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Orgyia pudibunda, Notodonta camelina, Hylophila prasinana, Tephrosia 

 crepuscidaria, and Eurymene dolobraria. We spent most of the time in 

 beating and searching for larvse, and, although we were unfortunate this 

 year in not securing a single larva of Apatura iris, we obtained, however, 

 a great many larvae, including Thecla querciis, Catocala sponsa, C. promissa, 

 TcBniocampa miniosa, Cymatophora ridens, Bombyx neustria, Dicranura 

 vinula, Liparis monacha, Amjjhidasys prodromaria, Cleora glabraria, C. 

 lichenaHa, Pcecilocampa populi, Hylophila bicolorana (four), Triphcena 

 fimbria, Noctua brunnea, Agriopis apnlina, Nyssia hispidaria, Geometra 

 papilionaria, Limenitis sibylla, and a nesl of very small Vanessa polychloros. 

 — H. 0. Wklls; Hurstfield, The Avenue, Gipsv Hill, London, June 10th, 

 1901. 



Note on Macuoglossa fuciformis and M. stellatarum. — I believe 

 that M. fuciformis is generally looked upon as somewhat rare in this 

 neighbourhood. On June 8th and 9th I saw the species in some abun- 

 dance on the side of the road in Worth Forest, hovering over Ajtiga rqjtans 

 (bugle); the moths were very easy to catch. To-night, June 22nd, at 

 8.20 p.m., M. stellatarum visited our garden. Is not this rather a late 

 hour ? Would any of your readers be kind enough to tell me of any 

 locality in Surrey or Sussex where I might obtain one or two Melitaa 

 athalia? — Herbert Beadnell; Fernside, Redhill, Surrey, June 26th, 1901. 



CoLiAS htale in June. — I took a specimen of C. hyale at Wicken on 

 June 22nd last, evidently newly emerged, as it was beautifully fresh, 

 although one hind wing was broken, probably by the gale that was blowing 

 at the time. — H. W. Simmonds ; 66, Sydney Street, Chelsea, S.W., 

 June 26th, 1901. 



On June 14th last I took a perfectly fresh specimen of Colias hyale 

 near here. From its appearance I am satisfied that it could not have 

 hybernated as a butterfly. It is worthy of notice that I have now taken 

 C. hyale in this neighbourhood three years in succession. I took four 

 specimens in 1899 ; last season they were very common, and now this 

 specimen. I have never before taken it earlier than August. — H. Huggins, 

 JuN. ; 13, Clarence Place, Gravesend, June 25 ih, 1901. 



LARViE AND PuPiE OF Plusia moneta IN IvKNT. — Ou Juue 5th I had 

 an opportunity of spending an afternoon in the beautiful garden of my 

 mother's home at Bidborough, near Tunbridge Wells. While admiring the 

 luxuriance of a particularly fine herbaceous border, I was struck by the 

 unusual appearance of one of the leaves on a plant of Delphinium, and a 

 closer scrutiny was rewarded by the discovery of a nearly full-grown larva 

 of Plusia moneta. Furthe:- search revealed three more larvse, and no less 

 than twenty-four cocoons of a rich golden silk, which were attached to the 

 under surface of the leaves. During the last few years that I have lived at 

 Bidborough, I have always searched the same plants indefatigably, but in 

 vain ; so that it is the more curious that I should have been successful ou 

 the occasion of a flying visit like the present. — H. W. Shepheard- 

 Walwjn ; Dalwhinnie, Purley, Surrey. 



Plusia moneta in Sussex. — While out mothing about nine o'clock in 

 the evening on Wednesday, Juue 27tb, I caught a specimen of P. moneta 

 on a syringa-bush.— (Miss) Gladys Teddrn-Fishek ; Apsleytown, East 

 Grinstead, Sussex. 



