{8 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Three at sallow-bloom, March 3lst. J’. munda.—Seven at 
sallow-bloom, March 380th. *Xanthia citrago—Two at 
sugar in garden. *X. cerago and *X. silago.—Very common 
at sugar. *X. gilvago.—Sixty or seventy at sugar in garden. 
* Cirredia verampelina.—Twelve bred from larve found in 
May. * Tethea subtusa.—One at sugar in garden, July 21st. 
Eremobia ochroleuca.—Two larve feeding on darnel, and 
one bred; they would not touch cock’s-foot grass. Hecatera 
dysodea.—Three at light and one at rest. * Epunda lutu- 
lenta.—Twelve fine ones at sugar in August. * Agriopis 
aprilina.—One bred from pupa dug. Xylina semibrunnea. 
—Forty at ivy-bloom and sugar. Dysthymia luctuosa.— 
Several seen and one taken. Y'ovocampa pastinum.—About 
a dozen taken, more common than usual, and very much 
earlier. Aventia jflexula—One fine female at sugar.—d. 
Thurnall; Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, Nov. 17, 1875. 
Captures of Lepidoptera.—I have the pleasure to inform 
you that I have been fortunate enough to add to my collection 
during the past season a fine specimen each of Noctua flam- 
matra and H.scutosa. They were both taken near Norwich on 
July 10th and August 11th respectively. They were captured 
at light by a young friend who was collecting for me, and 
came into my possession while quite limp. Unfortunately, I 
had provided my friend with some rather long pins amongst 
others, and one of these he passed through the thorax of 
N. flammatra, not knowing the rarity of the insect. In order 
that the insect should go into my cabinet, which, being 
home-made, had very shallow drawers, I was foolish enough 
to remove about one-tenth of an inch from the head of the 
pin with a pair of pliers, and thereby cause a suspicion as to 
its being a genuine English specimen. This should prove a 
word of warning to fortunate captors of scarce insects. I 
have, however, not the slightest doubt as to its capture in 
Norfolk; though the fact of it having been taken within 
twenty miles of the North Sea goes towards establishing 
your theory that the majority of our greatest rarities have 
been blown over from the Continent. To H. scutosa the 
same remarks apply, though fortunately it is properly pinned. 
I may mention that these insects form a most valuable addi- 
tion to the list of Norfolk Lepidoptera, and should be very 
pleased at any time to show them, by appointment, to 
