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COLIAS EDUSA, MaCROGLOSSA STELLATARUM, ETC., IN CORNWALL. 



— I might mention that I saw Colias eclusa in my garden here at 

 Fowey on September 29th, but have seen no others along the coast. 

 Pyrameis atalanta swarms here on ivy-blossom, and earlier in 

 September Pararge egeria, var. egerides, was a common garden 

 butterfly here. Macroglossa stellatamm came into my class-room 

 on October 2nd. — B. A. Stowell ; Fowey Grammar School, Corn- 

 wall, October 6th, 1917. 



Sphinx (Herse) Convolvuli in 1917. 



Northumberland and Durham. — The Convolvulus Hawk Moth 

 appears to have been unusually plentiful in this district lately. 

 Several have been brought to us to be set, and there have been 

 paragraphs in the local papers referring to the abundance of this 

 species this year. — Joseph J. Gill ; Hancock Museum, Barras 

 Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 



Derbyshire. — A female specimen was taken in Derby (in the 

 town) on September 1st. I have heard of another having been 

 captured in the town but have not seen it. A specimen of M. stella- 

 tamm, taken in Derby, July 28th, has been given to me. — S. A. 

 St. J. Winston. 



Suffolk. — On September 8th I noticed at dusk a large moth 

 hovering round plants of Nicotiana sandercB in my garden, but I was 

 unable to capture it as my net had just been placed hors-de-combat 

 by an encounter with a holly bush. The next evening, however, at 

 the same time (7.50 summer time), with net repaired, I waited at the 

 same spot. Nor had I long to wait, for within two minutes I had a 

 fine ? specimen of <S'. cojivolvuli in the net. On many subsequent 

 evenings I have visited the garden, but no further specimens have 

 been seen. — C. H. S. Vinter; The Hannings, Framlingham. 



Middlesex. — I took a specimen of S. convolvuli in Queen 

 Elizabeth's Walk, Stoke Newington, London N., on September 22nd. 

 It was in perfect condition and had every appearance of having just 

 hatched out an hour before. It was resting on a wall close to some 

 bindweed. — J. Laker; 8, Allerton Eoad, N. 16. 



Kent. — I took a specimen of Sphinx convolvuli on a fence near 

 this house on September 1st. — A. E. Kidner ; " The Oaks," Station 

 Eoad, Sidcup, Kent. 



This insect put in an appearance pretty regularly at a small 

 bed of Nicotiana near Chatham, which I had opportunities of 

 observing during the first ten days of September. The specimens 

 I caught — two (? $ and three ? ? —were all rather worn. — F. W. 

 Gardner ; Lieut. -Comdr., E.N.V.E., Kingsnorth Air Station, Hoo, 

 North Kent. 



On August 29th last a specimen of S. convolvuli appeared 

 at dusk in my garden, and on the next evening three were seen at 

 flowers of the tobacco plant. On September 1st there was one and 

 after this no more appeared until September 7th, when one turned 

 up and was followed by another on the 17th. Of these seven I 

 captured three. — Frederick Gillett ; Shortfield House, Sunbridge, 

 Sevenoaks. 



