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first specimen was, I believe, captured by Mr. Cousins at Ordale 

 about the year 1885, and again in 190i one was caught at Halhgarth, 

 Baltasound, by Dr. Finzel. In September, 1917, we captured two 

 which were hovering over the honeysuckle in the evening, and two 

 others which had found their way into the greenhouse. I may say 

 that one of these insects, which was chloroformed and pinned down 

 over-night, was seen to be still alive when we opened the box next 

 morning. It is a curious fact that almost all the honeysuckle where 

 the Convolvulus Hawk was seen last year has not come out in leaf 

 again and seems to he quite dead. Cidaria miata, the first I under- 

 stand recorded for Shetland, I caught late at night inside my window 

 on September 30th, 1917, and sent along with tlie Convolvulus Hawk 

 Moth to the Edinburgh Museum for identification. — Ida M. Furniss 

 Saxby ; Halligarth, Baltasound, Shetland. 



Pararge meg^ra in North-West Middlesex. — With reference 

 to Mr. Eowland-Brown's note on Pararge megcera in North-West 

 Middlesex (' Entomologist,' vol. li, p. 233), I saw several specimens here 

 this year. Looking through the list of " Butterflies observed in this 

 Neighbourhood " by members of the Enfield Natural History Society, 

 I find that all who sent in lists reported this insect as occurring in 

 this district. These lists are all dated since Mr. Sykes' record, but 

 are all prior to the war. I have observed the species myself in small 

 numbers up to 1914, but since that date, having been engaged 

 with other " winged beasts," I have had no opportunity until this 

 last season. — H. M. Edelsten ; The Elms, Forty Hill, Enfield, 

 Middlesex, 



PoLYGONiA c-album IN WILTSHIRE. — I have to record the capture 

 here on October 23rd of Polygonia c-albuvi, a perfect female specimen. 

 This is the first I have seen in this district. — C. A. Sladen ; Alton 

 Barnes Eectory, Pewsey, Wilts, November 20th, 1918. 



Chrysophanus PHL.EAS IN Late October. — This butterfly was 

 late here last year. I saw a freshly-emerged specimen on October 24th. 

 — H. M. Edelsten ; The Elms, Forty Hill, Enfield 



Late occurrence op Pyrameis cardui. — In amplification of 

 Mr. Eaynor's note on the late appearance of Pyrameis cardui at 

 Maldon, which was published in the December issue, it may be 

 remarked that the species, where it occurred at all, exhibited 

 a marked tendency to be late in its appearance this year. Whereas 

 English -born specimens were plentiful here throughout August in 

 1917, this year I did not see one until September 6th. As regards 

 larvffi I did not notice any at the normal time, but on September 6th 

 I found them of all ages feeding freely despite the cold spell we 

 were experiencing at the time. K number of these larvae were kept 

 indoors, and all produced butterflies between October 9th and 20th. 

 — F. W. Gardner, Major, E.A.F. ; Kingsnorth Air Station, Hoo, 

 Eochester, Kent, December 17th, 1918. 



