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years this’ insect is double brooded.—Freperick GILLETT; 
Cheriton House, Sevenoaks, Kent. 
AporRIA CRATHGI, L., In Cyprus.—On June 28th I took three 
males of this species, and a fourth male on July 2nd near Platres, on 
the southern range of mountains. Dr. Guillemard reported this 
species from the island in 1887, but it has apparently never been 
taken since, and was considered a doubtful species (vide ‘‘ The Butter- 
flies of Cyprus,’ by Hy. J. Turner, F.E.S., ‘Trans. Entom. Soe. 
Lond.,’ July 26th, 1920, etc.). All four specimens are very worn.— 
KENNETH Haywarp, F.E.S. (Capt.); Reservoir, Aswan, Egypt. 
PorRTHESIA simruis, Fues., In CUMBERLAND.—The records of this 
moth for Cumberland appear to be limited to one from Carlisle by 
our pioneer county entomologist, the late T. C. Heysham, who 
flourished in the early half of last century. This record was repeated 
by Morris, Stainton, ‘ The Victoria History of Cumberland,’ and G. B. 
Routledge, the last-named in the ‘Transactions of the Carlisle 
Natural History Society.’ Being thus among our scarcest moths I 
was therefore extremely pleased to meet with a few specimens in 
July last in the village of Drigg, on the south-west coast of Cumber- 
land. Three were found simultaneously on a garden wall, a fourth 
on the same wall the following day, a fifth in a hedge bank a short 
distance away, while a sixth obligingly paid a visit to my lodgings 
and advertised its presence on the front door!—F. H. Day; 
26, Currock Terrace, Carlisle. 
AMPHIDASYS DOUBLEDAYARIA IN THE IsuE oF Man.—In view of 
the rapid spread of Amphidasys betularia var. dowbledayaria in 
England in recent years, it may be of interest to note that in June 
of last year I took a male specimen of this variety in the little 
village of Andreas, five miles from Ramsey, Isle of Man. I have 
been unable to discover if this form has been hitherto noticed in the 
island. The climate is damp, but mild. No lepidopterist seems to 
have lived in the neighbourhood for many years past, and immigra- 
tion seems unlikely.—Cyrin I. Paton ; Streatham College, Streatham 
Common, London, S.W. 16. 
Manpbuca atroros oN Dartmoor.—Whilst collecting on the moor 
on May 16th, 1921, a farmer, Mr. Dart, of Shady Coombe, Hoo 
Meavy, near Yelverton, told me of a large moth which had flown 
into his house about the first week in November last, 1920. I saw 
it later, and, as might be expected, it is rather badly rubbed, having 
been kept in a large bottle since the above date. It is now in 
my possession.—S. T. Sripston, Engr.-Commdr, R.N.; H.M.S. 
“ Douglas,” 4th Flotilla, at Devonport, May 17th, 1921. 
PACHETRA LEUCOPHHZA IN Bucxs.—On the Bucks Chilterns last 
May I took a fine specimen of P. leucophea as it was sitting on an 
ant-hill. Has this moth been reported from the district previously ? 
—WatTER Prerce; Queen’s Road, High Wycombe. 
COLEOPHORA AGRAMMELLA IN Hssex.—Wishing to breed some 
specimens of Phalonia alismana (Hupecilia udana), I went to a 
small pond on the edge of a plantation about two miles from here 
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