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OccURRENCE OF VANESSA ANTIOPA IN 1914.—The capture of three 
specimens of Vanessa antiopa has been recorded in the ‘ Field’ during 
the past autumn, from Norfolk, Surrey and Sussex, as follows:—One 
at Worthing on August 17th reported by Mr. H. Wells; one captured 
and another seen at Addlestone, Surrey, on August 18th, by Mr. 
J. H. Milne; one captured on September 24th at Scole, Norfolk, by 
the Rev. Wilson W. White; the specimen had been seen for several 
days previously feeding on apples partly eaten by wasps.—F. W. 
FROHAWE. 
PAPILIO MACHAON 1N Kent.—It may be of interest to note that I 
saw a specimen of Papilio machaon in a cottage garden at Hook 
Green, about three miles from Frant Station, on August 29th.— 
EH. D. Morean; 24, Queen’s Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, September 
24th, 1914. 
ENToMOLOGICAL JOTTINGS FROM CHICHESTER.—One prominent 
feature of the season here has been the abundance during September 
of Pyramets cardut. They were to be seen flying in divers places, 
gardens amongst others. The first brood of Cyaniris argiolus 
appeared in the last week of April, the second in August. A few 
Colias edusa were noticed in the middle of August, all the insects 
observed being males. Several larvee of Manduca atropos were 
found in potatoes, the first on July 30. A fine female emerged on 
September 25. For one or two days before doing so the pupa 
frequently squeaked, as also did the imago.—JosEPH ANDERSON. 
OccURRENCE OF PHASGONURA VIRIDISSIMA NEAR FELIXSTOWE.— 
On September 22nd a large green grasshopper was brought to me 
alive, having been captured in a meadow near Felixstowe, in 
Suffolk, two days previously. Mr. W. J. Lucas has very kindly 
identified it as a female of Phasgonura viridissima, and writes me 
that ‘‘ it is fairly common in places.” —GrERARD H. Gurney; Keswick 
Hall, Norfolk. 
ABUNDANCE OF MIDDLESEX LeEpipopTeRA IN 1914.—To the 
extraordinary scarceness of almost all our commoner species of 
butterflies last year the season now passed has afforded a welcome 
contrast. Here in Middlesex the three ‘‘ Whites” and Huchloé 
cardamines were plentiful in May; and from April 20th onwards 
Celastrina argiolus occurred in quite unusual numbers in our garden, 
the second brood being already on the wane when I returned from 
France the first week in August. This little Blue has now com- 
pletely established itself, and I find it scattered broadcast through- 
out the many suburban villa gardens which have sprung up of late 
years in the parish of Pinner. Other butterflies appearing in some 
profusion have been Pyrameis atalanta and P. cardw. The latter is 
a very rare visitor with us, and it is many years since I observed 
even a stray migrant in the spring. There must have been a 
numerous emergence in North Middlesex this year of the offspring 
of these most desirable aliens. Throughout September they haunted 
the zinnias and michaelmas daisies in company with their congener 
and Chrysophanus phleas, of which I noticed several of the 
ceruleopunctata form. At about the same time Heterocera were 
