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a demolition of wood and forest was carried out, as has been 

 seen during the last seventy or eighty years. And yet I 

 scarcely know why it should be, as the larva does not feed on 

 plants in woods; but the imago is certainly more partial to 

 such places than others of the satyrs, excepting S. Hyperan- 

 thus. Wherever I have seen aud taken P. Egeria in Middle- 

 sex, Kent, and Hertfordshire, in point of plentifulness it would 

 be put far below such a species as A. Euphrosyne, for instance. 

 It is a butterfly that I have very rarely seen in the act of 

 settling on any flower. — J. R. S. Clifford. 



Leucophasia SinapiSs — In taking L. Sinapis at the New 

 Forest, during the fore part of July, I took one without the 

 black lips. Is this the female, as stated in Newman's 

 'Butterflies;' or is it a variety, as stated by other ento- 

 mologists ? — S. L. Mosleij. 



[Of course the duly of replying must devolve on others. 

 Will Mr. Doubleday, Mr. Birchall, or Mr. Weir, kindly 

 reply? I retain the opinion I have already expressed; but 

 am by no means confident. — Edward Newman.^ 



Note on ZygcBna FilipendulcB. — I wish to bring under your 

 notice a curious fact in relation to the time of appearance of 

 Z. Filipendulae. This year, in a field sheltered by woods, and 

 in a low situation, about four miles from Winchester, I took, 

 on June 9th, two specimens of Z. Filipendulee in good 

 condition, and apparently but lately emerged, in company 

 with Z. Trifolii, wliich was in very bad condition. At this 

 time Z. Filipendulae (which is common on many of the downs 

 in the neighbourhood of Winchester) had not there, in those 

 higher and more exposed situations, even assumed the pupa 

 state, nor did it begin to do so for some time after this date. 

 The first imago I saw was on July 10th, just a month after 

 the appearance in June. Should you think that the difierence 

 of the times of appearance was simply owing to the difference 

 of situation ; or is there any other explanation of it ? I do 

 not suppose there can be any mistake as to the identity of the 

 earlier moth, as the two are exactly similar, as far as I can 

 see. The yellow variety appeared again, though sparingly, 

 on the downs, with the later insects in July; but I have not 

 heard of its having been taken in June with the moths that 

 appear at that time. — Nelson M. Eichardson ; 4, Upper 

 Queen's Terrace, Soutliamptony September 29, 1874. 



