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CA.PTUKES AND FIELD REPOBTS. 



Orange Variety of Zyg^na filipendul^. — From some three 

 dozen cocoons of Z. filipendulcB collected at Merrow, SmTey, in 

 July, a fine specimen of ab. aurantia, Tutt, emerged on August 8th, 

 the spots and hind wings being bright orange, the rest of the wings 

 metallic blue.— E. S. A. Baynes ; 120, Warwick Street, S.W. 



Selidosema ericetaria in Scotland. — In ' The Moths of the 

 British Isles,' I see that the only Scotch record for this moth is the 

 Isle of Arran (1882). I took two male examples at the beginning of 

 this month, on the marshy ground among the hills behind Mallaig, 

 Inverness-shire. — E. S. A. Baynes. 



Antithesia salicella in Warwickshire. — We have much 

 pleasure in recording this somewhat local Tortricid moth for War- 

 wickshire. We have taken it to-day (July 26th) beneath an old 

 willow, on the Eiver Avon, near Rugby. Last year we captured a 

 single specimen (again on a willow) at Brandon, Warwick, on July 

 24th. There is also a specimen in the Collection of the Rugby 

 School Natural History Society, labelled " 2nd Aug. '98, N. V. 

 Sidgwick." It is evident, therefore, that the insect is not rare in 

 this county, though hitherto, apparently, it has been unrecorded. 

 Barrett gives no Midland locality for it except Cheshire ; but he 

 states that it occurs as far north as Yorkshire and Durham. — P. A. 

 and D. A. J. Buxton ; Chigwell, Essex. 



Sugaring a Failure. — I visited Cambridgeshire from middle of 

 June to first week in July, and my experience was that moths were 

 entirely absent, owing no doubt to the prevailing cold and wet. 

 Conversing with a well-known collector at Bedford, his testimony 

 coincided with my own experience. A general report would be 

 interesting, so as to give an idea of other records. — E. Everett; 

 Letch worth. 



AcENTROPUs niveus. — When taking my usual constitutional 

 along the Westcliff front last night, I noticed a small Acentropus 

 niveus excitedly spinning around, on the ground, under one of the 

 electric light standards. I stooped to box it, and found that the 

 cause of all the fuss, excitement, and endless gyrations was the 

 presence of a female, which sex I had not previously seen, alive or 

 dead, in this district. — F. G. Whittle ; 7, Marine Avenue, Southend, 

 August 16th, 1909. 



Abundance of Nola cucullatella and Peronea variegana. — 

 On July 20th, 1909, I walked through Richmond Park (Surrey) and 

 noticed that Nola cucullatella, which is usually common there, was in 

 greater abundance than in former years. The specimens were also 

 of good size and nearly all in remarkably good condition. Every 

 whitethorn of any size had several specimens at rest on the trunk or 

 on the larger branches. I counted the moths on only one tree, and 

 these amounted to ten. Among the Nolas were a few Gelechia 

 vulfjella, some S^uammerdamia bitarea, and many worn Blastodacna 

 hellerella [Laverna atra). Another common species which is attached 



