204 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
had an exploration of new ground on Greenthorn Fell, about 
three miles from here, and a mile or so from Stoneyhurst College. 
I note this specially lest any student there turns entomologist. 
It is just the place even for a new butterfly to turn up: acres of 
bilberry (knee deep), fine clumps of larch and Scotch fir planta- 
tions, fine old oaks, birch and alder, as well as beech, spruce, &c. 
On the hill-side grows the Arctostaphylos wva-ursi, from which I 
gathered a lot of Tortrix larve, and took Lithocolletis vacciniella, 
both the moths and the larve; also Nepticula Weaverella, 
and in the bilberry shoots larve abounded; and to note a few 
other species, even bad as the day was—Gelechia longicornella, 
Coremia ferrugata, Melanippe tristata, Acidalia fumata, Hupithecia 
lariciata, Acronycta menyanthidis, Phoxopteryx myrtillana, Lasio- 
campa rubi, and Thecla quercus, as well as other species. I found 
empty pupa-cases of Dicranura bicuspis on the alder. This makes 
me anxious to pay more visits to this charming spot. In the 
Genista tinctoria larve of Depressaria atomella and Gelechia 
lentiginosella, as well as Cemiostoma Wailesella, are in plenty; and 
among a clump of alders I took a score of Nemophora metazella. 
Ephippiphora turbidana is just out, one specimen only. I expect 
the heavy floods in the Ribble will have washed lots of moths out 
to sea.—J. B. Hopaxrnson; Dutton, Ribchester, July 6, 1879. 
PyrRAMEIS CarDUI AND Coxias Epusa at Broapsrarrs.—In 
the latter part of June Vanessa Cardui was very abundant, 
especially in the neighbourhood of the North Foreland Light- 
house; frequently when I was sitting by the roadside they 
would alight close by me. I also noticed a few specimens of 
Colias Hdusa; three which I caught were all males.—Horace 
FRERE; Sunny Bank, Queen’s Road, Kingston-on-Thames, July 
11, 1879. 
ACHERONTIA ATROPOS NEAR FoLKESTONE.—A very fine speci- 
men of Acherontia Atropos was brought to me on the 4th June 
this year, in good condition and newly emerged. Is this not very 
early 2—W. H. Currsman ; Coolinge, Folkestone. 
ACRONYCTA ALNI IN TinGATE Forest.—-I had the pleasure of 
taking, at sugar, Acronycta alni, in splendid condition, in Tilgate 
Forest, on June 16th.— C. Hamury; Brantridge, near Crawley, 
Sussex, July 20, 1879. 
