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The prior appearance of male or female was not noticed, but 

 it is evident that the sexes of these two species emerge at the 

 same time. I am satisfied that there is yet very much to be 

 learned of the habits and economy of our Lepidoptera, and 

 that these can be accurately studied by rearing from the egg 

 in confinement, especially if the feeding be carried on in 

 large airy cases out-of-doors; and I also feel confident that 

 this fact will be elucidated, that most species have a time and 

 manner of emergence peculiar to themselves, which artificial 

 rearing, if properly conducted, will not materially affect. — 

 H. Moricreaf; Sout/isea, April 19, 1866. 



Mocroglossa Stellntarum in March. — A pair of this insect 

 were seen by a relative, on the wing, in his garden at Bud- 

 leigh-Salterton, near Exeter, on the 7th instant, sipping 

 from the blooms of violets and crocuses, but giving a marked 

 preference for the latter flowers. — William T/iomson ; 1, 

 Devonshire Terrace, Forest Hill, S.E., March 26, 1866. 



Choerocampa Celerio near Sheffield. — Last October I 

 captured a very fine specimen of Chcerocampa Celerio in the 

 nurseries at Handsworth. — W. Frost ; Richmond, near Sltef- 

 field, January 23, 1866. 



Choerocampa Celerio at Ryde. — This insect has been 

 taken at light by one person at Ryde, and bred by another ; 

 the latter came out on the 28th of December. The gentle- 

 man who bred Celerio was lucky enough to secure a brood 

 of the larva on a vine, I believe at Worthing. — Jas. Ingram ; 

 School House, Neillestone, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Feb. 1866. 



Sterrha Sacraria near Ryde. — A variety of Slerrha Sa- 

 craria, having a pink costal stripe in addition to the oblique 

 stripes, has been taken at St. Helen's. — Id. 



Northern Range ofClnerocampa Elpenor and C. Porcellus. 

 — In answer to your correspondent Mi*. F. Wilfrinson (Enlom. 

 iii. 57), I may state that both ihese species appear to occur 

 pretty regularly as far north as Edinburgh, but Chcerocampa 

 Porcellus would seem to have a more extended range north- 

 wards than C. Elpenor. — H. Jenner-Fust ; Hill Court, 

 Berkeley, Gloucestershire, April 4, 1866. 



Hepialus Hiimuli. — In reply to Mr. M tiller's inquiry 

 (Entom. iii. 58), I have frequently taken H. Humuli in the 

 West of Ireland (Kerry and Galway), but have not observed 

 any variation from the ordinary British type, either in the 



