o24 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
untlobata form in a lane near Tavistock. South (‘Moths of the 
British Isles,’ series ii. p. 195) mentions this form as ‘ occurring in 
Yorkshire, Sussex, and probably elsewhere,” so that a record of its 
occurrence in Devonshire may prove of interest.—(Rev.) ALFRED 
T. Stirr, M.A. 
HARLY PUPATION OF LAsiocaAMPA QUERCUS.—During late June of 
this year a very large female of Laszocampa quercus, approaching 
var. callune, was brought to me in a box. It was in a very ragged 
condition, and had deposited a large number of ova. Larve from 
these hatched in the usual time and commenced feeding on white- 
thorn. As they continued to feed beyond the hibernating stage, I 
kept up the supply of whitethorn leaves so long as these were 
available. I have since kept them going on bullace and blackthorn 
shoots (from the root suckers), also berries and twigs of the white- 
thorn. They are now all about full-grown, and several have pupated, 
the first one on November 13th. Although I have frequently reared 
these larve, and also those of Gastropacha quercifolia, | have not 
previously seen them feed right through before. Possibly the long 
spell of summer weather accounts for this. In this fen and marshy 
district all Lasiocampide are much finer than those I have taken in 
Kent.—Herrspert Wm. Baker; 73, Limetree Place, Stowmarket, 
Suffolk, November 22nd, 1914. 
[Normally, larvee of L. quercus and of G. quercifolia do not 
pupate until after hibernation. Sometimes in confinement, however, 
it happens that full growth is attained, and pupation effected in the 
year that the larvee hatch from the egg.— Ep. ] 
SPHINX CONVOLVULI IN NorroutK.—Not having seen any report 
of the capture of Sphinx convolvult in your Journal this season, 
I thought it might interest some of your readers to know that I had 
a very fine freshly emerged specimen brought me during the first 
week in September. The person who found the insect was afraid 
of it, so put a large jar over it.—Rost. 8. Smirn, Junr.; The Laurels, 
Downham Market, Norfolk. 
ButtERFLIES IN DERBySHIRE.—This season has been exceptional 
for butterflies in Derbyshire. Vanessa to was noted here on Septem- 
ber 30th; rather a rare species here. V. wrtice, which has been 
scarce of late years, was plentiful. Pyramezs cardui, usually very 
rare, was reasonably common. P. atalanta, usually common in 
September, was markedly so this year. They were also about late 
in October in consequence of the absence of frosts —W. Sr. A. Sr. 
JoHn; Derwent House, Derby. 
LATE APPEARANCES OF ACIDALIA EMUTARIA AND ‘TOXOCAMPA 
PASTINUM IN LINCOLNSHIRE.—On a piece of marshy ground border- 
ing the sandhills on the Lincolnshire coast, between Skegness and 
Sutton-on-Sea, I netted a specimen of Acidalia emutaria at dusk on 
September 4th, and another on September 5th. Both had recently 
emerged. On September 7th in a drier portion of the same ground 
where Vicia cracce was growing in some profusion, a specimen of 
