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in England: size of a pin’s head; colour, scarlet; habitat, 
upper side of leaf of Salix nigricans. 
EpwaRD NEWMAN. 
Entomological Notes, Captures, &c. 
Xylomiges conspicillaris—I have had the rare good 
fortune of breeding three beautiful specimens of Xylomiges 
conspicillaris this year: the first emerged on the Ist April, 
another on the 2nd, and the third on the 8th.— Thomas 
Goodyear ; Church Road, Malvern Links, April 10, 1871. 
Vanessa Antiopa near Sevenoaks.—1 have a specimen of 
Vanessa Antiopa, which I took on Saturday, 22nd April, near 
Sevenoaks: it is a hybernated specimen and much injured. 
Mr. Newman has seen it alive.—Chavles Harris ; 32, Pritch- 
ard’s Road, Islington. 
Description of the Larva of Cabera exanthemaria.—There 
is such a meagre description of the larva of this insect in the 
‘ British Moths’ that I think J shall not be open to the charge 
of repetition in giving a more complete one :—Female speci- 
mens taken in the middle of June last deposited eggs, which 
hatched in about ten days: the larve fed on sallow, and were 
full grown at the end of July; when the markings were 
noticeable it became apparent there were two distinct 
varieties, which may be described as follows:—Var. 1. 
Length about an inch, of average thickness and uniformly 
cylindrical throughout. Head a little broader than the 
second segment, slightly flattened and not notched on the 
crown. Skin rather puckered; ground colour light green, of 
different shades in different individuals. Head of the same 
colour, marked near the crown and on the lower part of the 
cheeks with deep purple. A narrow green pulsating vessel 
forms the medio-dorsal line, and dorsally, on each segment, from 
the fourth to eleventh inclusive, is a conspicuous purple arrow- 
head mark, the apex of each being close to the posterior part 
of the segment, the apex of each of these marks incloses a 
black spot bordered with whitish ; subdorsal lines yellowish- 
white, in some specimens very indistinct or wanting; an 
interrupted, irregular, dull purplish band forms the spiracular 
line. Spiracles and the usual dots black. Belly uniformly 
