NOTES ON COLLECTING. 23'5 



previous night there had been a storm, and the ground was somewhat 

 moist, although the sun was brilliant and delightfully warm. As mid- 

 day approached all along the road large quantities of butterflies were 

 seen "drinking" up the moisture in the sun. They were principally of 

 the genus Krebia, K. ciiryale, swarms, E. pronnc, abundant, E. tyndarufi, 

 a few, and K. melatiipiis, a few. Although Brcnthia palen was common on 

 the adjacent slopes of the Sorapis, I did not see one cross over on to 

 the road to assist in the feast. The sight was quite apparent to all 

 the passers-by as I was informed of the occurrence by several friends 

 subsequently, and I repeatedly saw visitors stop to look at the living 

 black clouds. I am inclined to put lu(ranessa antiopa down as a 

 drinker. An individual flew around me among the pines and finally 

 settled in the road, it was, however, far too wary and I failed to secure 

 what was a lovely and perfect specimen. Blues were very scarce on 

 this ground, only two or three specimens of Aijriades corulon and 

 of Ci/cmiiis seiiiiair/ita were seen. — H. J. Turner. 



Food of larv.e of Hpilosoma lubricipeda. — In the garden to-day 

 I notice that the young larvae of the above species are feeding on the 

 thick leaves of bedded out Begonias, leaves of the Geraniums, including 

 the succulent ivy-leaved kinds, the foliage of the Tradescantia and also 

 on the Michaelmas Daisy. — Hy. J. Turner. Aii(/ust 2ith. 



Deiopeia pulchella in Derbyshire. — May I bring to your notice, 

 the capture of a female Deiopeia pulchella. The moth was taken on 

 June 14th by a member of the Trent College, N.H.S., and was beaten 

 out of laurel bushes in the college grounds. It is not a good specimen, 

 probably owing to the buft'etings received on its long journey. I 

 believe there are very few, if any, records of the capture of Deiopeia 

 pulchella in a locality so far from the sea and the continent, as Trent, 

 and, so far as I know, it is some years since it was taken at all in 

 England. — H. H. Wallis, Trent College, Derbyshire. Juh/ 2ith. 



[It is very annoying to find after this is in print that the identical 

 paragraph has been sent to another magazine. — H.J.T.] 



Season of 1912 in the Abertillery District.— May I suggest 

 that it is a mistake to include under such a heading notes for Folke- 

 stone and other places, far far from Wales. Surely the notes for 

 Folkestone should be published separately ; or else the title of the 

 paper might be made less special. My reason for uttering this 

 grumble is that any Kentish entomologist might very easily pass over 

 a paper on Monmouthshire in glancing through back numbers. If he 

 did so, would he be to blame ? — P. A. Buxton (F.E.S.), Tonbridge. 



[Localities are indexed year by year, and this digression to Folke- 

 stone should appear among them.— H.J. T.] 



EucHLoii cardamines. — I do not wish to comment on the main 

 point of Mrs. Page's note (p. 201.) May I, however, record the fact that 

 in 19] 2 the insect in question was extremely abundant at Cambridge, 

 whereas this season (1913) has found it quite remarkably scarce. In 

 the neighbourhood of Cambridge this is certainly not due to over 

 collecting. I am inclined to wonder whether the same may not be 

 the case even at Horsley. — P. A. Buxton (F.E.S.), Tonbridge. 



