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been obtained in numbers from the elm-trees ; Zephyrus quercus larvffi 

 simply swarmed. On the 23rd inst. a full-grown larva of Sphinx 

 convnlvuli was picked up on the road near the town and brought to me, 

 and another on the 26th, both have since gone down. Two specimens 

 of Colias Injale have also been taken here this month. — E. A. Atmore, 

 F.E.S., King's Lynn. Awjnst ^Oth, 1901. 



Lepidopteea in south Devon. — During the first three weeks of 

 August, lepidoptera were not particularly abundant. I took a good 

 series of Callimovpha Item, with a very large proportion of yellow and 

 orange forms, BryopJiila viuralis was abundant and exceedingly 

 varied ; one wall, about 200 yards long, producing over 100 specimens 

 in six days. They emerge between 5.30 and 7.30 p.m., and this is the 

 best time of the day, I found, for looking for them, as they are far 

 more conspicuous when stretching their wings or when at rest on the 

 spot where they have just closed them. When they had flown and 

 chosen a resting-place for themselves they were exceedingly hard to 

 find, so well did they harmonise with their surroundings. Sugar at 

 Torcross and Torquay was a great failure. Very few insects came to 

 it, and in a fortnight we did not see more than 40 Caradrina ambigua. 

 Agrotis piita was present in small numbers, and so were Miana literosa 

 and Miana fur uncula. The latter species was seen flying at dusk in 

 swarms, but on no evening were more than twenty settled on the 

 whole ground at sugar. Lithosia caniola had been numerous earlier 

 in August, but they were mostly over by the time we arrived ; 

 altogether we got forty, about a half being in really good condition. 

 On one occasion we found a specimen fluttering about a sugared flower, 

 and on boxing it, two more were discovered to be lying in the box 

 paired. Leucania putre^cens was quite over ; our only rarities were two 

 Leucania albipiincta and two Heliotlm armigera, one specimen of each 

 at each of the above-mentioned places. After my experience at 

 Torquay in 1896 and 1897, it was very disappointing. — F. G. 

 WooDFORDE, F.E.S., Market Drayton. August 23/y/, 1901. 



Nyssia lapponaria in Perthshire. — Many of your readers may be 

 interested to hear that last year I took two larvfe of Xgssia lapponaria, 

 in Perthshire, from which one imago, a female, emerged. This July, I 

 have again obtained larvie in the same locality. I believe Mr. Christy 

 is the only other entomologist who has taken this insect recently. 

 According to Barrett he found his larvte on hawthorn and birch, 

 whereas mine were feeding on low plants — ling, bell-heather, and bog- 

 myrtle. — E. A. Cockayne, 6, Tapton House Koad, Sheffield. 



Plusia moneta and Porthesia chrysorrhcea at Norwood. — It may 

 interest you to know that Plusia moneta and PortheMa chrgsorrhoea 

 have occurred at Norwood. I have taken five of the former, four at 

 Norwood, and one at Sydenham, it has also been taken at West Wick- 

 ham. A few Eutricha quercifolia have also been taken here by others 

 as well as myself. — A. M. Swain, 5, Kelvin Terrace, Sydenham, S.E. 

 August 12tJi, 1901. 



Papilio machaon and other Lepidoptera in the Esher district. 

 — The following observations made around Esher this year may not 

 prove uninteresting ; on May 19th 1 saw a specimen of Papilio ynachaon 

 on a lilac bush in Clareraont Lane, but did not capture it, whilst on 

 May 20th I found in my garden a specimen of Sphinx lignstri. On 

 June 9th, when dusking, my boy beat a few stunted willows from 



