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On the 15th I took eight and also saw others about a mile west of 
Milton, whereas I saw none nearer Milton, although I was on the 
look-out for them. Has any other reader noticed this kind of coastal 
migration in this or any other species? I also found Pyrameis 
cardut, P. atalanta, Hipparchia semele and many other species very 
abundant in this part of Hampshire.—W. H. Paumer; 192, Selsdon 
Road, South Croydon, Surrey, February 19th, 1921. 
CHRYSOPHANUS PHL/AS, VAR. CHRULEO-PUNCTATA, ON Dry GROUND. 
—Towards the end of May, 1919, I came across a colony of C. phleas 
in a grassy clearing on Croham Hurst, a wooded hill near Croydon. 
Although only a few of these were really well-marked var. cwruleo- 
punctata, almost all had a greater or lesser amount of blue on the 
underwings. It may be remembered that May, 1919, was an 
exceptionally hot and dry month; also Croham Hurst is composed 
chiefly of gravel and chalk and rises well above the surrounding land. 
I therefore found this blue-spotted form in an exceedingly dry spot, 
whereas Mr. J. C. Melvill (‘ Entom.,’ vol. liv, p. 17) and others found 
theirs in damp places.—W. H. Patmer; 192, Selsdon Road, South 
Croydon, Surrey, February 19th, 1921. 
PoLYGONIA C-ALBUM IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE IN 1920.—I have just 
come across Miss Coney’s account (‘ Entom.,’ vol. liv, p. 78) regarding 
Polygonia c-album, and perhaps the following may be of interest to 
your readers: During the early part of last September I was at 
Withey Beds Camp, near Stroud, Gloucester, and one warm, sunny 
afternoon, as I was reading, with my net alongside in case anything 
turned up, I saw something below me which seemed uncommon. 
On catching the insect I discovered it to be Polygonia c-album in 
perfect condition. I may add that this was my first capture of this 
butterfly —J. H. Vickers; 16, Talgarth Mansions, Barons Court, 
London, W. 
SEsIA CULICIFORMIS Forcep.—Last September I collected three 
larve of S. culiciformis, and placed them in a tin box which contained 
a living larva of C. cossus. The latter larva ate two of the former ; 
the remaining one formed a cocoon of sawdust. It was then put in 
a forcing cage (temperature about 55°) and a fine ¢ emerged on 
February 27th.—G. H. Henswatn, Eltham, 8.H. 
PHIGALIA PEDARIA MONACHARIA.—On February 14th I took a good 
specimen of Phigalia pedaria ab. monacharia on a lamp-post, and 
saw another the following night on a wall. Winter moths are quite 
common this year.—WALTER Pimrce ; Queen’s Road, High Wycombe. 
TortTricEs FROM RANNocH, Brep.—Certain pupe resulting from 
larve obtained in the Rannoch district in 1919, and which did not 
emerge in that year, produced moths in the spring of 1920. They 
included two female examples of Philedone prodromana, one of 
Lophoderus politana, and several of Peridrina dimidiana ; they all 
came from larve feeding upon Myrica gale. I was much surprised 
at the emergence of L. politana; the larva which produced it did not 
at all agree with that described of this species. I had an hour to 
wait at Rannoch Station on my return home in August, and to pass 
away the time I strolled across a piece of bog near by on which there 
