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chalk-pit near here ; they are in excellent condition, and very plentiful 

 this year. On June 27th and several following days, when the sun 

 has been shining, Macroijhssa atellatcu-mi has been observed hovering 

 over a sweet-william flower in my garden, but I have never been near 

 enough to take it. On June 30th a lot of Selenia tetmlunana came 

 out ; they are very fine specimens, and I have succeeded in pairing a 

 couple, and in obtaining some ova for the second brood. The larv^ 

 emerged on May 20th, and fed up very quickly, for they began to 

 pupate on June 11th. I have also been very successful in rearing a 

 brood of Catocala »ponsa. When the young larvtB appeared, on April 23rd, 

 I experienced great difficulty in finding oak leaves for them, as the 

 trees were very backward; but I succeeded in getting some buds, which 

 lasted till the leaves grew a little. The larvaj were full-fed on May 28th, 

 and the imagines began to appear on July 1st, two or three having 

 come out each morning since. 



Many larvte this year seem to be much in advance of what they 

 were last year. For instance, my larv* of Smerinthus populi are full 

 grown now, and are going down to pupate; last year thev did not 

 emerge from ova till June 25th, and the first one pupated on July 30th. 

 It is the same with Sphinx litjastii, Siiterinthns tilia:, and S. ucellatus, 

 each one being from a fortnight to three weeks earlier this year. I 

 have noticed the same thing with many of the Diurni, especially 

 Lijcana alms, L. adonis, L. astiaiclw, Hesperia syhauus, Vanessa urlicce, 

 and V. polijchloras. A friend of mine saw a specimen of V. atalanta 

 yesterday, and I am told that Colias ednsa was seen a few days ago, 

 but cannot absolutely vouch for this statement. 



I should be glad if any reader of this Journal, who happens to 

 observe C. edusa or (_'. hyale within easy distance of Dorking daring 

 August, would be good enough to send me a post-card. — F. A. Oldaker ; 

 Parsonage House, Dorking, July 4th, 1901. 



Chariclea ujibra (m.\kginata) at Sugar.— Tliis species has occurred 

 occasionally at sugar here during the last week or so. I have taken 

 eight fine examples, and I believe several more have been taken by 

 other enthusiasts at the same place. I can find no record of C. 

 viarginata having occurred here before. — A. J. Laurance ; Bromley 

 Common, Kent, July 11th, 1901. 



Plusia moneta at Bromley, Kent. — A very fine female specimen of 

 this species came to light at my residence on July 1st, and was fortunately 

 captured. On July 17th I netted a specimen as it was flying over a 

 bramble blossom within a few yards of the house. There is some 

 Delphinium near by, so probably many more may be captured in the 

 near future. — Alfred J. Laurance ; 8, Cross Roads, Bromley Common. 



Plusia moneta in HAMPsmRE. — A specimen of P. nioneta has been 

 taken here whilst hovering over flowers of Delphinium. — G. M. 

 Russell ; Porchester, July 25th, 1901. 



Lyc-ena minima in Warwickshire. — On Saturday last, June 22nd, 

 I found Lycmia minima (alsus) in fairly large numbers at Stockton, 

 about eight miles from here, on tlie banks of a chalk pit, where 

 Anthifllis, its food-plant, grows in great abundance. I see that neither 

 Newman, Morris, Kirby, nor any other authority that I have consulted 



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