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fuliginosa ; the protective resemblance was remarkable, and quite a 

 chance of one not passing it. Another instance was that of Gonoptera 

 libutrix resting on the ground amongst leaves, with the under side 

 uppermost, the beautiful white tips of its feet appearing like a white 

 fungoid growth, as they lightly clasped the leaves. Another instance, 

 which perhaps may be thought doubtful, but which I feel myself 

 almost certain of, is that of the larva of Clmrocampa porcellus. In a 

 glade of a Gloucestershire wood I found on the sides large patches of 

 lady's bedstraw [Galium). In one spot a species of vetch was inter- 

 mingled, the dark seed-pods scattered here and there ; noticing from 

 a short way off something rather peculiar, as I thought, in two of them, 

 I found on approaching two larva? of C. porcellus of medium size. The 

 resemblance of the larva, when stretched out, to the seed-pods was quite 

 remarkable, and doubtless might have deceived many a bird. Would it 

 be too much to imagine that the parent moth selected such a spot for 

 the ova foreseeing the chance of protection as above described ? For 

 some reason many species do not deposit their ova on the proper food 

 indiscriminately, but frequently appear to select those plants less 

 likely perhaps to be visited by birds. — T. B. Jefferys ; Bath. 



CAPTUBES AND FIELD BEPOBTS. 



Colias edusa at Swanage. — Colias edusa has been not uucommon at 

 Swanage this year. Three or four were seen on Aug. 20th, aud three 

 caught, and another seen on Sept. 2nd. — E. N. Hall; 4, The Avenue, 

 Broudesbury. 



Colias edusa at Chichester. — Colias edusa appeared very sparingly 

 this year in this neighbourhood. The first seen was on Aug. loth, a male 

 of extraordinarily large size. A noticeable feature of the season has been 

 the remarkable profusion of Pieris brassica ; they rose from and flew over 

 the clover fields in all directions, filling the air, their white wings resembling 

 a snowstorm. The gardens have suffered severely in consequence from the 

 depredations of the larvaB, our own not excepted. 1 have heard of a 

 market-gardener who lost as many as seven thousand plants of broccoli and 

 other kinds of cabbage. — Joseph Anderson; Chichester. 



Colias edusa in Cornwall — On Sept. 1st I noticed a male specimen 

 of C. edusa on the hills overlooking Fowey Harbour near here, and two 

 more on the 13th inst. — Arthur Bashleigh ; Menabilly, Par Station, 

 Cornwall, Sept. 13th, 1898. 



Colias edusa in Epfing Forest. — Whilst walking through some fields 

 near Chingford on August 28th, I observed a fine female specimen of this 

 species. — E. C. Joy ; 34, Fairholt Boad, Stoke Nevvington, N. 



Colias edusa in Oxfordshire. — On Sept. 3rd a fine male flew past 

 me at a level crossing on the London and North Western Bailway between 

 Bicester and Islip. This is the first I have noted in this district since 

 1892, when the species was fairly common. — G. C. Hughes; Chesterton, 

 Bicester, Sept. 16th, 1898. 



