THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 2] 
a demolition of wood and forest was carried out, as has been 
seen during the last seventy or eighty years. And yet I 
scarcely know why it should be, as the larva does not feed on 
plants in woods; but the imago is certainly more partial to 
such places than others of the satyrs, excepting 8. Hyperan- 
thus. Wherever I have seen and taken P. Egeria in Middle- 
sex, Kent, and Hertfordshire, in point of plentifulness it would 
be put far below such a species as A. Euphrosyne, for instance. 
It is a buttertly that I have very rarely seen in the act of 
settling on any flower.—J. Fh. S. Clifford. 
Leucophasia Sinapis.—In taking L. Sinapis at the New 
Forest, during the fore part of July, [ took one without the 
black tips. Is this the female, as stated in Newman’s 
‘Butterflies ;’ or is it a variety, as stated by other ento- 
mologists '—S. L. Mosley. 
[Of course the duty of replying must devolve on others. 
Will Mr. Doubleday, Mr. Birchall, or Mr. Weir, kindly 
reply? Iretain the opinion I have already expressed; but 
am by no means confident.—ELdward Newman. | 
Note on Zygena Filipendule.—\ wish to bring under your 
notice a curious fact in relation to the time of appearance of 
Z. Filipendule. This year, in a field sheltered by woods, and 
in a low situation, about four miles from Winchester, I took, 
on June 9th, two specimens of Z. Filipendule in good 
condition, and apparently but lately emerged, in company 
with Z. Trifolii, which was in very bad condition. At this 
time Z. Filipendulez (which is common on many of the downs 
in the neighbourhood of Winchester) had not there, in those 
higher and more exposed situations, even assumed the pupa 
state, nor did it begin to do so for some time after this date. 
The first imago I saw was on July 10th, just a month after 
the appearance in June. Should you think that the difference 
of the times of appearance was simply owing to the difference 
of situation; or is there any other explanation of it? I do 
not suppose there can be any mistake as to the identity of the 
earlier moth, as the two are exactly similar, as far as I can 
see. The yellow variety appeared again, though sparingly, 
on the downs, with the later insects in July; but I have not 
heard of its having been taken in June with the moths that 
appear at that time.—Nelson M. [tichardson; 4, Upper 
Queen’s Terrace, Southampton, Seplember 29, 1874. 
