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logists if Mr. Cambridge were to inform us how he distinguishes 

 the nearly-allied C. schropularice and C. verbasci in larva and 

 imago states. — J. R. S. Clifford ; Gravesend, Kent, June 2, 1884. 



Cucullia scrophularle. — I notice that the Rev. O. P. Cam- 

 bridge, in speaking of Cucullia scrophular'ue, says that it had not, 

 to his knowledge, been known to remain two years in pupa. In 

 Merrin's invaluable ' Lepidopterist's Calendar,' p. 189, we read 

 that the species in question, as well as C asteris and C. lychnitis, 

 sometimes remain two } T ears in the pupa state. As regards the 

 latter species I can speak from actual knowledge ; but I have 

 never possessed C. scrophularice in any stage. It seems to be 

 either an excessively rare species, or, from its great similarity to 

 Cucullia verbasci and C. lychnitis, it may sometimes be over- 

 looked. — Alfred Thurnall; 120, Major Road, Stratford New 

 Town, E., June I), 1884. 



[Cf. Entom. vi. 175.— E. A. F.] 



Further Notes from Witherslack. — On the 30th of May, 

 although the weather was very cold and windy, I went to 

 Witherslack ; more to accompany a friend than with the intention 

 of doing much collecting. Since I unfortunately injured one of 

 my legs so severely I have had to go veiy carefully to work, and 

 had in consequence to forbear all collecting on the mosses. I 

 had, therefore, to content myself with less risky ground, and 

 commenced by looking for the larvse of Rodophcea marmorella, 

 and studying its habits. I found by beating the sloe bushes a 

 number of Ephippiphora signatana larvse, but none of R. marmo- 

 rella, until I was resting in another field, when I observed some 

 stunted sloe bushes with locks of sheep's wool attached. I 

 transferred my resting-place to these bushes, and having lain 

 down beneath them soon found some tube-like galleries made — 

 not of wool, but fine silken thread — beneath the joints of the 

 branches. In vain I searched for eaten leaves, but could not find 

 any trace of the scanty foliage being attacked by any insect larva. 

 Whatever it is they do eat seems to agree with them, for they 

 were very fat and plump. While in a warm and sheltered corner, 

 collecting pupse of Crambus falsellus, I saw Gelechia affinella 

 running amongst the low herbage ; also Euclidia mi and Thanaos 

 tages flitting about. Of these latter my friend, though not an 

 entomologist, was good enough to catch me three specimens, one 



