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whether sugar attracts C. ligniperda in the same way that it does 
most of our Noctue. I am curious to know if males are ever 
found at sugar. Perhaps collectors will kindly favour us 
with their experience in this matter. 1 wish further to state 
with regard to this species that ] have succeeded in rearing 
two fine male imagos from three larve found two years ago. 
I fed them on chips of fresh willow and sawdust, mixed with 
small blocks of the same wood. I kept them in a large 
flower-pot covered with glass. I mention this because 
C. ligniperda, like all internal feeders, is considered rather 
difficult to rear.—W. McRae; Christchurch School, Hants, 
August 18, 1876. 
Cossus ligniperda at Sugar (Entom. ix. 183).—I have 
observed that Cossus ligniperda occasionally visits the sugar- 
bait. It may interest Mr. H. T. Dobson to know that | have 
on two occasions taken it: one specimen in August, 1871, 
and a fine female on July 20th of the present year. Both 
these were apparently feasting on the sugar with gusto.— 
R. Laddiman ; Upper Hellesdon, Norwich. 
Ephyra orbicularia and Acronycta auricoma.—On the 
4th inst | was much pleased to find a beautiful specimen of 
E. orbicularia had emerged in one of my breeding-cages. I 
had beaten out the larva, but did not recognise it in that 
stage, never having seen it. A. auricoma | captured at sugar 
on the 18th inst. I have not taken either of these insects 
here before.—[Rev.] P. H. Jennings; Longfield Rectory, 
Gravesend, August 21, 1876. 
Agrotera nemoralis near Herne.—\ took a single Agrotera 
nemoralis in the Blean Woods, near Herne, on the 29th of 
May last; and have since ascertained that the woods are 
worked very regularly by persons interested in keeping the 
locality quiet, and that Nemoralis is ove of the objects 
sought. This announcement may interest some of your 
readers.— Fras. G. Whittle ; 20, Cambridge Terrace, Lupus 
Street, S.W., August 23, 1876. 
Cnephasia lepidana Bred.—The last week in July, being 
at Witherslack, after Elachista serricornella, with my friend 
J. H. Threlfall, we came across a quantity of columbine in 
seed: we gathered some, and up to this time I have bred from 
it five specimens of Cnephasia lepidana; they are of the 
second brood. This cannot be its usual food-plant, as it does 
