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and sixteen females, including two of the var. helice. I kept two 

 females alive, and got a i^w eggs, which are now hatching; is not this 

 an exceptional time for the eggs to be laid ? I was also fortunate 

 enough to capture two Colias hyalc in splendid condition. — Frederick 

 T. Grant, 7, Hastings Road, Maidstone. September ']ih, 1892. [In 

 C. edusa years, tlie eggs of the newly emerged specimens are normally 

 laid in July and August, a third brood appearing in October in favour- 

 able weather. — Ed.] 



Leicestoshire. — C. edusa has turned up here again this August and 

 September, after having been recorded only four times since 1877. I 

 have notes from Stretton Magna, Kibworlh, Knighton, Rearsby, Syston, 

 Brooksby and Melton. I noticed one var. hdice at Stretton, but have 

 no other note of it. — F. Eouskell, Lansdowne Road, Stoneygate, 

 Leicester. 



Laphygma exigua and Heliothis armigera in the Isle of 

 Wight. — After repeated disappointment I was at last rewarded with 

 the capture of a single specimen of L. exigua at sugar on September 

 2ist, at Freshwater, and upon the same evening was successful in 

 capturing one Heliothis armigera also at sugar. I was leaving for 

 London on the 23rd, but although I tried again the last evening I was 

 unsuccessful in seeing any more. Other species at sugar during that 

 week were Agrotis saucia, in profusion, on one evening I captured over 

 sixty fine specimens, A. obelisar, and more rarely Aporophyla australis. I 

 also took a single Luperina cespitis on sugar during the week. I believe 

 this is a rare visitor to artificial sweets. — Albert J. Hodges, 2, Highbury 

 Place, N. 



Butterflies at Sugar. — During a stay at Brockenhurst (New Forest) 

 this August, I look the following butterflies at sugar, Argynnis paphia 

 (4), var. valezina (i), Vanessa polychloros (4), V. io (3), V. atalajita 

 (i), Limenitis sibylla (6), Apatura iris{\), Pararge cegeria (4), Epinephele 

 janira (i), E. tithonus (i), E. hyperanthus (i). The /m was a male, 

 and I took it about 1.30 in the brightest sunshine. I shall be glad to 

 hear if anyone has had a similar experience. I also saw one Catocala 

 sponsa at 3.30 p.m., and took several others about 6 p.m.— F. Bouskell, 

 Lansdowne Road, Stoneygate, Leicester. September 10///, 1892. 



Egg laving of Ti.mandra amataria. — I took a Timandra amataria 

 a fortnight ago, and had a good look at her whilst placing her eggs on 

 the grasses on the side of a bank. She laid them in groups of four or 

 five, and suffered herself to be quietly boxed. She afterwards gave me 

 a nice lot of ova. They are of deep bright coral red, and change to an 

 inky black the day before hatching out. The larv?e are now feeding on 

 knot-grass. Will they hybernate? — S. Walker, 23, Portland Street, 

 York. — August Zth, 1892. 



Euthemonia russula. — I obtained a batch of eggs from two female 

 Eutliemonia russula captured at midsummer; the young larvae were all 

 fed together on dandelion, but — whilst the rest are still small before 

 hybernation — one fed up quickly, pupated on August 26th, and emerged 

 a fine male on Sei)tember 15th. — H. W. Basden-Smith, 6, Hillsborough, 

 Plymouth. September i^th, 1892. [Similar instances have been re- 

 corded before. Usually one or two individuals in a batch will feed up 

 rapidly, and emerge the same autumn. — Ed.] 



Foodplant of Lithosia deplana. — Referring to Mr. Sellon's note 



