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cold summers, when its emergence may, presumably, be delayed. 
On September 22nd, 1888, I record two specimens from near Ash- 
burton ; and this year, whilst spending a fortnight on the moor, in 
late August and early September, a few miles south of Chagford, 
A. paphia was of frequent occurrence and in very fair condition in 
this district, being a lane and roadside species, and not confined to 
woodland. The weather at that time was very unfavourable for 
butterfly activities, or more would doubtless have been seen. 
Amongst other kinds, by far the most abundant was Pararge 
megera, a refreshing sight for anyone coming from this part of 
Kent, where it is rarely or never observable. P. egeria was unusually 
scarce—probably it was between the broods; Vanessa io quite 
common; Pyrameis atalanta scarce; and I have no record of 
P. cardwi for the entire season.—R. M. Pripraux; Brasted Chart, 
Kent. 
AMoRPHA (SMERINTHUS) POPULI: SECOND Broop.—On May 23rd 
a friend brought me a pair of Smerinthus populr, the female deposit- 
ing a large number of ova. These eventually hatched, and the 
larve I gave away, with the exception of about twenty. These were 
sleeved on growing poplar, and were full fed by mid-June, the last 
pupating on July 3rd. The pupz were kept in the garden in a box 
covered with gauze, but otherwise quite open to the air and weather. 
I did not expect any imagines to emerge until next year, and I was 
therefore surprised to note a fine male in the box on August 12th, 
and during the fortnight following nineteen others put in an appear- 
ance. The insects were all perfect, but were slightly undersized, the 
sexes being about equal. The most curious thing in connection with 
the matter was that the original pair were of a light brown colour 
with a pinkish tinge, while their progeny were of a slaty grey. I 
have bred S. populs a number of years, but this is the first time that 
a second brood has occurred with me.—J. H. Grant; Ward End, 
Birmingham. 
PLUSIA MONETA IN BiruincHAmM District.—I am pleased to be 
able to record that this beautiful Plusia appears to be becoming 
increasingly common around Hast Birmingham. I noted the first 
this year on June 21st hovering over the Delphiniwmn border in my 
garden, and four days later I counted over a dozen at the same 
flowers. I netted two or three which were in fine condition. For 
about a fortnight P. moneta was the commonest insect at dusk, and 
occasionally two or three would be hovering or resting on the same 
flower spike.—J. H. Grant; Ward End, Birmingham. 
EREBIA BLANDINA AND LARENTIA FLAVICINCTATA AT GRASSINGTON. | 
—On August 5th last I had an opportunity of running over to 
Grassington, and, as the day proved an almost ideal one for butter- 
flies, I had my first chance of seeing Hrebia blandina fully out and 
in abundance in its old haunts in the grassy glades of the High 
Wood. It was in almost perfect condition, and I was enabled to | 
cet a nice range in both males and females. Not many moths were | 
about, but I kicked up one, Stilbia anomala, from a heap of stones, 
and also found Larentia flavicinctata in its usual places among 
