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CAPTURES AND FIELD EEPORTS. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN DoRSETSHiRK. — One Specimen captured at Swauage 

 [vide Mr. Hall's note, p. 972). 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN CoKNWALL. — I saw two Specimens as I drove from 

 Truro on Aug. 13th, and a day or so later a young friend showed me one 

 that he had caught, saying that he had seen several. I do not know if the 

 species has been recorded from other parts this year. I have not seen it 

 for some years. — (Rev.) J. A. Mackonochib ; St. Columb, Cornwall. 



CoLiAS HYALE AND C. EDUSA IN SussEX. — Last Tuesday I took a 

 female 0. hyale near here, in a meadow close to a clover-field ; in this same 

 clover-field, about a fortnight ago, I caught a female G. edusa, and saw two 

 males. — L. G. S. Raynor ; Hill View, Bognor, Sept. 10th. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN EssEX. — Tovvards the end of August, my friend Mr. 

 C. 0. S. Hatton and myself made several morning visits to a very fine field 

 of lucerne situated in this parish, and belonging to Mr. E. A. Fitch. The 

 second brood of Strenia clathrata was very abundant, and we captured 

 several interesting varieties. On Aug. 26th, almost immediately after 

 entering the field, Mr. Hatton found a male 0. edusa, resting on a lucerne 

 stem. It was such a fresh specimen that I think it was undoubtedly bred 

 on the spot, especially as within the next hour I captured two other 

 e.x.amples, one male and one female, in the same part of this large field, 

 whereas we did not see any more specimens, either on that or on any other 

 day. We much regretted afterwards that we did not search for the empty 

 pupa-case of the first specimen. — (Rev.) GiLBiiRT H. Raynor; Hazeleigh 

 Rectory, Maldon, Sept. 11th, 1897. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN THE IsLES OF SciLLY. — C. edusa was fairly common 

 in the Isles of Scilly during the month of August, the earliest date being 

 Aug. 2ad, but only one var. helice was taken. — B. W. Adkin ; Brandon 

 House, Morden Hill, Lewisham, S.E. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN THE IsLE OF Man. — On 30th July last I captured a 

 fine male specimen of C. edusa in an old gravel pit at Ramsey, Isle of Man. 

 Is this not a rather northerly locality for this species ? — (Rev.) B. Harvey- 

 Jellie, B.A. ; St. Helens. 



[C. edusa has been recorded from Orkney. — Ed.] 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN HAMPSHIRE AND Kent. — I saw E specimen on the 

 coast at Lymington on Aug. 7th, and I have heard of a specimen being 

 seen at Folkestone on Sept. 1st. — W. J. Lucas; Kingston-on-Thames. 



Vanessa antiopa in Yorkshire. — A specimen of V. antiopa was seen 

 in Beedale, a beautiful wooded valley seven miles from Scarborough, on 

 Aug. 9th. I have been at some pains to verify the record by communica- 

 tion with those who were actually on the spot and saw the insect, I myself 

 being only a few yards distant, and feel no doubt as to its genuineness. — 

 James H. Rowntuee ; Westwood, Scarborough, Sept. 15th, 1897. 



AcHERONTiA ATROPos IN SUFFOLK. — A larva of A. atropos was recently 

 found in a garden here. It was nearly full grown at the end of July. — - 

 Edward Ransom; Sudbury, Suffolk, September, 1897. 



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