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4th and 5th. On the night of the 6th the same pair were m cop. again. 

 Three other imagines, all males, subsequently emerged. On the 27th 

 the ova hatciied, and so far the larvae have progressed satisfactorily. 

 I am keeping the two lots of larvae separate for observation in the 

 spring. — Jno. V. Hyde ; " Cranbourne," Kirtleton Avenue, Weymouth, 

 Dec. 22nd, 1903. 



CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 



SiREx GiGAS IN THE IsLE OF Man. — A somewhat small specimen 

 was taken in Molly Quirks Glen, Isle of Man, August, 1902, by T. H. 

 Shepherd, Carr Lane, Shipley. 



Sphinx convolvuli at Cardiff, Glamorganshire. — On Sept. 25th 

 last I took a male specimen of this fine insect on the ground beneath 

 an electric lamp here. It might easily been have passed unnoticed, 

 had it not been that its brightly banded body could be seen between 

 the parted wings. — Thomas J. Shelley ; 103, King's Eoad, Cardiff, 

 South Wales. 



Laphygma exigua at Chester. — On Sept. 25th of last year I took 

 a moth at one of the Chester electric lamps which has been identified 

 as L. exigua. This is the second recorded capture of the species here, 

 the first being taken at an electric lamp in 1900, by Dr. Herbert Dobie. 

 Unfortunately, my specimen is minus the tip of the right upper wing. 

 — J. Arkle ; Chester. 



Chcerocampa celerio at Saxmundham. — I have much pleasure in 

 recording the capture of a specimen of C. celerio at Saxmundham, on 

 15th or 16th of October last, by Mr. J. G. Franklin, who found it at 

 rest at the base of a plant of yicotiana affinis in his garden. I have 

 not noted any mention of the appearance of this moth in this country 

 for some time. — Wm. A. Carter ; 4, Burr Villas, Bexley Heath. 



[An example of this species was taken at Brighton, on Oct. 24th 

 last; vide Entom. for 1903, p. 292.— Ed.] 



Ennomos autumnaria (alniaria) at Fareham. — In August last, one 

 of my choir-boys brought me a few larvfe of a " thorn " I did not 

 know, which he had found feeding on a cherry-tree in a neighbouring 

 garden. It seemed that already a large number had been destroyed by 

 the owner of the garden, as the larvae had been found in great abun- 

 dance. The resultant imagines turned out to be E. anUimnaria, but 

 very small in size, though the larvae were nearly full-fed when received. 

 The species has been taken elsewhere in Hants, but is not cherry an 

 unusual food-plant for the larvfe ? — (Rev.) J. E. Tarbat ; Fareham, 

 Hants, Jan. 18th, 1904. 



Hemerophila abruptaria in January. — On January 16th I opened 

 a cage containing pupae of Hemerophila abruptaria, and was surprised 

 to find that a female specimen had emerged. It was somewhat worn, 

 so had probably been out some days. — B. Stonell; 25, Studley Road, 

 Clapham, S.W. 



