88 [September, 



I met -with a curious instance of this in the case of Argynnis Selene about twi 

 years ago. Walking along a glade of Guestling Wood, I observed a head of th 

 wood-rush {Luzula glomerata) which appeared very top-heavy. On looking closei 

 I saw that six specimens of Argynnis Selene were resting on it, and going i 

 little further I found four specimens on another head of the same plant. I saw n( 

 more A. Selene at rest in that glade, and no more Luzula. It was curious to se 

 how well the colours of the butterfly matched with the heads of the Luzula, and ' 

 doubt whether they would have attracted my attention had they not somewha 

 overdone it by congregrating so thickly on these two heads. 



A. Euphrosyne and Selene are said to have a second brood occasionally. Doubt 

 less this is so, but I am not aware that I have ever met with specimens of the seconi 

 brood of the former, though I have seen the latter not very uncommonly. Thus 

 met with several specimens of A. Selene on August 28th, 1880, and again on th 

 same date, 1882. As far as I remember, the latest date on which I have seen A 

 Euphrosyne this year has been on August 1st, but this may not improbably be a lati 

 specimen of the first brood. On the same day I took Argynnis Paphia and A 

 Adippe, the latter much worn. 



Though I have lived here and collected more or less for twenty years, this is th 

 first occasion on which I have taken either of the above larger species of Argynnis - 

 E. N. Bloomfield, G-uestling : August 1th, 1884. 



P.S. — I have to-day met with a fresh and bright specimen of A. Selene, r 

 doubt one of the second brood. — E. N, B. : August IMh, 1884. 



Eupithecia togata in Roxburghshire. — On the 21st June I took in this localiU* 

 a specimen of Eupithecia togata, and two others on the 24th of the same mont'' 

 which were in the finest ^possible condition, apparently just emerged. I sent one 

 these to Mr. Barrett, who at once pronounced it to be a fine specimen of Eupithec 

 togata. As this species is excessively local, perhaps a note of locality where taki 

 may be of some interest. I was crossing through a rather extensive plantation 

 Scotch and spruce firs, and when near to its southern aspect I came upon an op 

 glade, surrounded principally by large spruces, their branches coming close doi( 

 and sweeping the ground ; and in passing one of these I noticed a specimen of wb 

 turned out to be Eup. togata flutter through the lower branches, presently cleari 

 them, only however to be netted. I returned to the same locality a few days affcl 

 wards and beat the lower branches of the large spruce firs, with the result of takil 

 two more fine specimens, and I have not made another trial since. The trees at tJ 

 particular place are large old spruce and Scotch firs, the former predominatiil 

 Eup. castigata was here also numerous, and Coccyx hyrciniana abundant, and 1 1( 

 a fine specimen of Cih'x spinula as it left one of the spruce firs. — A. Elliot, Sami 

 ton, Jedburgh, N. B. : July I9th, 1884. 



Note on Sophronia parenthesella. — On the 25th July, about 10 p.m., amfl 

 many Crambi which had flown in to the lights in the room was one moth whici 

 did not at first particularly notice, but after a while I was attracted by its quieti 

 for, as if paralyzed at its own audacity in taking an unusual course, it lay motion: 

 though unhurt, on the white tablecloth, and could hardly be persuaded to enter ' 

 covert of a pill-box presented to it, when I recognised it as a representative of • 

 old friend I used to meet at West Wickham 30 years ago, Sophronia parenthesel 



