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CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 
ORANGE VARIETY OF ZYGHNA FILIPENDULH.—From some three 
dozen cocoons of Z. filipendule collected at Merrow, Surrey, in 
July, a fine specimen of ab. aurantia, Tutt, emerged on August 8th, 
the spots and hind wings being bright orange, the rest of the wings 
metallic blue.—E. S. A. Baynes; 120, Warwick Street, S.W. 
SELIDOSEMA ERICETARIA IN ScoTtLaAnD.—In ‘The Moths of the 
British Isles,’ I see that the only Scotch record for this moth is the 
Isle of Arran (1882). I took two male examples at the beginning of 
this month, on the marshy ground among the hills behind Mallaig, 
Inverness-shire.—E. 8. A. Baynes. 
ANTITHESIA SALICELLA IN WARWICKSHIRE. — We have much 
pleasure in recording this somewhat local Tortricid moth for War- 
wickshire. We have taken it to-day (July 26th) beneath an old 
willow, on the River Avon, near Rugby. Last year we captured a 
single specimen (again on a willow) at Brandon, Warwick, on July 
24th. There is also a specimen in the Collection of the Rugby 
School Natural History Society, labelled ‘2nd Aug. ’98, N. V. 
Sidgwick.” It is evident, therefore, that the insect is not rare in 
this county, though hitherto, apparently, it has been unrecorded. 
Barrett gives no Midland locality for it except Cheshire; but he 
states that it occurs as far north as Yorkshire and Durham.—P. A. 
and D. A. J. Buxton; Chigwell, Essex. 
Suaarine A Farture.—lI visited Cambridgeshire from middle of 
June to first week in July, and my experience was that moths were 
entirely absent, owing no doubt to the prevailing cold and wet. 
Conyersing with a well-known collector at Bedford, his testimony 
coincided with my own experience. A general report would be 
interesting, so as to give an idea of other records.—H. Evurert ; 
Letchworth. 
ACENTROPUS NIvEUS. — When taking my usual constitutional 
along the Westcliff front last night, I noticed a small Acentropus 
miveus excitedly spinning around, on the ground, under one of the 
electric light standards. I stooped to box it, and found that the 
cause of all the fuss, excitement, and endless gyrations was the 
presence of a female, which sex I had not previously seen, alive or 
dead, in-this district—F. G. WuirtLe; 7, Marine Avenue, Southend, 
August 16th, 1909. 
ABUNDANCE OF NOLA CUCULLATELLA AND PERONEA VARIEGANA.— 
On July 20th, 1909, I walked through Richmond Park (Surrey) and 
noticed that Nola cucullatella, which is usually common there, was in 
greater abundance than in former years. The specimens were also 
of good size and nearly all in remarkably good condition. Every 
whitethorn of any size had several specimens at rest on the trunk or 
on the larger branches. I counted the moths on only one tree, and 
these amounted to ten. Among the Nolas were a few Gelechia 
vulgella, some Swammerdamia lutarea, and many worn Blastodacna 
hellerella (Laverna atra). Another common species which is attached 
