here. 

 As elsewhere, Coiias edusa and ('. hijale put in an appearance, but they 

 were not very plentiful, and were extremely local, showing a partiality 

 for some particular field or othei ; ('. hyale was more in evidence than 

 C edusa. I do not know of any examples having appeared in this 

 part of Essex. The season having been so backward, and the weather 

 very unfavourable, 1 am unable to chronicle any work done at the 

 sallows. At that time cold, strong winds were unpleasantly prevalent. 

 At the beginning of June Smeriiit/iiis ocellatus was emerging in my 

 breeding-cage. They made theii- appearance in the early morning, 

 never later than 9.30. Later on the larvse of this species were fairly 

 abundant in both counties here feeding on sallow. On Septem- 



