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two feet it halted and looked steadily at its viclira, which ad- 

 vanced, with trembling wings, till within range, when the 

 frog lowered its head, and with one gulp swallowed poor 

 Urticae. I afterwards placed three more butterflies down 

 with the same result. — R. Meldola ; 8, Park Place, Leyton. 



The Early Season. — The mildness of the winter caused 

 many of the February insects to emerge early in the year in 

 this district ; and at the beginning of this month several of 

 the March species put in an appearance, including three or 

 four of the Tgeniocampae, Amphydasis prodromaria, &c. — 

 J. Merrill ; Gloucester, February 17, 1869. 



Early Appearance of Lepidoptera this Season. — Feb. 7th, 

 one male P. pilosaria and one male N. hispidaria; 8th, two 

 male N. hispidaria ; 10th, one E. abbreviata ; 13th, one T. 

 hyemana ; 17th, one A. prodromaria and one L. adustata. 

 The above have been taken from a breeding-cage which 

 stands in my garden, fully exposed to the weather. — Wm. 

 Machin. 



Early Captures. — On the 6th of this month I took a trip 

 to Richmond in search of N. hispidaria, when I succeeded in 

 taking one fine specimen. Supposing they were just coming 

 out, 1 went again on the 8th, and took eight more, also five 

 splendid A. prodromaria; on the 13th I took eleven, and on 

 the 15th ten, more N. hispidaria. — C. J. Boden ; 127, Tooley 

 Street, February 20, 1869. 



The Early Season. — During the last fortnight I have found 

 over a dozen larvae of Chelonia viljica feeding, and on Satur- 

 day last myself and some friends picked whitethorn in full 

 leaf, and showing the bloom-buds almost ready to burst, in a 

 road leading from Hampstead to Highgate. The first week 

 in January I took several specimens of H. leucophearia. — 

 J. W. Russell ; 10, St. James'' Terrace, Roman Road, Isling- 

 ton, February, 1869. 



Early Emergence of Orgy la piidibunda. — I have this day 

 had an O. pudibunda emerge from a cocoon in one of my 

 breeding-cages. Is not this very early ? Can any of your 

 correspondents account for it ? I have taken this month, at 

 rest, two good specimens of C. spadicea. — W. D. Cansdale ; 

 Wit ham, Essex, February 4, 1869. 



Early Appearance of Larentia multistrigaria. — English's 

 boy caught some specimens of Larentia multistrigaria last 



