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by-the-bye, will find his savoury similitude for it forestalled in 

 a communication of mine to the E. M. M. for November, 1868, 

 vol. v., p. 144. Nos. 1 and 3 spun up safely in dried stems of 

 Heracleuni provided for them. No. 2 was unfortunately 

 wounded by the beating-stick. — [Rev.] Hugh A. Stowell; 

 Breadsall Rectory, Derby. 



Larva of Acronycta alni at Rugby. — On Thursday, 

 September 28th, I found here a larva of Acronycta alni, 

 which had unfortunately been trodden on by a passer-by, so 

 that its tail was crushed ; and this I fear makes it impossible 

 that it should come to noaturity. Still the capture is no less 

 worth recording. J may mention perhaps that the last time 

 A. aim was recorded as taken in this neighbourhood was just 

 twenty years ago, when two larvae were taken by me in the 

 school close here, both of which died in the larva state. In 

 all these cases the larvae were taken on or near elm trees. — 

 Arthur Sidgwick; Rugby, September 30, 1877. 



Heliothis armigera near Hartlepool. — On September 

 5th a female oi' Heliothis armigera was taken here by Mr. J. 

 Burn, who occasionally collects for me. It was captured 

 about nine o'clock at night, when flying round ragwort 

 flowers. This is the first time the species has occurred in 

 this locality, though the food-plant is excessively abundant. 

 — John E. Robson ; Hartlepool. 



Leucania albipuncta and L. vitellina in the Isle of 

 Wight. — On September 1st I took at sugar, in the Isle of 

 Wight, a very fine specimen of L. albipuncta, and another 

 on the 5th ; and also on this evening one L. vitellina. — 

 J. Kenward; 14, Effingham Road, Lee. 



Captures in Staffordshire. — 1 have been pretty suc- 

 cessful in taking the usual birch and alder larvae, namely, 

 Acronycta leporina, Notodonta dictaoides, N. dromedarius, 

 Platypteryx falcula, P. lacertida, &c.; the last three being 

 tolerably common. Sugar has been no use at all in this 

 district all the year, and I have scarcely' taken a moth by 

 means of it. Eupithecia dehiliaia was very plentiful in 

 July : in two short afternoons I took over one hundred and 

 thirty ; but insects have generally been scarce here. The 

 spring was very late, and the summer has been very wet and 

 cold ; indeed, we have had little else but rain for more than 

 twelve months. — [Rev.] T. W. Daltry ; Madeley Vicarage, 

 Newcastle, Stafibrdshire, September, 1877. 



