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MIANA CAPTIUNCULA (ExPOLITA) AT ARNsIDE.—Early in July 
I struck a moth, going with the wind at a furious rate, while 
collecting at Arnside, near Grange-over-Sands. Judge of my 
surprise when I saw it was M. captiuncula. I was boxing it, 
when a gentleman, who preserves the game thereabout, spoke to 
me. He left me, but returned in a few minutes, and brought 
another specimen in his hat, saying he would catch me some 
more. ‘ Well,’ I said, “you can go at it, for there is a spare 
net.” We got about two dozen, and he proved the best man at 
catching, and I did the boxing. He afterwards sent me some on 
to Windermere, as late as July 20th; some fine, and some dead 
with the heat. I shall have a fair supply for my friends.— 
J. B. Hopexrinson; 6, Fishergate Hill, Preston, July 26, 1886. 
CIRRH@DIA XERAMPELINA, &C., NEAR WELCHPOOL.—On July 
29th my brother took a specimen of Geometra papilionaria flying 
at dusk near here. It was in fair condition, with the exception 
of a cut in one of the front wings. I have also bred a splendid 
specimen of C. xerampelina from a caterpillar found under moss 
on an ash tree in the autumn. I found three caterpillars, but two 
died. As the Rey. J. Greene says that the larva forms a cocoon 
beneath the surface of the earth, this'may be interesting. The 
insect emerged on August 2nd. I should be glad if any of your 
readers could tell me if either of these insects has been seen 
here before. Unfortunately entomologists are very scarce 
throughout the district. — Srantey P. Jones; Westwood, 
Welchpool, August 5, 1886. 
VARIETIES OF AMPHIDASYS BETULARIA.—In the Manchester 
district this species has gradually altered in colour from light to 
dark during the last forty years. In my early days the black 
variety was almost unknown. I think Mr. Edleston purchased 
the first I heard of. About that time I reared two from pupex 
obtained by digging. Since then I have often got black and 
ordinary types from pupz; also reared them from larve and ova. 
I have found both forms im copuld. Sometimes an ordinary type 
with a black one, and black with intermediate. Recently I have 
seldom seen two ordinary types in copuld, although it was the 
rule formerly. The female is more frequently black, and the 
dark forms predominate at present. I do not think food has any 
influence on variation of this species. I have found larve on 
