60 THE entomologist's record. 



Epunda ltjtulenta in Herts. — Last autumn I spent three days — 

 September 10th to 12th — at Weston Vicarage, five miles from Stevenage. 

 Whilst watching some tobacco plants between 6.30 and 7 p.m. for 

 Plilcficthontiiin convolfidi (of which I saw several, but captured only 

 one) I noticed a black speck in the centre of a tobacco flower. I 

 thought it could not be Plasia (/amnta, as it was settled, and quite 

 motionless, but was hardly prepared on boxing it to find that it was a 

 fine male Epunda lutulenta — a species I had never taken before. As 

 Mr. A. E. Gibbs, of St. Albans, who is making out the Hertfordshire 

 list of insects for the Victoria County History, informs me that the 

 species is new to the county, perhaps you may deem the record worthy 

 of insertion in your magazine. — (Rev.) G. H. Raynor, M.A., Hazeleigh 

 Rectory, Maldon, Essex. Jamianj 8tli, 1902. 



Autumnal Lepidoptera in Merioneth, etc. — I spent the last week 

 of September and the first week of October, 1901, at Aberdovey, in 

 Merionethshire. Though so late in the season there were more insects 

 about than I expected to find. My captures included a worn example 

 of Sphin.r cimntlruli at rest on a wall, Epunda niiira going over, E. 

 licltoiea, X}ilina ornitnpux [rJii^olitlia), Calocaiiipa rctitsta, Peridrtniia 

 aancia, P. ypsilon, AncJiocclis Difina, A. hnios<a, A. niacilrnta, (Jrrliodia 

 liipda, &c. I also saw two specimens of Pobpiunia c-albiini and one 

 Pi/raiiieis cardiii. X. ornitojitis was very plentiful at sugar, also at rest 

 on stones on the mountain-sides, in this respect the species has much 

 the same habit as Pali a cJii. The capture of a larva of Ciicullia asteris 

 was interesting. After my return, a visit to Delamere produced only 

 two examples of Kpunda Intulcnta worth taking. A rather small, 

 very dark and perfect specimen of Acherontia atmjxis, was brought to 

 me in the beginning of October, caught by a dairymaid in the dairy 

 at Earl Egerton's place, near Knutsford. — G. 0. Day, F.E.S., 

 Knutsford. Xnreinber Vdt/i, 1901. 



Lepidoptera in 1901, etc.-— For a novice I had very fair success 

 last year. Among other species, I found ADijdiidatii/s strataria plentiful 

 in Epping Forest, 30 examples captured on April 1st and 3rd ; Aleucu 

 jiictaria in Epping Forest from April 22nd to May Bth, and I was 

 pleased to take (for the first time there) at Broxbourne, Xola strvpda 

 and Zqdii/nis qiieycus, on July 13th ; Colias hyale occurred at Hackney 

 Wick, on the banks of the canal, June 25th ; and Sphinx convolvnli 

 (which I see has been common) in my own garden on September 21st. 

 In north Devon, amongst my captures for the first time were imagines 

 of Eiiniidesia tacniata, larvfe of ('iirnllia ahsintliii, Eupitln'cia jaaioneata. 

 and many other interesting species of Eiipithecia. I also took Leucania 

 alhipuncta for the first time in the Isle of Wight. During December I 

 have bred (in kitchen), from one batch of eggs, laid by an Isle of Wight 

 $ , 140 specimens of Caradrina ainhipua, after giving away many larva?. 

 The species is evidently prolific, and no trouble to force ; the larvie 

 were fed on dandelion. In Epping Forest last night I found all the 

 Hybernias — rupricapraria, leucopJiaearia, one only, aiiiroitiaria, mar- 

 (linaria, and drfoliaria. I have never taken all at one time before. I took 

 also PJdpalia pedaria (several), and of course Cheimatohia bniiiiata, 

 which is still in countless thousands, chiefly pairs. — John E. Gardner, 

 204, Evering Road. Januaru IQth, 1902. 



Spread of butterflies into suitable localities. — Mr. A. H. Clarke 

 in his note in the Ent. Htrnrd for January, on the spread of butterflies 



