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16. Miiscicapa f/riseula (Grej^ Fly-catcher). August 25th, 1912. 

 Vanessa atalanta. — Luhvorth. We went up a path with some short 

 fir trees on the north side. There were several P. atalanta as we went 

 up, sunning on the south side of the trees; we also saw ivio Musdcapa 

 ijriseola. There were no wings in the path. An hour later we returned, 

 there were two wings coloured side up in the path, one fly-catcher, 

 but nu atalanta '. It was still sunny. 



17. Lfl?»'»ssp. (Shrike). September 1st, 1912. Craiiihiistristellus. 

 — I found this insect still alive, threaded shrike-fashion on a sharp 

 sedge, in the same way as I have found butterflies done by L. colhirio. 

 The insect was alive, and when I cut the sedge managed to struggle 

 off. No shrike was seen in the vicinity, but I have not the smallest 

 doubt that a Lanins was responsible. 



(To he continued.) 



A few Notes on Lepidoptera in the Middlesbrough District in 1912» 



By T. ASHTON LOFTHOUSE, F.E.S. 



Unless otherwise stated the following notes refer to insects taken 

 at Middlesbrough or in a locality a few miles from Middlesbrough, 

 which is well wooded and includes large tracts of moorland reaching 

 to an altitude of about 900 feet above sea level. The woodland 

 consists of lai'ge areas of spruce, larch, Scots fir, and other conifers, 

 interspersed with mountain ash and a little birch in various stages of 

 growth, and on the lower slopes are a good extent of alder in places 

 with oak, elm, sycamore, sallows, and in a restricted area a few 

 aspens. With the exception of April the weather prevailing from 

 Spring to Autumn in this district was of the worst description, there 

 being rain almost every day and necessarily the sun appeared on very 

 few occasions ; although the weather was anything but ideal, by 

 working in sheltered places a fair number of interesting Tortrices and 

 Tineina were obtained, my attention being principally devoted to 

 working the Micro-lepidoptera, some of the species taken being 

 additions to the Yorkshire list. 



The first species noted were Hi/bemia leucophaearia and Phuialia 

 pedaria at rest on tree trunks on February 25th. 



On March 3rd, Leptoi/ravima literana occurred on alder trunks in an 

 alder and birch plantation, the greenish-grey form without black mark- 

 ings. A few Coccyx atrobilella were bred towards the end of April from 

 spruce cones collected earlier in the year. I'hoxopteri/.v lundana were 

 taken on May 11th, and also the second brood specimens on August 

 31st. Eiipithecia huh'f/ata were found on fir trunks on May 18th, on 

 which date the following were also noticed: — Hadena (jlauca, Tephrosia 

 biundtilaria on larch, lu'tinia turionana-'', a single specimen fresh out, 

 at rest on a fallen fir trunk near a recently planted fir plantation, 

 Catoptria ulicetana freely, and Stu/monota internana about gorse, 

 Cnephasia politana and L\ mnsndaua, Capua farillaceana flying in the 

 sun about dead bracken, among bilberry and near oak trees, and 

 Neniopliora scluvarziella flying about over bilberry. I also took a few 

 larvfe spun up in evergreen hWhevry {Yacciniu)ii vitis-idaea) from which 

 Tortri.c fosterana were bred later, and from mined leaves of the same 

 plant I bred Lithocolletis vacciniclla at the end of June, together with 

 several ichneumons. Eupithecia fra.rinota was bred on May 19th 



