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which fell a larva of Cerura furcula, which pupated the next day in 

 the chip box in which I had placed it, an imago duly emerging on 

 August 8th. I have never before heard of C. fnrcula being double- 

 brooded. My son, on June 23rd, captured on Arbrook Common, 

 Chocrocanipa porcellus on the wing, flying round a blackberry bush, the 

 first I ever saw taken on the wing, although I have found larvsB and 

 bred imagines at Cambridge. If this one fed up in the place where it 

 was found it must have fed on some other species of bedstraw than 

 Galiniii irrum, as this is not found on the Common. I also captured 

 a fine specimen of Hcliothis aruiit/er on Oxshott Heath, on August 

 10th. — Harry Fleet, 7, Park Road, Esher, Surrey. Auqunt 10th, 

 1901. 



Sesia andreniformis in Kent. — Whilst my son and I were engaged 

 sembling for Ladocampa qnercus near here on July 17th last, the latter 

 took a clearwing which turns out to be a specimen of the rarest of the 

 British Sesiids, viz., Sesia andreniformis. It was settled on a leaf of 

 the wild cornel or dogwood, Curniis san</iiinea, in the stems of which 

 the larva is believed to feed. I should have recorded it earlier, but 

 though it perfectly corresponded with the description of S. andreni- 

 formis, as given in Newman's British JMoths, I was still doubtful about 

 it, but having now had an opportunity of submitting the same to my 

 friend, the Rev. C. R. N. Burrows, of Mucking, the latter says there is 

 not the least doubt as to the identity of the insect. — H. Huggins, 

 Jun., 13, Clarence Place, Gravesend. Auijust 21nd, 1901. 



Sphinx ligustri full-fed in July. — On July 22nd, I took three 

 larvfe of Sphinx lie/ustri, two being apparently almost full-fed, these 

 two burrowed on July 28th and 29th respectively, whilst the third, 

 which was much smaller when taken, burrowed on August 6th. Is this 

 not very early for this species to be full-fed ? — Ibid. 



Colias hyale at Gravesend. — I did not take this species again, 

 after the specimen I recorded as being taken on June 14th, until the 

 9th inst., when I saw and took a solitary one ; since then, on the 19th, I 

 saw two and took one, on the 20th I saw two and took one, on 21st I 

 saw five and took two, to-day have seen eleven and have taken nine. 

 It seems, therefore, as if this, though in a minor degree as compared 

 with last year, is going to be a " hi/ale year." It is worthy of notice, 

 too, that all these C. hyale have been taken in two lucerne fields 

 adjoining each other. Yesterday I took a big round, visiting many 

 spots which were very prolific of C. hyale last year, but, with the 

 exception above mentioned, without result. — Ibid. 



Entomological notes from Rye. — Of the insects captured at Rye 

 during the first three weeks of August, the following are interesting : — 

 Leucania alhipxmcta and Calymnia affinis at sugar, Stanropus fayi, 

 larvffi, Sjihinx conridvuli, an imago, in the High Street, at Rye. 

 Sugaring on the whole, was poor, though Ayrotis tritici, A. vestiyialis, 

 A. puta, and others were plentiful on the sandhills. Some 50 

 larvae of Choerocampa porcellus were obtained, as also many of Smerin- 

 thus populi, and Fyramcis atalanta. Among the Coleoptera I may 

 mention the capture of six Hylesiniis oleiperda from ash-trees, an 

 addition to the Sussex list. — J. Henderson, Birchin Lane, London. 

 August 21st, 1901. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Essex. — I took a specimen of Sphinx convol- 



