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never seen it again. On taking up my June number of the ‘ Entomologist,’ 
which arrived just after I had seen this specimen of D. pulchella, T saw the 
two recorded captures of the species at Dover and Gosport. The questions 
arise :—Is this a “ pulchella year”? Is the species double-brooded ? What 
are the atmospherical conditions favourable to its appearance now? Does it 
feed on other plants besides Myosotis arvensis in nature.—(Rev.) J. Seymour 
Sr. Joun; 42, Castlewood Road, Stamford Hill, N., June 13, 1892. 
Essea.—On June 6th I took a specimen of this rare moth at St. Osyth ; 
a few minutes later I saw another, but, having just swum a creek, I was not 
prepared for it, or could easily have taken this also. In September, 1874, 
when shooting, I saw two specimens of this rare species in a stubble-field 
at Birdbrook in this county.—Epwarp A. Firc#; Maldon, Essex. 
North Staffordshire.—Mr. F. C. Woodforde, of Market Drayton, and I 
have been collecting to-day, June 25th, 1892, in some meadows on the north- 
west side of this border parish, our only known locality for P. statices. The 
weather was warm, and a light rain falling. We found that both P. statices 
and T.. cherophyllata were plentiful this season, and as my friend wanted 
a supply of these moths, both for himself and for correspondents, we were 
busily engaged amongst them, when he aroused from the long grass a moth 
evidently very different from the ordinary species which frequent these 
meadows. I was a few yards from him at the time, but having no net 
ready he called to me for mine, so that we both saw it flying with a heavy 
slugglish flight for some seconds. The moth was readily caught, and judge 
of our surprise and delight to find that it was a slightly worn female speci- 
men of D. pulchella, certainly a grand addition to our North Staffordshire 
list. In a neighbouring wood we found 4. sylvata and M. albicillata fairly 
plentiful ; and we also took single specimens of FE. heparata and T’. batis ; 
and saw one M. hastata, which we failed to capture.—(Rev.) T. W. Datrry ; 
Madeley Vicarage, Newcastle, Staffordshire, June 25, 1892. 
VARIATION OF D. PULCHELLA.—The fore wings are whitish or cream- 
coloured, and are traversed by five crimson and five, or, including the 
marginal row, six black transverse series of spots, which vary in size. In 
some specimens the spots composing each series coalesce and form bands ; 
in other examples the black or the crimson only are confluent. Sometimes 
most of the black spots are absent, especially on the inner three-fourths of 
the wing, and often the crimson series are represented only by spots on 
costal and inner margins, with one or perhaps two between; in some 
examples the crimson spots are very pale. An apical oblique macular dash 
is generally present, but, like the other markings, is subject to modification, 
and may be entirely absent. The hind wings are white, with a black outer 
marginal border, which varies in width and in the outline of its inner edge; 
this last is often deeply indented just below the middles—Ricuarp Sours. 
MACcROGLOSSA STELLATARUM AT HasLEMERE.—This pretty hawk-moth 
has been visiting my garden the last few days, and even coming into the 
house. It stays at one plant for several minutes together, poising with 
invisible wing, and suddenly dipping for a moment into pansy blossoms. 
Its appearance, on the wing, fully justifies its English name of humming- 
bird.—T. P. Newman; Hazelhurst, Haslemere, June 20, 1892. 
DEILEPHILA LivorNicA AT Dorkinc.—You may probably like to record 
the capture of Deilephila livornica (= lineata). I took it at rhododendron 
flowers in my garden at Dorking on 8th June. It bears the appearance of 
