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the type—one with a “blind” eye spot at the anal angle of each of 
the hind wings, and the other with four spots or points along the 
outer area of the hind wings, the points being very small. Can any 
reader tell me of similar vars. having occurred anywhere ?— 
Auacustus E. Srarrorp; 98, Cowley Road, Mortlake, 5.W. 14. 
BRENTHIS SELENE, SECOND Broop, aGain at ABBorts Woop,—I 
recorded the appearance of a numerous second brood of Brenthis 
selene in 1920 on p. 18 of the present volume. A note on a similar 
brood this season may be of interest. It was first seen on July 24th, 
when my friend, Mr. F. P. Sharp, of Eastbourne, took four. On the 
31st he took some fifty during a very short visit. My first visit was 
paid on August 7th, when about fifty were inspected between 9 a.m. 
and noon; they were then showing signs of wear. On the 8th and 
10th the weather was unfavourable and I saw but few, and those 
worn, but on the 14th in a couple of hours in the early morning 
between fifty and sixty were examined, a good few of which had 
but recently emerged. As in 1920 a careful search in other parts of 
the wood where they had been common in May revealed no signs of 
them. Both years had very early springs (selene in 1920, May 23rd, 
in 1921, May 21st) and sharp frosts in June, which cut down the 
bracken in the more exposed parts of the woods. Mr. Sharp has 
suggested to me that these conditions (1920 being the very reverse 
of 1921 in other respects) might afford an explanation of what is 
certainly, so far as records go, a most unusual occurrence. To accept 
this theory support should be forthcoming in the shape of similar 
records from other localities for both years. Perhaps some of the 
readers of this note may be able to give the necessary evidence. Did 
any of the Lewes collectors find a summer brood on the “ Jmmorata 
ground” ?—H. Worstey Woop; 31, Agate Road, Hammersmith, 
W. 6, September 13th, 1921. 
POLYGONIA C-ALBUM IN WARWICKSHIRE.—On September 3rd I 
saw in my garden here a perfect specimen of Polygonia c-album. It 
was easily captured while revelling in the sweets of a decayed apple 
on the ground. We are not far from the well-known haunts of this 
pretty species in Hereford and Worcestershire, so it is natural that 
an occasional specimen should wander into Warwickshire, but I have 
not heard of it in our county before.—H. Grose Hopar; The Rectory, 
Birmingham. 
POLYGONIA C-ALBUM IN BerRKSHIRE.—I took a specimen of P. 
c-album in Wittenham Wood, Berks, on July 12th last. I have never 
seen or heard of a specimen from this locality before-——Morris J. 
BoorneE; ‘The Crossways,” Shillingford, Wallingford. 
VANESSA ANTIOPA IN DorsET.—On Tuesday, August 23rd, I noticed 
a butterfly sitting on a half-eaten apple in the garden and feeding 
voraciously. Not being quite sure what it was I went to look ina 
butterfly book, and found it was a Camberwell Beauty. It had gone 
when I returned, but two days afterwards I found it in the green- 
house, dashing itself against the glass. With the help of a gardener 
