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Rare Lepidoptera in Pemhroheshire. — One evening in July, 1881, I thrice saw 

 TriphcBna suhsequa at sugar. The first appearance was a sight and nothing more ; 

 the second gave me time to attempt a capture — and fail ; the- third resulted fatally 

 for the insect, but gave me a splendid example for my cabinet. In the same lo- 

 cality were taken at sugar Agrotis agathina, Aplecta advena, Cryptoblabes histriga, 

 Rhodoph(Ba tumidella ; and, as previously recorded, a single specimen of Folia 

 nigroeincta. Agrotis lucernea appeared not infrequently flying in its usual reckless 

 manner over and under some very rough shingle helow high water-mar'k. Minoa 

 euphorhiata was taken rarely in the woods, and one specimen of Emmelesia 

 unifasciata appeared at light. A worn $ Anticlea ruhidata gave me a few eggs 

 which resulted in fine varieties of the perfect insect, the gx'ound-colour being darker 

 than the ordinary type, and of a rich olive hue, such as we get in Pembrokeshire 

 specimens of TriphcBna fimbria. — GrEOEaE J. Heaedbe, Job's Well, Carmarthen : 

 February 8th, 1884. 



Sphinx convolvuU at Carmarthen. — One evening at dusk last September, one 

 of my boys noticed a large noisy moth hovering over a bed of Petunias. He 

 procured a net from the house and captured it, but it escaped immediately, only, 

 however, to return boldly to the flower-bed to be once more captured, and this 

 time properly secured ; it proved to be a worn specimen of Sphinx convolvuU. — Id . 



Emergence of both parasite and moth from the same larva. — A larva of Dicranura 

 furcula when being full fed, showed symptoms of serious internal disease, which was 

 not relieved by the appearance of the pupa case of an ichneumon projecting 

 through the skin of the larva. The projecting portion of the pupa-case was crushed 

 between forcep blades, and thus allowed to remain in situ. The larva afterwards 

 made a well formed cocoon, from which, in due time, emerged an imago, with the 

 left hind-wing somewhat crippled, but otherwise a perfect insect. — Id. 



Is Hesperia Actceon double brooded ?^A visit to Lulworth Cove during the first 

 week in July, produced this butterfly in fair numbers. They had then evidently 

 been out for some time, so the larger number of specimens taken were in a very 

 dilapidated condition, and no fresh specimen was seen. — Id. 



Botys urticata in Fehruary : a problem for solution. — This evening my attention 

 was called to a " large " moth (in contradistinction to a " clothes moth ") said to be 

 flying about the kitchen. Not unnaturally I expected to see one of the HyhernicB ; 

 or a precocious Tceniocampa ; or possibly one of the hibernating species roused into 

 activity by the heat of the kitchen fire, and the spring-like weather recently ex- 

 perienced. My astonishment was very great when I saw a Botys urticata evidently 

 recently emerged (" scarcely dry ") and in good condition. The larva of this insect 

 is suppose to hibernate. Why, therefore, this abnormal appearance of the imago 

 and under such conditions ? But, putting aside the origin of the larva that pro- 

 duced this moth — why did the latter appear this evening ? Was it a specimen that 

 should have developed last summer ; or was it the result of a " second brood " 

 larva ? There are some of the ordinary dried (now very much dried) culinary herbs 

 in the kitchen, but they could hardly be suspected of harbouring Botys urticata in 

 any shape. — R. McLACnXAN, Lcwisham : February 15th, 1884. 



