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may be taken by the score hovering round the blossoms of the red valerian, 

 for which they have a strong parliality. I also took a good specimen of 

 C. asteris at the valerian on the night of June 25th. — H. W. Shepheaud- 

 Walwyn ; Glensyde, Bidborough, near Tunbridge Wells, June 26th, 1895. 



Vanessa uRTiCiE attracted bt Light. — A fine specimen of Vanessa 

 urticcB flew into my room last night, about 10 p.m., apparently attracted by 

 the gas-light. — T.'H. Marker; The Grove, Harrow, July 7th, 1895. 



Heliothis armigkra at Valerian Flowers. — On July 5th I had 

 the good fortune to capture a very perfect specimen of Heliothis armigera, 

 which was hovering over the blossoms of the common red valerian in the 

 garden about 9.30 p.m. — H. W. Shepheard-Walwyn ; Glensyde, Bid- 

 uorough, near Tunbridge Wells. 



Macroglossa fuciformis in Middlesex. — I have pleasure in recording 

 the capture of Macroglossa fuciformis, an example of which fell to the net 

 of my brother, Percy H. Smith, on the morning of June 16th, in Eastcote 

 Woods. The specimen is somewhat battered. — C. Rhoades Smith ; 

 Greenhill, Harrow, July 4th, 1895. 



Agrotis ashwokthii. — While spending a few days at Llanfairfechan, 

 early in July, I made a pilgrimage to the Penmaenmawr locality for the 

 above insect, and was fortunate enough to take, after two visits, eight 

 perfect specimens, seven at rest and one at sugar ; I sugared on two 

 occasions, but only took the one example of A. askworthii, though scores of 

 Xijlophasia polyodon, &c., came to the sweets. I also found, by close 

 searcning, a considerable quantity of ova, and now have about 150 larvse 

 feeding well on sallow. — R. Tait, Jun. ; Cheetham Hill, Manchester. 



Apatura iris. — On the 13th I was fortunate enough to take a male 

 Apatura iris on the wing, in splendid condition, at Lyudhurst, Hants. — 

 Geo. Stanley Morley; Oakdene, Epsom, July 16th, 1895. 



Venusia cambricaria in Wales. — I should like to know if V. cam- 

 bricaria has been recorded from Wales in recent years. Newman writes, 

 •' is said to have been taken in Monmouthshire." On the 9th inst. 

 1 took a very nice specimen near Avenig, in Merionethshire. My friend 

 Mr. Woodforde and myself took twenty-eight specimens of this insect in a 

 wood near here on the 6th and 7th inst. — E. W. H. Blagg; Cheadle, 

 Staffordshire, July 18th, 1895. 



Variety of Arctia caia with Yellow Hind Wings. — On June 

 26th a specimen of A. caia emerged, in which the hind wings are a good 

 yellow, wall ihe usual blue markings, diifering but slightly from the 

 ordinary form. The fore wings have a whiter ground than usual, but the 

 markings are very distinct. The body is yellow, with four black stripes, 

 and the collar on the head is dark yellow, but not very distinct. The 

 specimen was bred from a larva taken in the district with others, three of 

 whicli have yellow bands (and one with, spots as well) round the blue spots 

 on the hind wings. — J. T\ Fountain; 58, Darwin Street, Birmingham, 

 July 17th, 1895. 



