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AciDALiA SCUTULATA— Generally distributed, and common. 
„ BISETATA do. do. 
„ TEIGEMINATA — Galway. 
„ RUSTiCATA — Killarney ; Dr. Eattersby. 
„ OSSEATA — do. 
{To he continued.) 
Captures at WitherslacTc. — On the 20th of May I paid a visit to Witherslack, and, 
considering how cold it has been lately, I met with very fair sport. Butterflies were 
plentiful, including rhamni, Argiolus, Lucina, rubi, Mgeria, sinapis, Hfc. It turned 
out a fine warm afternoon, and for the first time I met with GelecMa velocella, of 
which I boxed about 20 specimens. I also captured Bapta punctata, 1 ; Cidaria 
suffumata, 2 ; Eupithecia indigata, 5 ; Cochylis ruficiliana, 6 ; Anchylopera siculana, 
2 ; Penthina marginana, 1 ; Micropteryx Allionella, 6 ; M. Tunhergella, 12 ; Enny^ 
chia octomacidalis, 2, &c., &c. — J. B. Hodgkinson, 31, Christchurch Street, Preston. 
Captures at Lytham. — On the 22nd of May I visited Lytham, and took a few 
Gelechia limhrosella and desertella, and found in the shoots of the dwarf sallow a 
good many larvse of Gelechia temerella. I also found several larvae of Depressaria 
nanatella in the leaves of the carline thistle ; and rather to my surprise, I took a 
specimen of Pancalia LewenhoclieUa, the first time I have ever met with it on our 
coast. — Id. 
Acronycta alni bred. — Early in August last, a full-fed larva of Acronycta alni 
was picked up in an orchard here, and given me. That it might have every facility 
for spinning up, I suppUed it with some bits of bark, and with these it formed a 
strong cocoon, from which, on the 3rd inst., the perfect insect, a very handsome 
specimen, emerged. — C. G. Barrett, Haslemere, June I7th. 
Re-occurrence of Madopa salicalis at Haslemere. — A few specimens of Madopa 
saUcalis have again occurred. This insect seems completely to change its locality 
every year or two. This year it was in a piece of two-years-old underwood, and 
showed no preference for the long grass of the paths, while in the old localities not 
a specimen could be found. — Id. 
NOTES ON COLLECTING, MANAGEMENT, &c., (LEPIDOPTEBA). 
BY H. G. KIIAGGS, M.D., F.L.S. 
THE CATERPILLAR STATE— MANAGEMENT. 
{Continued from page 278, Vol. II.) 
Manipulation. — The diversified habits of larvae, from their excln sion out of the 
egg forwards, frequently perplex the breeder as to the best means of managing 
them. To begin with the juveniles : some of them will not take kindly to their 
food : and this often happens if a substitute have been forced upon them in lieu of 
