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Staudinger considers it only distinguished from K. fraxinata by the 

 foodplant of the larva. — Louis B. Prolit. ^lay 18th, 1908. 



Hellinsia carphodactyla at Sandown. — It is interesting to note 

 the capture of Hellinsia carphodactijla in the Isle of Wight (antea, p. 18). 

 I suspect that it will be found in many localities in the south where 

 the foodplant grows, although, from my knowledge of its retiring habits 

 as an imago, I am not surprised at its being so long overlooked. The 

 two specimens mentioned by Mr. Prout were evidently illustrative of 

 the two broods — the larger, pale, lemon-coloured form being the June 

 brood, which is still to be found in many British collections under the 

 name of H. osteodactijla, while the small August brood bears an even 

 greater superficial resemblance to Adaina microdactijla than to the 

 early brood of its own species. — J. Ovenden, Frindsbury Road, Strood, 

 Kent. Man 16^/', 1908. 



HeMEROPHILA ABRUPTARIA, GrACILARIA SYRINGELLA, ETC., AT LeWISHAM. 



— The fine weather that came in with May soon brought insects as well 

 as vegetation out, and with apple in blossom almost at the same time 

 as plum, cherry, and pear, and lilac and laburnum together within a 

 week of these, it is no wonder that hybernating larvte began to move, 

 and the moths already overdue commenced to appear. On Maj' 9th, the 

 first Hemerophila abruptaria was seen, getting gradually more abundant, 

 until now there are several to be seen daily, sitting with their wings well 

 spread on one batten of an oak fence, whilst their heads are pressed 

 against the next overlapping batten, the costa of the forewings drawn 

 rather further back than the front of the thorax, and looking just like 

 a pale broken patch on the fence. A large percentage seen appear to be 

 J s. Already, too, Gracilaria syriw/ella is on the wing in numbers in the 

 garden, strangely enough, flying about elder, though no doubt the 

 privet leaves will show that their visits have not been confined to the 

 former plant; but why does elder attract them? Abra.ras (/rossnlariata 

 larvas are not common in the garden on currant, although abundant 

 enough in neighbouring ones on lutonymus. — A. M. Cochrane. 

 Lewisham. May ISth, 1908. 



The RE-AWAKENINtr OF HYBERNATING LARV.E OF ApORIA CRAT^GI AND 



Leucoma salicis. — Larvfe of Aporia crataeyi, hybernated in the garden, 

 began to crawl out through a bole in the muslin sleeve and sun on the 

 outside, without eating, during the last week in April. They are now 

 steadily feeding, however, although very small. Within a day or two 

 of the same time, tiny larvae of Leucoma salicifi left their strange little 

 winter nests, in a sleeve on a poplar, and commenced to gnaw off the 

 soft tissue of the newly-formed leaves ; they have done a good deal of 

 eating since, but are still very tiny. It seems late to find neither of 

 these species commencing to feed at all until the beginning of May. — 

 A. M. Cochrane. May ISt/i, 1908. 



Wild pairing of Dimorpha versicolora at Reading. — I have again 

 been successful in obtaining a wild pairing of Dimorpha versicolora, 

 making thirteen years in succession. I obtained it this year on April 

 29th, my latest previous date was April 17th, 1904, my earliest date, 

 March 20th, 1897. I have heard of no one else obtaining a pairing 

 this year in this district. On April 17th, I took four $ s ; it was 

 a perfect day, and I had them on the bushes from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., 

 but did not see a <J , so I do not think they could have been out in the 

 wild ; then the weather turned very cold again ; I tried again on the 



