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a wall in Eastbourne. It was not near a greenhouse.—S. A. 
Cuartes; 170, Mayfield Place, Eastbourne. 
ABRAXAS GROSSULARIATA IN DECEMBER.—I have to record the 
capture of a specimen of Abrawas grossulariata, as it was flying 
through the arches of Ravenscourt Park Station on December 4th, 
1913, about 4 p.m. It was a good specimen, not crippled in any 
way, and rather a large one. It was flying perhaps a trifle weakly, 
but strongly enough to fly out of reach the moment I let it go. I 
regret now that I did not keep the specimen.—C. W. Wuatu; 19, 
Shaftesbury Road, Ravenscourt Park, W. 
[A second brood of this species was recorded in 1903 (Entom. 
XXxvi. pp. 289, 318).—Ep.] 
LEPIDOPTERA OF THE IsnuE or SkyE.—As I propose to visit the 
Isle of Skye next July, I should be glad to know what one might 
expect to meet with in the way of moths and butterflies during the 
month in that locality—(Major) R. B. Roperrson; Hillingbury 
Cottage, Chandler’s Ford, Hants. 
RETARDED EMERGENCE OF PARAGE EGERIA.—At the end of last 
June I took a female P. egeria and she laid a few eggs, which hatched 
in due course and fed up with the exception of four or five, which 
seemed as if they were going to die. I, however, placed them in 
another pot with grass, and they fed slowly, pupating at the end of 
October and in November, one at a time. I! now have four pupe, 
two look as if they were on the point of emergence, nearly black, and 
two still quite green; this being about three months in pupa state. 
It looks as if they were waiting for the spring before emerging. 
Has it ever been noted that this insect in a wild state passes the 
winter in the pupal state? Imagines from the larva which fed up 
began emerging on September 11th.—(Major) R. B. RoBeRtson ; 
Chandler’s Ford, Hants, February 6th, 1914. 
ORRHODIA ERYTHROCEPHALA ab. GLABRA AT HAsTBOURNE.—On 
November 30th O. erythrocephala ab. glabra came to sugar in a wood 
in this neighbourhood. This, I believe, is the first recorded capture 
in Sussex since the early seventies. Although a steady rain was fall- 
ing, quite a number of insects visited my patches. I sugared on 
several evenings during the first fortnight of December, but with no 
further success—Epwin P. SHarp. . 
HEMIMENE (DICHRORAMPHA) 'TANACETI (HERBOSANA) NOT IN 
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.—Referring to my note (Hntom. xly. p. 101) I 
find that the specimens therein recorded must be referred to the 
second brood of Henwmene (Dichrorampha) acuminitana, and that 
we cannot yet claim herbosana as a Gloucestershire insect.—C. 
GRANVILLE CLuTTERBUCE, F.H.S.; 23, Heathville Road, Gloucester, 
January 16th, 1914. 
PLEeBEIUS (LYCH#NA) MEDON (ASTRARCHE) IN DovEDALE.—With 
further reference to the occurrence of this insect in Dovedale noted 
