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repandata, while light attracted Bonibyx fiei/stria, Odonestis potatoria, 

 Habrostola triplasia and Selenia ii/uiiafia. Two days at Swanage, 

 July 29th and August ist, was productive of some splendid fresh 

 Colias edusa, Arge galaiea, Lyccena alexis, L. corydon, L. alsus, Thaumas 

 tages and a fine lot of Hcsperia adcEOti. Macroglossa stellatarum were 

 flying about commonly, but I only succeeded in catching one. Zygcena 

 filipendidce were flying as thick as flies. I also took Bryophila gla?idifera, 

 B. perla, Phytomeira ce^iea and Miana fimincula. — VV. Bloomfield, 

 14, Canterbury Road, London, N. September ^th, 1892. 



Manchester. — On August 26th I saw a fine female Colias edusa, taken 

 that day in a field near my house. I do not think edusa has been seen 

 in this neighbourhood since 1877. A friend of mine then took two of 

 the type and one helice, about a mile away from here. — B. H. Crab- 

 tree, The Oaklands, Grange Avenue, Levenshulme, Manchester. Sept. 

 5///, 1892. 



Afariow, Bucks. — Some Colias edusa have been brought in to me 

 here, but I have not seen a single var. heiicr. at present, nor have I 

 taken C hyale yet. — (Rev.) Bernard Smith. August 2?>th, 1892. 



Forest Gate. — I have only seen one Colias hyale here yet ; this I 

 unfortunately missed. — B. L. Nussey. August 29//^, 1S92. 



Colchester and Essex Coast. — My son Bernard took a good ^ Colias 

 hyale last Saturday, 13th inst., and his younger brother Philip took one 

 on Monday, 8th. We have also taken several nice varieties of C. edusa 

 and Cynthia cardui, but have looked in vain, thus far, for Pieris daplidice, 

 Argynnis latho?iia, which ought to turn up this year, Deiopeia piil- 

 chella, which may be expected again now, Vanessa a?itiopa, etc. On 

 Wednesday, the 17th, I took two nice C. hyale, and one of my sons 

 took one, and saw two others. The species is not in the least likely to 

 to be confined to this district, so that there will be plenty of records in 

 another month probably. We took the first at St. Osyth, on the Essex 

 coast, and the others at Myland and Sexden, two of the outlying 

 parishes of the borough of Colchester. — W. H. Harwood, Colchester. 



Cambridge. — I have not much to report this season. The " lions " 

 of the year have not neglected us, Cynthia cardui in profusion in May 

 and June, and again now ; one (to my knowledge) edusa was seen in 

 June. They are quite common now in suitable localities. What an 

 insect the " clouded yellow " is to carry the entomologist back ; quite 

 a golden landmark in one's life ! Two or three weeks ago, on the old 

 Roman road, three miles out of the .town — happy hunting-ground for 

 Lyccena alsus, Chccrocampa porcellus, Ajiticlea sinuata, and in days gone 

 by of L. acis — three otherwise sedate enough entomologists might have 

 been observed rushing madly about after yellow butterflies ; not, indeed, 

 catching so many as if they had stood still and struck at them as they 

 flew by , but it was fifteen years ago since either of them had seen edusa, 

 except one or two worn ones in 1889, and the old association and 

 memories called up by the sight of these yellow strangers flitting about 

 in all directions took them back those fifteen years, and so they must 

 needs run for the time. Plusia gainma has fairly owi-gamma-di. itself for 

 commonness, and Plutella cruciferarum thoroughly maintains its repu- 

 tation as a pest. Apatnea ophiogramma has been with me the best thing 

 of the season. Working in a small locality close by, where it used to 

 be taken years ago, I succeeded in getting a good series ; and^ two 



