CAPTURES AND FIELD REPORTS. 243 



Satynis semele, and of insects Nemoria viridata, Hadena contirpia, H. j^isi, 

 Phibalapteryx lignata, and some dozens of Scodinna beUiiana (males), 

 a few found at rest, fiat on the ground, in the daytime, in which 

 position they resembled a piece of stone remarkably well. At night 

 they rested on the top of grass-stems ; and as there was a lot of cotton- 

 grass (Kriophorum polystachyon) growing about the spot, it was very 

 difficult to distinguish between the two, so much did they resemble 

 one another. A friend of mine, Mr, W. G. Gould, who was down 

 with me at the time, took some interestmg flashlight photographs of 

 S. belgiiiria at rest ; also of larvjB of Ayrotis agathina, Nuctiia neylecta, 

 Eaboliu pliimbaria feeding, and various other interesting natural history 

 objects. By means of light in the glades of the forest I captured 

 Melauthia ocellata, Melanippe rivata, Euryniene dolabraria, M. montauata, 

 Coremia unidentata, Gratnmesia triiinea, Spilosonta menthastri, S. lubii- 

 cipeda, S. mendica (female, from which I obtained some hundred or so 

 ova, from which larvae are now feeding well on plum), Noctua plecta, N. 

 xanthographa, Notodonta camelina, Larentia pectinitaria, Corycia tami- 

 nata, Cidana trnncata, C. corylata, Orgyia pmdibunda, Metrocampa mar- 

 garitaria, and Euplexia lucipara. In the daytime there seemed to be 

 very little about flying in the glades. I took good series of Pararge 

 egeria, Argymds euphrosyne, Venilia maciilota, Fidonia piniaria (male 

 and female), Bovibyx rubi, and Hesperia mali-cB : also, flying over some 

 of the heaths, Spilosoma fuliginosa and Anarta viyrlilli. Attracted by 

 the flowers of rhododendrons, short series of Dlacroglossa fucifonnis and 

 Euclidia mi. On June 17th I went to Ringwood, and took Emydia 

 ciibram, Idthosia mesomella and Aspilates strigillaria. EJ. cribnim was 

 evidently just coming out, as there were very few to be seen; but 

 those taken were in perfect condition. — Lawrence S. Hodson ; Maison- 

 nette, Palmer's Green, N., Aug. 3rd, 1904. 



Deilephila livornica at Bournemouth. — It may interest the readers 

 of the -Entomologist' to know that I had the good fortune to capture 

 three specimens of this rare hawk-moth, flying over rhododendrons and 

 azaleas in our public gardens in Bournemouth, on 28th and 29th of 

 May last, and about the same time Mrs. Jackson, of "Malvern," Crescent 

 Eoad, also captured three. All six specimens were as good as bred. 

 Dr. Crallan is breeding a number of larvae obtained from eggs laid by 

 a female that was brought to him. Major Robertson and Mr. Hooker 

 also had a specimen each brought to them. — W. McRae ; Bournemouth. 



CoLiAs EDUSA IN Hants AND DoRSET. — Mr. H. E. Annett saw one 

 between Brockenhurst and Southampton on Aug. 1st, and Mr. W. 

 McRae saw one near Christchurch the same day. About Aug. 16th Mr. 

 E. P. Reynolds saw some half a dozen near Swauage, but succeeded in 

 capturing only one worn female. On Aug. 20th I captured a beauti- 

 fully fresh female near Hinchelsea in the New Forest. — W. J. Lucas. 



Plusia moneta in Worcestershire. — With regard to the increas- 

 ing distribution of P. moneta, it may be of some interest to note that 

 I captured a fresh specimen of this moth in my garden near Worces- 

 ter, on the evening of July 4tli, flying over valerian at dusk. I believe 

 this is the first time that the species has been recorded from this district. 

 — H. A. McNaught ; 2, Chatley Villas, Claines, Worcester, Aug. 23rd. 



