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Acherontia atropos at Chichester. — I have heard of only one 

 example of this moth, in either stage, in this district during the present 

 season. This was a pupa turned up by our gardener on Aug. 24th whilst 

 digging potatoes. Unfortunately he stuck his prong through the middle of 

 it. — Joseph Anderson ; Chichester. 



Sphinx convolvuli at Sidmouth. — On Sept. 3rd and 4th I took 

 Sphinx convolvuli flying over the tobacco-plants in a garden at Sidmouth, 

 both being perfect specimens. — H. 0. Wells ; Hurstfield, The Avenue, 

 Gipsy Hill, London, S.E., Sept. 9th, 1898. 



Vanessa antiopa in Kent. — A fine specimen of V. antiopa was cap- 

 tured at East Farleigh, Maidstone, by Mr. Keith Kenward, on Aug. 18th 

 last. — Edward Goodwin ; Canon Court, Wateringbury, Kent, Sept. 3rd. 



Vanessa atalanta on the Wing at Night. — A specimen of Vanessa 

 atalanta flew into my window after dark on Sept. 17th. It did not seem 

 willing to fly into the darkness of night again, though I tried to make it go. 

 It constantly returned, settling on me or in the room. I do not understand 

 its being abroad at that time of the night. — E. N. Hall; 4, The Avenue, 

 Brondesbury. 



Notodonta dicTjEoides at Chichester. — A specimen of this moth, in 

 good conation, was found by my brother, Mr. Frederick Anderson, settled 

 on a wall in the garden, on Aug. 17th. — Joseph Anderson ; Chichester. 



Phibalapteryx lapidata. — On Sept. 4th last I took a specimen of 

 P. lapidata at Badenloch, in Sutherlandshire. It was flying in the hot 

 sunshine. — W. M. Christy ; Watergate, Emsworth, Hauts. 



Larvae on Impatiens. — From Sept. 5th to present date (Sept. 14th), I 

 have made careful search over many patches of the wild balsam {Impatiens 

 noli-me-tangere) growing near Windermere Lake, but have failed to discover 

 the least trace of Cidaria reticulata. The commonest larva lately has been 

 Euplexia lucipara, both on balsam and on any species of fern. I found the 

 species equally abuudaut on Sept. 3rd, in a greenhouse at Morecambe. Ou 

 Sept. 9th, while examining a patch of Impatiens at Lake Side, my attention 

 was drawn to the pallid appearance of one plant, and then to a large piece 

 of frass on a leaf. My thoughts, regardless of date, instinctively flew to 

 Sphinx convolvuli ; but no: it was a full-fed larva of Choerocampa elpenor 

 clinging to the stem. I have thought this may be worth note, as C. elpenor 

 is not common in the district ; it was also very late for the larval stage ; 

 and, thirdly, it has not before, I believe, been recorded to feed on Impatiens 

 noli-me-tangere. — (Rev.) A. M. Moss; Kendal. 



Collecting at Folkestone. — While staying at Folkestone for a fort- 

 night in July, I managed to take a few very good insects, including Sesia 

 chrysidiformis (one only), S. ichneumoniformis, Tapinostola bondii, Setina 

 irrorella, Bryophila glandifera, Acidalia ornata, a few nice vars. of B. 

 perla, Odontia dentalis (two) ; I also found one larva and one pupa of the 

 latter, both of which have since attained the perfect state. Mr. Purdey 

 informed me that this species used to occur in fair numbers, but he had 

 not taken it for years. I also saw one worn Vanessa cardui. — W. E. 

 Butler ; Hayling House, Readiug, Sept. 5th, 1898. 



Collecting in South Devon. — During the first fortnight of September 

 I was staying in South Devonshire, and did some sugaring on the 9th and 



