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was a butterfly drinking at one of the puddles left by the water-cart in 

 the road. The insect's quivering wings were partly raised, I thought 

 at once it was Pyrameis cardui, a closer approach, however, dissipated 

 this idea, and, for a moment, I could hardly realize that the specimen 

 was an example of Catocala nupta. Its proboscis was in the water, 

 and it was evidently quite enjoying the draught, a nearer approach 

 disturbed it, and it flew up, and would, I thought, surely settle on the 

 grey stones of the chapel there, but it had no such intention, and, after 

 circling up and down the wall two or three times came to the road 

 again and settled at another puddle near. A passing cart now 

 startled it, but again it returned, until an innocent passer-by once more 

 disturbed it. This time it flew over some gardens (at the back of 

 Gilmore Road), and I thought it had finally departed, so I walked 

 on. What was my astonishment, however, as I crossed the last named 

 road, to see the moth come sailing along and settle at a puddle at the 

 entrance of Wisteria Road. Here it stayed some time, until again 

 disturbed, and then it flew over the gardens at the back of the opposite 

 row of houses in Gilmore Road, and I saw it some way along flying 

 over the brickwork as if seeking a resting-place. It, however, flew 

 further along and I lost sight of it, so that whether it returned to the 

 road or not I do not know. As I said before, the observation made 

 known to me a quite new habit for this species, although I have seen 

 some strange visitors to the puddles on the paths of the Alps of 

 Central Europe, where some moths are constant visitors even in the 

 day time, e.y., Ennychia octomaciilata, etc., but not species of Catocala. — 

 J. W. Tut't. October 2nd, 1907. 



Note on the resemblance between the larva of Dimorpha 

 versicolora and its foodplant. — I am aware that the likeness between 

 the larva of Dimorpha versicolora in its last stadium, and the green 

 pendulous tassels of the birch, has often been pointed out, but I have 

 not come across any reference to the striking resemblance which it 

 presents in middle life to the young birch leaves. When not feeding, 

 it stands out almost straight from the tip of the birch-twig, with its 

 back arched concavely, and its legs clasped together and at right 

 angles to its body ; the three pairs of legs presenting a perfect copy of 

 the serrated edge of a young birch leaf.— Cecil Floersheim, 16, 

 Kensington Court Mansions, London, W. October 5th, 1907. [See 

 Nat. Hist. Brit. Lepidoptera, iii., pp. 248-248, where the larval 

 similarity to leaves, catkins, etc., of birch, also to Tenthredo larvaa 

 when quite young, is dealt with at length. — Ed.] 



Reappearance of Eugonia polychloros in the Bagshot district. 

 — After an interval of Ave years I was glad to see this insect again in 

 this district. I saw the imago on the wing on several occasions 

 towards the latter end of August, and found one fluttering on a 

 window.— Id. 



Cidaria picata and Anthrocera meliloti. — May I note, apropos of 

 Mr. James' statement on p. 208, that I took a fine specimen of this 

 insect in a lane east of Ringwood, and nearly on the border of the 

 New Forest, in the third week of July, 1902. I suggest that the 

 article should have the words " New Forest and Swanage " added to 

 its title in the index. If Mr. James' informant was correct, what 

 steps are to be taken to prosecute the ruffian who deprived the New 

 Forest of 600 (!) specimens of one of its most interesting insects ? — 



