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GENERAL NOTES, RARE CAPTURES, ETC. 

 Under this head we shall publish, from time to time, such notes with refer- 

 ence to Lepidoptera as we deem may be useful to our readers, and we ask for 

 contributions to what we think may ultimately prove a valuable column of 

 "Papilio." 



Early appearance of Hyphantria Cunea. — A. very fine example of 

 this species was taken February lo, 1881, at White Plains, N. Y. — ROBERT 

 Grey. 



Erebus odora. — An example of this fine moth ? , was captured at Park- 

 ville, L. I., on June i6th, 1880. — John Akhurst. 



Insect enemies. — Prof. I. 11. Comstock, of Ithaca, N. Y., is preparing a 

 report on the " Insect Enemies of Orchards and Gardens," and will be grateful 

 to any Lepidopterists, or others, for information of destruction which may have 

 come under their notice. The life-history of all species will be given as far as 

 possible. 



Thecla ljeta. — A fine example of this species, one of the rarest of our 

 North- American Lycasnidae, was taken by me in July last, at Coalburgh, West 

 Virginia. I believe that only about five other examples are known to collec- 

 tions. — ^Theo. L. Mead. 



Arctia nais. — This species and its variations, including A. decorai.i, 

 has been extremely abundant during the past summer at Newburgh, N. Y., the 

 insects coming treely to ligtit. A few examples of the much xzx^x A.persephone 

 have been taken under the same conditions.— Emily E. Morton. 



Wing variation of Lepidoptera. — Mr. A. H. Swinton, of Guildford, 

 England, is preparing a somewhat elaborate work upon this subject, which will 

 probably be published early in the spring. — Hy. EDWARDS. 



Emergence of Species from the Pupa State. — It is well known ta 

 breeders of Lepidoptera that various species emerge from the pupa condition at 

 different hours of ihe day. The following facts which have come under my 

 observation may he of interest : 



Attacus Atlas emerges about 7 A. M. 



Aciias Luna " " 4 P.M. 



" Selene " " 5 P.M. 



Platysamia Ceanothi . " " 4 P.M. 



Gioveri . . " ' " 4 P. M. 



" Cecropia. " '■ 5 P. M. 



I hope soon to be able to give more extended observations to the subject. — 

 B. Neumoegen. 



Larva of Pyrrh arctia Isabella. — When first hatched the larvae of this 

 fine moth are black, but after the second moulting one red ring appears, and 

 one more at each successive moulting till the normal number is reached, after 

 which no more moultings occur. The order of occurrence, as far as noticed, 

 is one forward, then one back of the one that first makes its appearance. Some- 

 times there are only two segments with two red tufts on each ; occasionally 

 only three red tufts in all on the back of the larvs. One form, with dirty brick- 

 red tufts on four segments produces what seems to be a variety of this moth, 

 it being lighter colored and the black spots are differently situated. In one case 

 the abdominal portion of the body was quite dark colored ; in others, the body 

 was of the color of the wing, with the usual black spots.— N. Coleman, Berlin, 

 Conn. 



