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commenced emerging on May 30th, and the former continued at 

 intervals till July 29th, from larvjB collected in Lychnis diurnea capsules 

 at Scarborough, July 30th, 1900. On June 1st, a specimen of Habros- 

 tola tripartita on a wall, proved an addition to the district list, Avhile on 

 the 8th, H. triplasia, in a similar situation, confirmed last season's find, 

 I took larvas of Oporabia filiijrauitnaria for the first time, on the 1st, 

 the yellow stripes rendering them rather conspicuous ; they were 

 feeding on the common ling. On June 8th Emmelesia albnlata was in 

 good condition ; freshly-emerged Melanippe galiata and Venusia cam- 

 hricaria were also observed — it is curious how often one or two 

 specimens of the latter insect are noticed in early June — I did not 

 see any more V. Cambricaria until July 20fch ; they were then 

 found sitting on mountain-ash trunks, and were very local. June 

 21st was the only good night at treacle during the season; 

 Xylophasia riirea Avas the commonest insect, about 75% being the 

 ab. coinbiista-'-, some of them were very dark ; Apaiiiea nnaniwis was the 

 best of the other insects, while 7*7. decolnrata were common at dusk the 

 same night. July 5th was a good night for i\L tjaliata, mostly found on 

 walls ; Hepialitti velleda, including a few ab. i/allicus, were flying over 

 the bracken. On the 20th, a new addition to our list occurred in 

 Melanthia rnbUjinata, a friend further adding Macroylossa stellataruvi 

 and Uraptert/x saiitbiicata towards the end of the month. Bryophila 

 perla in the centre of the town was a surprise, but I have since found it 

 very commonly this season in localities as far apart as Scarborough and 

 Barmouth. On August 3rd, on the moors, C/uiraeas (jraiiiinis were very 

 common, this is early for them with us, and the same may be said of PoZm 

 chi, August 3rd-31st, and only one in September. August 15th, on 

 the garden wall, a fresh specimen of EiipitJwcia albi punctata also 

 furnished an addition to our list. On the 24th, Cclaena hairorthii were 

 fairly numerous and in good condition, but, although they continued 

 out till September 28th, this was the only favourable afternoon, all the 

 others having the drawback of a high and cold wind, which also operated 

 against Oporabia fiUyrainiiiaria, a few of which, with Tapinostola 

 fidva, finished a season, that, on the whole, was a very moderate one, 

 the prevalence all through of cool easterly breezes being the chief 

 obstacle to success, especially with Noctuids. — W. G. Clutten, 10, 

 Hallwell Street, Burnley. 



Lepidoptera at Castle Moreton. — Sugar and light have failed 

 here throughout the season. The first brood of Folyijoiiia c-albion was 

 more abundant than usual, as were also the second broods of Cyaniris 

 aryiulus and Lcptidia sinapis. I have seen a specimen of PortJiesia 

 chrysurr/toca taken this year in this locality. Eecently I noticed a note 

 in The Record bearing on the difficulty of obtaining $ s of Adscita 

 yeryon, but, I believe, if lepidopterists would work for it between 

 4.45 p.m. and 5.45 p.m. they would obtain $ s without difficulty. — 

 (Rev.) E. C. Dobree Fox, M.A., Castle Moreton Vicarage, Tewkes- 

 bury. September ^-ith, 1901. 



Lepidoptera at Chislehurst, etc. — Autumnal larvfe are mostly 

 very scarce, the only exception coming under my notice being those 

 of Eupithecia siibnotata, which have been extremely common. My only 



* Is the form so often recorded as coiDhiista, reallv iib. coiuhii^ta, Haw., which, 

 as we have previously stated {Brit. Xnctuac, cVc, i., p. 80), is a very rare form, or 

 is it coDibngta, Hb. We suspect that the form usually called combusta, is not 

 covibusta at all, but one of the commoner named forms.— Ed. 



