liS4 THE KNIOMOLOGIST. 



The last winter was an unusually severe and protracted one 

 in Switzerland, and we were told that the snow had only cleared 

 off Bex three weeks before our arrival ; possibly the butterflies 

 were a little later in appearing than usual on this account. 



15, Cavendish Square, London, W., June, 1888. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES, CAPTUKES, &c. 

 Aporia crat^gi. — In view of the recent discussion on the 

 disappearance of A. cratcegi in the south-eastern counties of 

 England, it may be interesting to mention that my son, 

 H. M. Briggs, writing from the South Eastern College, Ramsgate, 

 says, " On June 9th I took an Aporia cratcegi in fine condition." — 

 Thos. H. Briggs; Surrey House, Leatherhead, June, 1888. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN JuNE. — Colias cclusa seems to be out 

 unusually early this year. While at Eastbourne I saw a fine 

 specimen near Holywell, on the way to Beachy Head, on 12tli 

 June, careering along in its usual headlong fashion. I may add 

 that I took several specimens there in 1885. — R. C. Cyriax; 

 33, Douglas Road, Canonbury. 



Vanessa antiopa in Essex. — To-day I had the pleasure of 

 seeing a specimen of Vanessa antiopa, immediately after its 

 capture by Master Callen, of 4, Matlock Villas, Hoe Street, Wal- 

 thamstow. It was found at rest on the bole of a tree near ' The 

 Eagle,' Snaresbrook, and is in very fair condition. — J. A. Cooper; 

 1, Sussex Villas, Harrow Road, Leytonstone, Essex, May 24. 



Thecla w-album in Derbyshire. — There seems a fair 

 prospect of an unusual abundance of Thecla w-album; and those 

 collectors who are in want of it should be on the look-out for the 

 perfect insect towards the end of July. On Wednesday, June 

 13th, I had the pleasure of taking, in a wood near this place, no 

 less than sixty larvae of this insect; and a friend who was with 

 me got thirty more. A large proportion of them were nearly 

 full-fed, and had turned brown previous to assuming the pupa- 

 state ; but some few were still in the green stage. We found 

 many cliuibing up the trunks of the trees, principally, of course, 

 on the wych-elms; but several on larch, one on ash, and one on 

 a frond of fern, whither it had probably dropped from an elm 



