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pinkish gray. Feeds on Vicia, and probably a number of 

 low plants and grasses. Tlie imagos appeared from July 9lh 

 to 31st.— G'eo. T. Porritt ; Huddersfield, March 3, 1873. 



Boinhyx CyntJiia. — Having reared a good number of 

 cocoons of Ibis species last summer, I placed them along 

 with some cocoons of B. Cecropia and E. versicolor in a cold 

 cellar to pass the winter. Having occasion to visit the cage 

 in which they were, on the 24th of December last, I was 

 surprised to find one pretty perfect living imago of Cynthia; 

 and a few days after two more made their appearance. I 

 examined the remaining cocoons in the cage, but found no 

 signs of hatching, and till now no more imagos have appeared. 

 — Savmel Doncaster ; Broom Hall Park, Sheffield, February 

 19,1873. 



Agrotis cinerea. — In June, J 870, Ilook in this neighbour- 

 hood a fine specimen of Agrotis cinerea, at rest, on common 

 scabious, in the day-time. — C. L. Ray nor ; The College, 

 Winchester, February 20, 1873. 



To rear Dasypolia Templi. — I had a live specimen of 

 D. Templi (female) brought to me the other day. Can you 

 give me any recent additions to the breeding of this species 

 beyond your description in 'British Moths?' If she proves 

 impregnated, is Heracleum sphondyliura the only food-plant, 

 and how would you advise me to proceed ? — John Harrison. 



[All the information I possess on this subject is published 

 at p. 277 of 'British Moths.'— £. Neicman.'] 



Choerocampa Celerio at Brighton. — A friend of mine 

 obtained a live specimen of C. Celerio, on the 7th of last 

 October, from a man who had found it in his house at the 

 east end of this town. The moth was in excellent condition, 

 but unfortunately the tip of the right fore wing was broken in 

 its capture. — Frederick Clere ; Brighton, March 3, 1873. 



Yellow Variety of Zygcena Filipendulce. — Your corre- 

 spondent, Mr. Corbin, in speaking of a variety of Jacobaeae he 

 obtained last summer in the New Forest, says : — " I am 

 aware that several of our moths, as Trifolii, Lonicerae, Caja, 

 Dominula, &c., occasionally have their red or crimson 

 markings replaced by yellow." To the list of moths so 

 varying allow me to add yet another, Z. Filipendulae, a 

 variety of which, in which the crimson markings on all the 

 wings were replaced by a dullish yellow, occurred in some 



