296 THE entomologist's record. 



was much wind at the tmie, or the " bag" would have been at least 

 fifty. — E. A. Atmore, F.E.S., King's Lvnn, Norfolk. September 1th, 

 1904. 



Notes on Lepidoptera in Southend district. — Coleophora lari- 

 rella, from Thorndon Park larvae, commenced to emerge June 1st. 

 Kitjinecilia nipicnla in good order, but scarce, occurred on June 4th, 

 among EHpatorinm at North Shoebury, and Leioptilus lieuinianiis larvae 

 occurred at the same time on the mugwort. Tephrosio punctulata was 

 taken on the birch-trunks, ^rr///rf.s^/(/rt vonjuijella near mountain-ash, and 

 Phifjalia pedaria larvae, all near Thorndon Park on the 5th. Near the 

 same place, on the 7th, batches of larv* of Taeniocampa miniosa were 

 not uncommon ; larvfe of ^laraswarcha phaeodacti/la occurred on rest- 

 harrow, at Benfleet, on the 8th, and a pupa (fastened to a grass-stem) 

 which I at first thought to be that of a butterfly, yielded on the 25th 

 Flatijptilia pallid actyla (hcrtranu) . At/distiti hennetii larvte, not yet adult, 

 were found on Statice limonium. A visit to Thorndon Park on the 9th pro- 

 duced Xola coufuxalis on tree-trunks. Tliera variata and larvae of ^[il)mese- 

 optilus pterodacti/liison a fine growth of ]'er(>mea c/iawaedrj/s on a rubbish- 

 heap. A few pupa? of Leiuptilun lieuiiiiauHH occurred at Shoebury, on 

 the 14th. Erastria venusttdn, much worn, was netted about eight 

 o'clock on the evening of the 16th, near Thorndon Park. Gracilaria 

 omissella and a few larvfe of L. lienvjianm were found on mugwort at 

 North Shoebury on the 19th. Hedya lariciana emerged on the 23rd ; 

 Tortrix cinnamotiieana, one only on the 26th. Andistu bennetii netted 

 at dusk on the 28th, deposited ova on July 3rd, which were duly sent 

 to Mr. Bacot, who will doubtless have something to say about them. 

 Knrrhypara urtirata emerged July 1st. Leioptilus niierodactyluH, one 

 only, was netted at North Shoebury on the 7th, and a plume, new to 

 me, which might have been Amblyptilia acanthodactyla, resting on 

 Stachys, was lost in the attempt to box it. Paedisea ncndtana occurred 

 on a fence near the railway station at P>rentwood, on the 10th, and 

 Pcronea comparana at North Shoebury on the 13th. L. lieniyianu^ 

 commenced to emerge on the 14th. Near Thorndon Park, on the 

 22nd, Penthina capreana was beaten out of sallow. Coreinia pro- 

 paynata was on the tree-trunks, and larvae of Selenia Innaria were 

 beaten. Thecla w-albioii was on bramble-bloom at North Fambridge 

 on the 24th, and Thymelicus. lineala was observed at Childerditch on 

 the 26th. My experience with MiiiiaeseoptiluH znphodaetyliis seems to 

 indicate that it is a difficult larva to locate. I gathered a bunch of 

 the food-plant on July 16th, and examined it from time to time, but 

 failed to find any plume larvjp, although Enpithecia oblonyata larviP 

 were there in plenty. However, on August 17th I found three larvfe 

 (two of which were fixed for pupation) and two pupse of M. zophodac- 

 tylus. I then closely examined the food-plant for larva? or pupa? with- 

 out adding to the number observed. Yet I bred from this bunch of 

 centaury, between August 19th and September 4th, twelve specimens, 

 whilst one specimen emerged to-day, September 15th. ••'■ One larva, 



* This is most interesting, especially when compared with Mr. Bankes' note 

 (antea, pp. 271-273). Mr. Bankes' imagines, bred .July 17th-2i3th, laid eggs that 

 produced imagines between the end of August and mid-September. Mr. Whittle, 

 from heads collected July 16th, without observing larvaj, bred thirteen specimens 

 between August 19th and September 15th. Possibly eggs only were on the flower- 

 heads when he gathered them. — Ed. 



