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hicolnrana, one larva ; Xola cncullatrUa, larva? plentiful ; two ( 'alli(/r)iia 

 iniuiaUt, one taken on the wing, the other taken at rest on a tree 

 trunk, by my friend Mr. Mardle ; Enc/iclia javohacae, plentiful in one 

 spot, flying in the sun, larv;e also common. Ih'piabts liumuli, two 

 males seen; H. lupulinm, abundant; //. hrctus, rather common; 

 Port/u'sid siinilis, very common ; I:>())nhi/x iicit.stria, larva? common, but 

 badly ichneumoned ; B. rnbi, very plentiful, flying in the sun ; 

 Drcpana falcataria, not common ; D. hinaria, saw eight specimens, 

 captured five, all males ; D. cultraria, plentiful, but flying only while 

 the sun was shining. Triaena jisi, fairly common ; Diloba caendeo- 

 cejihala, larvffi common : Lcucania coiiiiiia, one captured ; Diptenpiia 

 Hcahduxcula, fairly common ; A(/rutis e.cclaiiiationis, common; Tripliaena 

 jtnninha, very common ; Taeniorajiipa pulrcndenta, fairly common ■ 

 Cali/)iinia trapL'zina, IsLVXx very plentiful; Aplccta nehulosa, common; 

 Xi/ldccaiipa arcdla, three taken ; Cucidlia umhiatica, one taken at rest 

 on a fence ; Kuclidia mi, several seen ; Brep/tos parthenias, saw several 

 captured five, all males ; rruptcri/.c saiidmcaria, took four females • 

 Uumia lutfolata, very common ; Venilia maeidaria, common in one 

 spot ; Mi'trocaiiipa iiian/aritaria, common, and distributed nearly all 

 over the forest ; Pericallia si/riiii/aria, saw several ; Odontopcra hidentata, 

 one taken at rest on a hornbeam ; Crocallis dini/iuiria, captured 

 one female and two males ; Knnomos qucrcinaria, one male taken • 

 Amphidasi/s strata ria, one female taken at rest on an oak tree • 

 Boarmia tjemmaria, two taken on a fence ; Tcplmma hiundidaria 

 [cnqmsndaria), common ; Pseudoterpna prumata, four seen ; (Teomctra 

 papilionaria, one larva ; Phurodesma pustulata, fairly common ; 

 Hemithea strv/ata, common ; Zonoaoma porata, saw one ; Acidalia 

 remutaria, common; A. avermta, common: Cabcra pumria, common * 

 Bapta temerata, one taken ; Panaiira pietraria, moderately common • 

 Ematun/a atoinaria, very common ; Abraxas <irossulariata, common • 

 Lomaspilis marginata, one captured ; Hi/beniia rupkapraria, common • 

 H. mart/inaria, plentiful ; Anisopterg.v aescidaria, common : Larcntia 

 d'uhjmata, captured two males ; L. inultistrigaria, two taken male 

 and female ; L. olimta, captured three; Mtdanthia ocellata, common • 

 M. albicillata, four taken ; Melanippe sociata, common ; Camptw/rawvm 

 bilineata, common ; Cidaria prunata, three taken ; (J. fulrata, common • 

 EiiboUa jdiwiba ria, coTJimon in da,YaTp places; Chcsias spartiata, larvfB 

 common on broom. — G. R. Garland, 94, Sedgwick Eoad, Leyton 

 Essex. October, 1896. 



Plusia festuce double-bkooded. — When collecting to-nio-ht in 

 the garden adjoining this house, I was much surprised at takin" a 

 fine fresh specimen of Plusia festncae, in perfect condition. I saw 

 the insect flying over some French marigolds, and it subsequently 

 settled on one of the flower heads, when I captured it with the net. 

 Is it usual to take this species at this time of the year ? Is it double- 

 brooded ? I have always taken it in June, but never saw it on the 

 wing so late in the season before. — H. Shortrtdge Clarke, F.E.S. 

 Sulby Parsonage, Lezayre, Isle of Man. September Srd, 1896. [The 

 species is, we believe, always more or less double-brooded. We bred a 

 long series, last September, from pupfe received from Mr. Cross. We 

 have repeatedly taken it at light in August, in Wicken Fen etc. 

 Will correspondents please give their experience ? — Ed.] 



I caught another specimen of Plusia festncae on French mario-olds 

 on the evening of September 10th. — Ibid, 



