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their first appearance. This morning, although their first bloom has 

 Avorn off, their condition is still very fair, but their numbers are less, 

 I am of opinion that the P. canhii have fed up in this neighbourhood, 

 as I saw examples, that may probably have been their parents, earlier 

 in the year, but I have not searched for larvtp. Last year I found a 

 larva of /'. canliii here during the first week of October; this duly 

 pupated, and I later bred an imago from the pupa. With regard to I', 

 atalanta there is no doubt as to their having been bred in the locality, 

 as I have taken the larvfe plentifully. — Colix Murray, 9, Bedford 

 Gardens, Ilford, Essex. Scptoiiber '29th, 1903. 



Pyrameis cardui in Durham. — On September 23rd I was travelling 

 along the raihvay between Castle Eden and Ryhope, in the county of 

 Durham, when I observed scores of Fyrameu carcbii, all in very fair 

 condition. I have never seen so many before in this district, for the 

 railway-banks were all alive with them. It seems late for them, 

 though the season is late and a bad one. Do you think they had 

 crossed from the continent ? They were not at all ragged, but 

 appeared in good condition. — H. Milburn, 27, Katherine Street, 

 North Road, Darlington. October 1st, 1903. 



Pupation of Anthrocera filipendul.e. — Whilst at Dover during 

 the first week of August, 1903, I observed a curious collection of 

 cocoons of Anthrocera jilipcndidae spun up on the iron railings facing 

 the military prison on the cliffs. In the space of about 50 yards, 

 87 cocoons were counted, all from 3ft. to oft. above the ground, and 

 placed so as to be sheltered from the wind. In each case the cocoon 

 was darker than usual, and the railings being a rusty black, it looked 

 as if there had been some attempt at adaptation to the surroundings, 

 the coloration of the cocoons being, in each instance, of a dirty brown 

 that did not form at all a bad resemblance. Of two other larvte found 

 crawling up the same railings, one was placed in a willow chip box, 

 and the cocoon was of exactly the same colour as the box, whilst the 

 other was placed in a glass-topped box (white-lined), and produced an 

 almost satin-white cocoon, both of which harmonised well with the 

 colour of the material on which they were placed. Observations on 

 the cocoons of this species would, one fancies, prove interesting. — 

 C. P. Pickett, F.E.S., Dawlish Road, Leyton. September 10th, 1903. 



Lepidopteea at Oxshott. — On July 25th a run down to Oxshott 

 produced the following lepidoptera : — Plebeim aei/on, very scarce indeed ; 

 this seems extraordinary, as it has simply swarmed in past seasons. 

 Enoilia hi/pera)ith>(s, getting worn; Epinephelc tithnmm, just emerging; 

 TlnjtneUcuH linen, fully out and in fresh condition; Pawjihila sijlraniis, 

 just showing; Anarta )iiijrtilli was darting over the ling, as also was 

 Pacltijcneviia hippocastanarla (2nd brood). I also captured one very 

 dark form of Ono/ihoft obscurota and three Selidosoiui phnnaria. The 

 weather was somewhat dull, and probably this accounts for the small 

 number of captures. — C. P. Pickett, F.E.S., Leyton. 



Note on the emergence of Plusia moneta. — On the evening of 

 June 23rd I had in front of me a cage containing pupfe of Plusia 

 moneta, when, at 10.50 p.m., I noticed one about to disclose its imago, 

 and watched the proceeding through to the finish. At 10.50 p.m. the 

 moth left the pupa-case and crawled up the cage. I opened the door 

 of the cage and let it come out so as to see it more closely. It held 

 on by the front pair of legs only. The middle and bind legs during the 



