1()2 [December, 



Neir locality for Cucullia asteris, ^c. — Having, accidentally, brought home a 

 larva vrhil:?t collecting amongst golden-rod at Witherslack, which turns out to 

 be C. asteris, Mr. Threlfall and I re-visited the locality in search of more, aud 

 broiight home about 20 of them. Amongst them, I am in hopes (from the descrip- 

 tion Mr. Buckler gave me of the larva of C. gnaj)halii) I have also fallen in with 

 that. We also met with several larvre of Botys terrealis, which, as well as the 

 C. asteris, I have sent to Mr. Buckler for figuring. Moths were very scarce, the 

 only things we cared to box were Zelhria insignipennella, Graeilaria stigmatella 

 and poimletorum, and Thera Jirmata.- — J. B. HooaKiNSON, 15, Spring Bank, Pres- 

 ton : September IQth, 1872. 



Captures of Lepidopitera tiear Fleetwood. — My eager young friend, Mr. H. 

 Threlfall, and I paid a visit to the banks of the Wyre, above Fleetwood, early 

 in August. On the way from Clevelcys Station we took 3£elanippe unangulata and 

 Euplthecia stibfulvata, and, amongst some alder on the river bank, Melanthia 

 ruliginata and var. pltombata ; from an old hedge we dislodged Fmmelesia uni- 

 fasciata and two Depressaria Douglasella ; on an extensive salt-marsh we took 

 more than 100 JEupcecilia Yectisana, aud some of H. affinitana, which look as if 

 they were large pale females of IS. Vectisana. Amongst Aster tripoliiim, Bucculatrix 

 maritima abounded, both in the larva and pupa states, but, though I collected some 

 hundreds, I have only bred about half-a-dozen specimens, though lots of ichneiunons ; 

 we also took two or three specimens of a Coleophora, which I do not know : it may 

 bo hinotapennella. 



Re-visiting the locality a few days ago, we got a number of Eupithecia laiwre, 

 Uiwd about 20 \a,VYS0 oi Emmelesia unifasciata ; these drop off the plant very easily, 

 and it requires some care to collect them. The only moth we got worth boxing was 

 Depressaria rhodochrella ; the wind was so high that it blew everything away. — Id. 



Captures of Lepidoptera in the Isle of Sheppy in 1872. — A few interesting species 

 of Lepidoptera have fallen to my share during the past unfavourable season, of which 

 the following are perhaps worthy of a short notice: — Colias Hyale ; fairly common 

 in lucerne fields, towards the end of Aixgust ; it was much more plentiful than its 

 congener Edusa, of which I only saw three or four specimens. Aclierontia Atropos ; 

 a good many pupaj, foimd in digging up potatoes, and brought to me by labourers, 

 &c. Sphinx convolviili ; two pupae, brought along with those of Atropos, and found 

 under similar circumstances. Trochilium ichneiimoniforme ; a pair on the cliffs. 

 CEnistis quadra ; a fine $ beaten out of an ash tree. Spilosoma papyratia ; two 

 or tlu'ce at rest on hedge-banks, &c. JEnnomos fuscantaria ; one bred from larva 

 found on ash, another at a gas-lamp. Tephrosia laricaria ; one on a fence, in July. 

 Acidalia rusticata ; another solitary example, at rest, within twenty yards of the 

 spot where one occurred last year : I searched in vain for more. A. emutaria ; 

 rather late in its appearance this season, none appearing until July 3rd, after which 

 it was, liickily, by no means rare, and I secured a considerable number, by dint of 

 hard work. Nearly all that I took occurred on the banks of one ditch near the 

 shore, about 400 yards long ; they began to fly aboiit half an hour after sunset, and 

 settled down on the grass and herbage as soon as it was quite dark, being then easily 

 found with the aid of a lantern. This species is really very difficult to obtain in 



