CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. Sl7 



EuGONiA AUTUMNAKiA AT DovERcouRT. — The moming of the 4th 

 instant was dull and mild, with a south-westerly breeze, and a steady 

 drizzle until 2 p.m, when it cleared off, and the wind went round to 

 the north-east. Just before dusk I sugared some trees aud twigs in 

 hedges by the side of the road near my house, and at nine o'clock went 

 out to see the result. It was then fine, bright, aud cold, and the 

 north-easterly breeze had freshened considerably, and I was not sur- 

 l^rised that only two visitors came to my sugar — Anrlvicclis fdstacina 

 and t'atm-ala nupta ; but while I was examining one of the trees I 

 caught sight of a moth clinging to the under side of some autumn- 

 tinted elm trees. It was a " thorn," much the colour of its surroundings, 

 and was very quiet and allowed me to box it. I thought it was E.u(ionia 

 ijiicrciiiaria or E. alniaria, but next morning when I looked into the 

 box I found it was a female E. autumnaria. This is the first time I 

 have met with this (formerly rarei species, and I wonder if it is a 

 native, an immigrant, or an escape ? It is smaller than any of the 

 females I possess — and I have a good series — so I fancy it may be the 

 offspring of inter-bred parents. I kept her for several days, and she 

 deposited about a hundred eggs, which appear to be fertile, as they have 

 changed colour. — Gervase F. Mathew ; Dovercourt. Oct. 17th, 1901. 



(ExiSTis yuADKA IN Irelaxd. — With reference to the occurrence of 

 (Enistis quadra in Ireland, the following record may be of some use. 

 On July 26th I took a damaged female specimen in a house at Nenagh, 

 Co. Tipperary. — F. W. J. Jackson ; 2, Vicarage Gate, Kensington, W., 

 Oct. 1st, 1901. 



Hadena genista at Chichestee. — Several specimens of Hadena 

 tiiiiistcE were taken at sugar during June last by Mrs. Fogden, of 

 Eyman's Tower, Apuldrum. I have not had time to refer to our 

 local list of Lepidoptera, but I believe that this is an addition to it. — 

 Joseph Anderson. 



Plusia moneta at Cambridge. — On July 6th I took a specimen of 

 Plmia moneta, settled on a gas-lamp, in St. John's College, Cambridge, 

 almost in the same spot as the one recorded last year. — A. Fi. Kidner ; 

 St. John's College, Cambridge, Oct. 1st, 1901. 



Caradrina A3IBIGUA AT RiNGWOOD. — Last year I took this species 

 in scores upon flowers of Clematis here in my garden, and left plenty; 

 this season I have only seen seven in all. Is arnbiijua going to die 

 out, or, at least, has it found its level, and in future will be scarce 

 again ? Fresh importations of plant and insect hfe, although often 

 prolific for a time, do sometimes die out, or barely exist in a new 

 locality. It would be interestmg to hear if this species has been 

 scarce in other localities also.— J. Hy. Fowler ; Pvingwood. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPos Larv£ : A VARIETY.— On Aug. 20th a gardener 

 here sent me two larvse of A. atropos ; one was a full-grown specimen 

 of typical appearance, the other diftered from it immensely, answering 

 the description of the variety given by Morris m the oth (1896) edition 

 of his ' History of British Moths '— " Sometimes the caterpillar is ohve- 

 brown, whitish in front, and the stripes darker." In my larva the 

 stripes were very dark brown, aud the whitish patches in front well 



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