128 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
VariETY OF TRIPHZNA PRONUBA.—On the Ist of July, 1885, 
I bred a curious variety of Triphena pronuba, from a pupa 
belonging to my friend G. A. Harker, of Crosby. The anterior 
wings are of the ordinary dull reddish brown colour, but the 
left posterior wing, instead of being like the right one, which 
is of the usual bright yellow tint, is a silvery buff colour, with 
the band apparently dusted over with buff scales, which give 
it a very peculiar appearance. The body is lighter than the 
normal type.—F. N. Prrrce, 143, Smithdown Lane, Liverpool. 
Foop or THE Larva oF Pours FLAvIcINcTA.—Mr. H. Miller 
must not infer from having several times found the larve of Polia 
jlavicincta feeding on flowers (Entom. 91) that such is always the 
habit of the species. The larva is not at all particular whether it 
feeds on flowers or leaves, nor very much on what plant. It is 
very abundant in this district, feeding at large, usually on dock 
and plantain; but in gardens, where it is equally plentiful, its 
food is most varied, for low plants in great variety seem equally 
to its taste, as are also frequently the leaves of the lower branches 
of some garden shrubs. Only last autumn I bred a beautiful 
series of dark specimens from larve found in my garden during 
the summer feeding on ivy leaves —Gro. T. Porrirr; Hudders- 
field, April 6, 1866. 
HELIOTHIS PELTIGERA AT MarpENHEAD.—The various species 
of Heliothis are known to have a partiality for ight, and I should 
not have been surprised at taking H. peltigera in this way, but 
that I believe it is a coast species, or, at any rate, does not occur 
very far inland. September 9th, 1885, was an exceptionally 
warm night, and, besides such other species as Drepana binaria 
(hamula), Catocala nupta, and Hugonia alniaria (tiliaria), I took a 
fine specimen of Heliothis peltigera at rest on the ironwork of a 
lamp-post in the Cockham Road, Maidenhead.—(Rev.) GinBeRT 
H. Raynor; Shenfield, Brentwood, March 20, 1886. 
CUCULLIA ARTEMISIZ®, Hujfn.—In the last volume (Entom. xviii. 
290) Cucullia artemisié is recorded as an addition to the British 
fauna. After certain investigations which I have since made, I 
am of opinion that before this species is admitted as British it 
will be desirable to have further and independent records of its 
capture in these Islands.—Joun T. Carrineton; Savage Club, 
Savoy, W.C., April, 1886. 
