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have commenced feeding. I liad always understood that 

 eggs of this species were laid in the spring b}' hybernated 

 females. — W. A. Ltiff; Gnernset/, September 18, 1876. 



Colias Ediisa. — The coniiibiitions you have lately pub- 

 lished respecting Colias Edusa and C. Hyale embolden me 

 to offer for record an instance of eggs of this species being 

 laid before winter. On the Itith of August I captured a fine 

 fresh female C. Edusa at rest: she laid in confinement ten 

 eggs, exactly corresjionding to the description in ' British 

 Butterflies.' From these there emerged on the 18th August 

 several larvae; only t«o, however, lived for more than two or 

 three days. Tliese two fed well and grew fast till the 9th of 

 September, when one died dining a change of sldn ; the 

 other, however, lived and grew fast till the beginning of this 

 month, when it was killed by accident. At this time it was 

 probably within ten days of changing, and still feeding fast. 

 — J. R. Phelps Farqnliarson ; Ifindsor, October 12, 1876. 



Rarac/es of Pieris Brassicce. — The larva of this insect has 

 appeared near here in very great abundance this year. A 

 turnip field near this town has suffered greatly from its 

 ravages, the foliage of the turnips in many parts of the field 

 being entirely eaten off. — PV. D. Cansdale ; Witham, Esse.v, 

 September "23, 1876. 



Lycana orgiolus. — I am pleased to be able to record a 

 new food-pla'ul for this species. Mrs. Boley, a lady much 

 interested in rearing Lepidoptera, induced a female of 

 Lycajna argiolus to deposit its eggs by enclosing it under a 

 glass shade with some ivy blossom and other flowers. It took 

 no notice of the ivy, but laid its eggs on blackberry (Rubns) 

 blossom. The young larvae are now feeding on the pollen of 

 these flowers. — W. A. Luff; Giiervftey, September 18, 1876. 



Spliiiix Coiivolvuli in Orkney. — in the aiitunm ol last year 

 Sphinx Convolvuli was abundant at Swanbisler, on the south 

 coast of the Mainland of Orkney, about half-way between 

 Kirkwall and Stromness. The first I took was on the 

 evening of the ]2ih August, 1875; and I saw several every 

 night until the l6th or the morning of the 17th, wiien I left 

 Orkney for the south. A week afterwards my niece. Miss 

 Irvine Fortescue, in a letter, said — "The large moths have 

 been in the garden in nundiers every evening since you left." 

 I caugiit ten specimens flying over honcysuckU; and single 



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