NOTES ON COLLKCTlNXi. lOo 



Apropos of Mr. Woodforde's question vc localities for (K li</iila and 

 < >. raccinii, I take both at ivy in my garden. Here, as far as I know, 

 O. vaccinii larvae feed on elms ; I have bred it from pupiB found at the 

 roots. Are there elms near Mr. Woodforde's garden ? — W. S. Riding, 

 M.D., Buckerell Lodge, near Honiton. ■lanuanj Htl), 1904. 



In answer to Mr. Woodforde's query, I have always taken O. lii/ula 

 at sugar in the woods here. It is very scarce in this district, however, 

 and 1 have never yet met with it at the sallow bloom, where (>. raccinii 

 is so often abundant. — S. Wal,kek, York. Janaanj iHth, 1904. 



In reply to Mr. Woodforde, I get both (>. raccinii and <>. liijuia 

 here, the former usually in swarms and the latter sparingly. 1 get 

 them both at ivy on the garden wall and on sugared trees at the edge 

 of the wood. (>. raccinii I also get commonly at light, but I tind no 

 record of (>. iii/iila so occurring. (K raccinii here feeds on whitethorn, 

 at least 1 have bred it from larv* found on whitethorn hedges, 

 although, of course, it may feed also on many other things for any- 

 thing I know. — E. F. Studd, Oxton. -Jannanj 'SOth, 1904. 



Notes from Hertford. — On March 28th (1908) we found numbers 

 of larvye of ( 'alliinorpha il<»)i inula on a sunny bank under a hedge, with 

 a ditch full of water below. The larv* were feeding on all sorts of 

 low plants, chietiy dandelion, groundsel, etc. Later on they feed 

 voraciously on prickly comfrey, which grows there, but which, at this 

 time, had not yet appeared. Those we took did very poorly in con- 

 finement ; many died, possibly because of the change from wet food to 

 dry. — (Mrs.) M. E. (Jowl, Rhinefield, 89, Ware Road, Hertford. 

 Februarif ISt/i, 1904. 



Hatching of Eggs of Poecilocampa popujl,i. — On April 13th last 

 ova of /*. populi (laid on November 25th) began to hatch, a few came 

 out each day for about ten days. — Ibid. 



Lepidoptera at King's Lynn, in 1903. — ^The last season was, I 

 think, the worst I ever remember for lepidoptera, so far as this district 

 IS concerned. When the weather was fine enough to do a little field- 

 work insects appeared to be scarce, and, more frequently than not, worn 

 to such an extent that recognition of species was by no means easy. 

 During the first few days of June and the end of May I tried beating 

 the oaks, etc., for larvae. I did not tind larvae very plentiful, but 

 obtained a few Phorodcsmu bajidaria, several hli/lophila quercana, two 

 or three I'dccilocatnpa iiupnU, and commoner species such as tiadena 

 protea, Hiinera pennaria, ('heiniatubia briunata, etc. The last week in 

 June, when netting a few Tenthredinidac, I noticed an insect buzzing 

 at the bloom of wild raspberry, growing beneath alder trees, and, 

 netting it, found i had a beautiful specimen of . Ktjeria s/diei/iforniia ; 

 this was my first acquaintance with the species in the living state, 

 although I believe Stephens gives Norfolk for it. In July, a few visits 

 to the chalk bordering on the Breck sands were productive of a few 

 good species, but mostly in small numbers, such as Acidalia rKbii/inata, 

 A(jropMla sid})hi(rali.s, ,'^ti(/iiionota orobana, and a beautiful specimen of 

 Anticlea sinnata. Both A.sidpliuralix. and S. orobana were met with by 

 me for the first time. The latter Hies rapidly in the brightest sunshine, 

 and is exceedingly difficult to net. Acidalia ornata was fairly com- 

 mon, but small, and Cupidii tniniina in profusion. I only saw one 

 (i.vijjitiluii distans, but Stenoptilia bi/ninctidacti/la was by no means 

 scarce, .\lclanijific rirata occurred also, but llcliothis dipsacea was con- 



