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Orfjyia pudihunda, Notodonta cainelina, Hylophila prasinana, Tephrosia 

 crepusculana, and Eurymene dolobraria. We spent most of the time in 

 beating and searching for larvae, and, although we were unfortunate this 

 year in not securing a single larva of Apatura iris, we obtained, however, 

 a great many larvae, including Thecla quercus, Catocala sponsa, C.promissa, 

 Tceniocampa miniosa, Cymatophora ridens, Bombyx neustria, Bicranura 

 vinula, Liparis monacha, Amphidasys prodromaria, Cleora ylabraria, C. 

 lichenaria, Pcecilocampa populi, Hylophila hicolorana (four), Triphana 

 fimbria, Noctua brunnea, Ayriopis aprilina, Nyssia hispidaria, Geometra 

 papilionaria, Limenitis sibylla, and a nest of very small Vanessa polychloros. 

 — H.O.Wells; Hurstfield, The Avenue, Gipsv Hill, London, June 10th, 

 1901. 



Note on Macroglossa fuciformis and M. stellatarum.— I believe 

 that M. fuciformis is generally looked upon as somewhat rare in this 

 neighbourhood. On June 8th and 9th I saw the species in some abun- 

 dance on the side of the road in Worth Forest, hovering over Ajiiya reptans 

 (bugle); the moths were very easy to catch. To-night, June 22nd, at 

 8.20 p.m., M. stellatarum visited our garden. Is not this rather a late 

 hour ? Would any of your readers be kind enough to tell me of any 

 locality in Surrey or Sussex where I might obtain one or two MelitcBa 

 athalia? — Herbert Beadnell; Feruside, Redhill, Surrey, June 26th, 1901. 



CoLiAS HYALK IN JuNE. — I took a Specimen of C. hyale at Wicken on 

 June 22nd last, evidently newly emerged, as it was beautifully fresh, 

 although one hind wing was broken, probably by the gale that was blowing 

 at the time. — H. W. Simmonds ; 66, Sydnev Street, Chelsea, S.W., 

 June 26th, 1901. 



On June 14th last I took a perfectly fresh specimen of Colias hyale 

 near here. From. its appearance I am satisfied that it could not have 

 hybernated as a butterfly. It is worthy of notice that I have now taken 

 C. hyale in this neighbourhood three years in succession. I took four 

 specimens in 1899 ; last season they were very common, and now this 

 specimen. I have never before taken it earlier than August. — H. Huggins, 

 JuN. ; 13, Clarence Place, Gravesend, June 25th, 1901. 



Larv^ AND PuPiE OF Plusia monuta IN Kent. — On Juue 5th I had 

 an opportunity of spending an afternoon in the beautiful garden of my 

 mother's home at Bidborough, near Tunbridge Wells. While admiring the 

 luxuriance of a particularly fine herbaceous border, I was struck by the 

 unusual appearance of one of the leaves on a plant of Delphinium, and a 

 closer scrutiny was rewarded by the discovery of a nearly full-grown larva 

 of Plusia moneta. Further search revealed three more larvae, and no less 

 than twenty-four cocoons of a rich goideti silk, which were attached to the 

 under surface of the leaves. During the last few years that I have lived at 

 Bidborough, I have alwavs searched the same plant* indefatigably, but in 

 vain ; so that it is the more curious that I should have been successful on 

 the occasion of a flying visit like the present, — H. W. Shepheard- 

 Walwyn ; Dalwhinnie, Purley, Surrey. 



Plusia moneta in Sussex. — While out mothing about nine o'clock in 

 the evening on Wednesday, June 27tb, I caught a specimen of P. moneta 

 on a syringa-bush.— (Miss) Gladys Tedden-Fishek ; Apsleytowu, East 

 Grinstead, Sussex. 



