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hyperanthus : Abundant and very variable. Canonympha panphilus : 
Abundant and variable. Zephyrus betule : One only seen but not 
captured. Z. quercus: Extraordinarily abundant, but elusive. 
Callophrys rubi : Very abundant on the Chilterns. Chrysophanus 
phiezas: Notsoabundant this year. Arzciamedon : Abundant every- 
where. <Agriades corydon: Very abundant; no extreme variations 
observed, the commonest blue. Celastrina argiolus : Not so abun- 
dant as usual. Cupido minimus: Abundant on the Chilterns. 
Nemeobius luwcina : Very abundant on the Chilterns. Hesperia malve, 
Nisoniades tages, Adopea flava, Augiades sylvanus : All everywhere 
abundant. A.conma: Not so abundant as usual.— WALTER PreRce ; 
High Wycombe, Bucks. 
BurterFuirs oF VENTNoR, 1920.—The following is a list of 
butterfles, all actually netted, not merely seen, within a three-mile 
circuit of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Abundant: P. rape, P. atalanta, 
M. cinwia, M. galatea, P. megera, EH. jurtina, EH. tethonus, C. pam- 
philus, C. rubi, A. corydon, A. bellargus. ‘Common ; P. brassicae, 
P. napi, E. cardamines, C. edusa, A. urtice, V. v0, P. cardut, 
A. aglaia, H. semele, Z. quercus, C. phleas, P. icarus, A. medon, 
C. minimus, H. malve, N. tages, A. flava, A. sylvanus. Scarce: 
G. rhamni, L. sibylla, E. polychloros, D. paphia, A. cyduppe, 
B. euphrosyne, P. egerides, A. hyperanthus, P. arqus (egon), C. argiolus. 
The season was a very bad one, so that the list, which includes thirty- 
nine species, flatters it immensely. Day after day passed without a 
glimpse of the sun. On the few really favourable days insects certainly 
swarmed on the downs and by the coast, but for some remarkable 
reason seemed to shun private gardens. Melitea conxia larvee were 
out of winter quarters and feeding at the end of January, and thanks 
to a mild February had all pupated by end of April. This insect is 
certainly gaining ground inland: I found larve quite commonly 
near Wroxall, two miles from the sea. Colias edusa was scarce in 
spring, but common in August. Four var. helice were taken and one 
or two more missed. One sad event takes a great deal of erasing 
from the memory. This was a chase after C. hyale, and in the long, 
stern chase to a barbed wire gate separating us from a lucerne field 
hyale beat the net by about 6 inches. There would have been a 
different ending twenty-five years ago! I have not included hyale 
in my list, as although certain as to its identity myself some may 
consider I mistook helice for it. By far the best thing taken was 
E. tithonus ab. albida, as previously recorded (antea; p. 210). Many 
interesting notes were made, but to mention them here would occupy 
too much space.—ErNest Cornenn; “ Burmah,’’ Newport Road, 
Ventnor. 
HELIOTHIS PELTIGERA AND PHRYXUS LIVORNICA AT VENTNOR.— 
An entomological friend of mine, Mr. C. J. Pollard, was fortunate 
enough to take a pair of H. peltigera on May 17th flying at dusk 
over a wallflower bed at Ventnor. Mr. Pollard was also lucky enough 
to find a dead specimen of D. livornica in a doorway on July 18th. 
It was minus both antennz, but otherwise in fair condition.— 
Ernest Corne“u; ‘“ Burmah,’ Newport Road, Ventnor. 
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