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English type), in the case of the female, of a much more 

 burnished or metallic appearance than the usual form. Pieris 

 napi proved abundant on the peat-moss, and its green veining 

 was singularly strongly marked. Other butterflies seen were as 

 follows : — P. hrassicce, Epinephele hyperanthes, Ccenonympha 

 pamphilus, Satyrus semele, Pararge ccgeria, Polyommatus phlceas. 

 A specimen of Vanessa polychloros, in fine condition, was 

 captured by Mr. John Mackay, of Glasgow, on July 20th, in 

 South Knapdale, Argyleshire, on our return from the celebrated 

 Kilmorie kirkyard, in the direction of Castle Sweyn, and at the 

 distance of a mile or somewhat less from the former place. I 

 take the opportunity of mentioning this capture, as on p. 57 of 

 Newman's ' British Butterflies and Moths ' the following state- 

 ment occurs : — " This butterfly seems to be absent from Scotland 

 and Ireland. In England its rarity in the north and extreme 

 south-west IS very noticeable : from Northumberland and West- 

 moreland I have no record of its occurrence ; from Cumberland, 

 Durham, and Lancashire, one specimen from each county; six 

 Yorkshire localities are reported." — F. A. Walker, D.D. ; Dun 

 Mallard, Cricklewood, N.W., August 8, 1887. 



Vanessa c-album in Sussex. — A specimen of this insect 

 was taken in my garden here, towards the end of last September. 

 I had never seen this insect in Sussex before. — Dover A. Edgell ; 

 Firle, Lewis, October 13, 1887. 



Hermaphrodite Lyc.ena icarus. — I took a specimen of 

 L. icariis with the male and female markings clearl}'^ represented 

 on the opposite wings. — Dover A. Edgell ; Firle, Lewis. 



LYCiENA BCETicA IN France. — I took a perfectly fresh speci- 

 men of this insect on Sept. 7tli inst., in a garden at Etretat, on 

 the Normandy coast. Though I did not leave Etretat till more 

 than a week later this was the only specimen I saw. — A. M. Reid ; 

 Beckenham, Kent. 



Acherontia atropos in Hampshire. — On September 12th I 

 had a fine female Acherontia atropos brought to me in perfect 

 condition, which was said to have been found crawling over a 

 bee-hive. It measured as nearly as possible five inches in 

 expanse. — J. M. Adye ; Somerford Grange, Christchurch. 



Food op Gnophria rubricollis. — Will any one kindly inform 

 me of a common food-plant for G. riibricolUs ? A good many 



