NOTES, CAPTURES, ETC. 43 
LEPIDOPTERA NEAR Croypon.—The past season for Lepi- 
doptera, especially Diurni, has been an exceptionally bad one in 
this neighbourhood, Croydon. I will give, however, an account 
of some which I have taken this year. Gonepteryx rhamni has 
been fairly plentiful, both the hybernated and autumn broods. 
Anthocharis cardamines was very abundant in a lane adjoining 
Chattenden Woods, Kent; I took twelve males within a space of 
a few yards in a few minutes, and out of sixteen taken there was one 
female only. I think the females seldom fly, which accounts for 
their scarcity compared with the males. Although so common in 
the above-named place this year, this species has been rare 
about this locality. Satyrus semele used to occur abundantly on 
a piece of rough chalky ground near Croydon, but during the last 
three seasons it has not been seen; the same with Setina irrorella, 
which was formerly very plentiful. Lycena adonis, not one this 
season. Avery few L. alexis and Hesperide were observed. Vanessa 
io, from some cause, seems to be almost exterminated; this year I 
have not seen a single specimen. V. atalanta, a few seen; not 
one Pyrameis cardui. Vanessa urtice, abundant everywhere; I 
reared several dozen this season for varieties, but not one differed 
from the type. On July Ist, a splendid day, in company with a 
friend, I visited three different places, and hardly a butterfly was 
to be seen, excepting a few Satyrus jyanira and Cenonympha 
pamphilus, which is a fair average of observation during many 
days’ collecting this year. Lycena corydon and Argynnis 
euphrosyne, as usual, were very abundant; the former on August 
12th in profusion, the females in much greater quantities than the 
males, the opposite being generally the case. Brephos parthenias 
was early and abundant, fully out on March 13th and 17th; 
I took a large number each day; on the latter day I saw one 
hybernated Vanessa polychloros, the only one this season. It seems 
to be a rare species in this neighbourhood; while at Ipswich, in 
1872 and 1873, it was one of the commonest butterflies; since 
that time I have only taken one in this locality. The following 
captures may be worthy of record. Last year, July 7th, I took a 
fine female Stawropus fagi, at rest on a Scotch fir trunk. One 
larva of Notodonta chaonia from oak, which emerged an imago 
on April 12th last. I also captured, last May 13th, Sesia cullict- 
formis. I tried assembling for Saturnia carpini several times in 
April and beginning of May last, but not one was to be attracted 
