181 THE entomologist's RECORD. 



"June(?) to September," and in Merrin's calendar in "July to October, 

 to March, May and June." — Eustace R. Bankes, Tlie Rectory, Corfe 

 Castle. July 25//^, 1892. [It is quite possible that in a season like 

 the present the A. suffusa might be either late specimens of the early 

 brood or early specimens of the late brood. F. piita (second brood) 

 occurs normally at Deal in August, but I have taken beautiful 

 specimens during the last week in July in early seasons. — Ed.] 



Time of Emergence of Lepidoptera. — I observe in the Entomo- 

 lo^isfs Record for July a note on the time of emergence of Smerinthus 

 tilice. I am glad to notice that this interesting subject is now receivint^ 

 some attention. In some notes upon "Lepidoptera in Roxburghshire," 

 which I wrote for the Proceedings of the Berwickshire Naturalises Clui) 

 i?i /line, 1885, I therein made the following observations: — "Before 

 closing these notes, I may mention that with regard to the time of 

 emergence from the chrysalis state of lepidopterous insects, it is curious 

 to note the regularity in time, I mean certain periods of the day, in 

 which different species emerge. I cannot say whether or not there is a 

 general rule, but I have found this to be the case with several species 

 that I have repeatedly bred : thus the time of emergence of Bombyx 

 querciis \z.x. callunce is from 8 to 12 '^.xn.\ oi Harpyia furciila, ^i^ox^i 

 2.30 p.m.; Leiocanipa dictcea, 6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. ; Notodonta dronie- 

 daiius and N. ziczac, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m, and Saturnia carpini about 

 9.45 a.m. These instances might be extended, but they are sufficient 

 to show the apparent rule of certain periods of emergence." I should 

 say that the pup?e from which the species mentioned above were bred, 

 I kept as near as possible under similar conditions, and their time of 

 emergence was closely watched and particularly noted. — A. Elliot, 

 Caverton, Roxburgh, N B. August 2nd, 1892. 



Plusia moneta. — I caught a third Plusia nioneta on the 

 14th instant at light in the same garden where I caught the other 

 two on the nth and 12th instant. They were all hovering over the 

 monkshood {Aconitum), which grows in profusion there. A fourth 

 specimen was captured on the 23rd July in the same garden, and 

 hovering in the same manner. — R. A. Dallas Beeching, Tunbridge 

 Wells. ^ 



I am fortunate in being able to report another capture of Plusia 

 moneta in my garden on the 21st July. I noticed something hovering 

 in the dusk about the flowers of Nicotiana affinis, somewhat after the 

 manner of the Sphingid.'e, but upon its settling on the flower I at 

 once saw what it was, and it remained perfectly quiet sucking the honey 

 from the flower, so that I was enabled to box it without aid of the net. 



I have this June taken 2 Cymatophora ocularis, and 3 Apaniea 

 ophiogramma at sugar in my garden. Common things absolutely 

 .swarmed at sugar during June, but since hardly a specimen is to be 

 seen. — M. A. Pitman, Norwich. July 28//;, 1892. 



Hints on Labelling. —When collecting, one is always meeting 

 coincidences, such as certain plants are in flower when certain 

 lepidoptera are on the wing. One year they may be found together 

 early in the month, and the next, the bad weather or other causes may 

 retard them, but in nearly every case the ciuses which retard or 

 accelerate the flowering of the plants, also retard or accelerate the 

 time of appearance of the insect. Of course there are exceptions, but 



