48 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Mr. Barrett (Ent. Mo. Mag. x. 20), says that the larva feeds on 

 Gnaphalium arenarinm, which is not a British plant ; but it is also 

 known to feed on other species of Gnaphnlhim, and several occur in 

 this country. In any case, however, I regard T. paula, T. parva, T. 

 ostrina, and certaiu other insects in the British list, as merely 

 accidental visitors, which at best can only continue their race in this 

 climate for a few months, and are quite unable in any stage to survive 

 our winters. — • Eustace R. Bankes ; The Rectory, Corfe Castle, 

 January 1st. 1897. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



Vanessa antjopa at Gorlkston, near Great Yarmouth. — I saw a 

 specimen of Euvanessa [Vajiessa] antiopa on Sept. 8th, when walking on 

 the pier on the Gorleston side of Yarmouth harbour-mouth. I did not 

 attempt to catch it, as I do not believe in capturing every rare butterfly as 

 soon as it is espied, especially when one is sure of its identity ; but I got 

 quite near to it, and could plainly see it had the yellow border of the con- 

 tinental form, whence I infer it had come across lodged on the rigging of 

 some ship. — x\lbert H. Waters, B.A. ; Cambridge. 



MoTHs TAKEN AT Eleotric Light, Ealing. — The following list 

 testifies to the fact of an erroneous belief among my friends here, whose 

 assertion is that this vicinity, in such near proximity to London, generally 

 rewarded the entomologist with few and unimportant captures. I merely 

 tried this place as an experiment, on July 5th and August 3rd and 20th 

 respectively, which yielded contrary results: — Smerinthus populi, S. tilla, 

 Zeuzera ascidi (male and female). Cossus li(jniperda (in good condition), 

 Arctia caia, Spilosoma fuUginosa (one dark variety), S. vienthastri, S. 

 lubricipeda, Liparis chrijsorrhcea, L. salicis, Orciyia antiqua, Lasiocampa 

 querciJ'oUa, Pterostoma palpina, Notodonta dictcEa, Phalera bucephala, 

 Drepana liamula, Bryophila perla (on the under surface of this moth's 

 wings a number of small red parasites adhered to the costa), Acronycta 

 tridens, A. psi, A. aceiis, A. meyacephala (the last very numerous), Leucania 

 I'Uhargyria, L. pallens, L. comma, Tapinostola fiilva, Axylia pxttris, 

 Hydrcecia nictitans, H. micacea, XyJophasia lithoxylea, X. polyodon (it 

 could be seen how plentiful this moth had been by the wings, the remainder 

 having been eaten by the bats), Neuria saponaria, Neuronia popidaris, 

 Luperina testacea (on the posts), Mamestni anceps, M perdcarice, Dicranura 

 vinula, Apamea oculea (plentiful), Miaiia fasciuncula, Agrotis pitta, A. 

 exdamationis (one variety having the dark markings totally obliterated), 

 TriphcBna pronuha (many rufous and light varieties), Noctiia c-nigrum, 

 N. xanthograplia, Calymnia trapezina, Hecatera dysoden. Phlognphora 

 meliculosa (scarcer than last year), Hadena oleracea, Cuciillia umbratica, 

 Plusia chrysitis, P. gamma, P. iota, Amphipyra. tragopogonis. Cotacala 

 nupta (in good numbers), Mania typica Epione apiciaria, Rumia cratagnta, 

 Uropteryx sambucata (plentiful, one 1 took having the hind wings aberrant), 

 Eugnnia fiiscantaria. E. angularia, Amphidnsya betulnria (a dark form), 

 Boarinia rhomboidana (common), Pelurgn. comitata, Hemithea thymiaria, 

 Eupithecia subj'ulvata, E. centaureata, Timandra amataria, Melanippe 

 Jiuctuata, Melanthia ocellata. The Pyralides were fairly represented. — 

 H. W. Bell-Marley: Ravenscourt Park, Sept. 5th, 1896. 



