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AND Dover. — A few weeks ago my fiiend Lieut. Neville H. Guniey, 

 of the Worcestershire Eegiment, who is now stationed at Dover, but 

 whose family reside here, was home on leave, and came to see me 

 one afternoon and have a butterfly talk. He told me he had seen a 

 specimen of I. lathonia one day below the cliffs near Folkestone, 

 but not having a net was unable to catch it. I advised him to keep 

 his weather eye open when he returned, and to let me know the 

 result. I heard from him yesterday (September 24th), and he tells 

 me he has not seen another latJioma, but several Colias ecliisa near 

 Dover, where Melanargia gcdatea has been swarming. The lathonia 

 was seen on July 28th " below the cliffs at Folkestone, and was 

 settled on some pink sea flower." — Gervase F. Mathew ; Dover- 

 court, Essex, September 25th, 1919. 



Colias edusa, etc., in West Cornwall. — I saw a C. edusa 

 flying along the high-road between Penzance and Hayle in the first 

 week in September, and about a fortnight later I was shown one that 

 had been taken in Copperhouse (part of Hayle) a day or two before. 

 These are the only two instances of the appearance of this butterfly 

 in the district this year which came to my notice during a visit of 

 some six weeks, beginning on September 1st. Lepidoptera (with the 

 single exception of M. hrassk<B) generally seemed to me to be scarcer 

 than usual ; notably there was hardly a specimen of Aglais urticm to 

 be seen, though it is usually abundant in September in those parts. 

 Empty pupa-cases of A. filipendulcB were not ubiquitous as in former 

 years, and larvae of M. rubi were decidedly fewer. Of these a 

 curiously large number were found dead when only partially grown. 

 As before, both the pupa-cases of A. filipendulce. and the larvae of 

 M. rubi were far more numerous on the west than on the east side of 

 the estuary ; yet the terrain on either side is of the same character. 

 — Harold Hodge ; 9, Highbury Place, N. 5. 



Colias edusa var. pallida (helice). — -Twice recently, whilst play- 

 ing golf on Dawlish Warren, I have seen this butterfly. Being without 

 a hat, and not carrying a net in my bag, I ,was unable to effect a 

 capture, but I " downed tools " and stalked therh sufficiently close to 

 identify the species. One was very white and I almost thought that 

 it might be C. hyale. Mr. F. C. Woodforde, however, to whom I 

 spoke of the matter, pointed out that, so far as he knew, it was not 

 a hyale year and that therefore they were almost certainly imllida 

 {helice). I have also seen two more specimens on the railway banks 

 near Dawlish.— C. M. Mayor ; Dawhsh, September 25th, 1919. 



Colias hyale in Leicester. — Colias hyale made its appearance 

 in Leicester on Thursday, September 11th, on the Leicester City 

 Football Ground at six o'clock in the'evening. It was flying over the 

 heads of the spectators on the grounds, and was quite distinguish- 

 able. The weather was extremely bright at this time, which may 

 have been the reason for it being late on the wing. — G. W. Warner; 

 47, Chester Street, Leicester, September 13th, 1919. 



EuvANESSA antiopa IN WARWICKSHIRE. — On Octobor 3rd my 

 friend Mr. A. Taylor twice saw a specimen of Euvanessa antiopa, 

 near Warwick. He was unable to take it as he had no net, but saw 



