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a wall in Eastbourne. It was not near a greenhouse. — S. A. 

 Charles ; 170, Mayfield Place, Eastbourne. 



Abraxas grossulariata in December. — I have to record the 

 capture of a specimen of Abraxas grossulariata, as it was flying 

 through the arches of Kavenscourt Park Station on December 4th, 

 1913, about 4 p.m. It was a good specimen, not crippled in any 

 way, and rather a large one. It was flying perhaps a trifle weakly, 

 but strongly enough to fly out of reach the moment I let it go. I 

 regret now that I did not keep the specimen. — C. W. Whall ; 19, 

 Shaftesbury Eoad, Kavenscourt Park, W. 



[A second brood of this species was recorded in 1903 (Entom. 

 xxxvi. pp. 289, 318).— Ed.] 



Lepidoptera of the Isle of Skye. — As I propose to visit the 

 Isle of Skye next July, I should be glad to know what one might 

 expect to meet with in the way of moths and butterflies during the 

 month in that locality.— (Major) E. B. Eobertson ; Hilhngbury 

 Cottage, Chandler's Ford, Hants. 



Eetarded Emergence of Parage egeria. — At the end of last 

 June I took a female P. egeria and she laid a few eggs, which hatched 

 in due course and fed up with the exception of four or five, which 

 seemed as if they were going to die. I, however, placed them in 

 another pot with grass, and they fed slowly, pupating at the end of 

 October and in November, one at a time. I now have four pupa?, 

 two look as if they were on the point of emergence, nearly black, and 

 two still quite green ; this being about three months in pupa state. 

 It looks as if they were waiting for the spring before emerging. 

 Has it ever been noted that this insect in a wild state passes the 

 winter in the pupal state ? Imagines from the larvae which fed up 

 began emerging on September 11th. — (Major) E. B. Eobertson; 

 Chandler's Ford, Hants, February 6th, 1914. 



Orrhodia erythrocephala ab. glabra at Eastbourne. — On 

 November 30th 0. erythrocephala ab. glabra came to sugar in a wood 

 in this neighbourhood. This, I believe, is the first recorded capture 

 in Sussex since the early seventies. Although a steady rain was fall- 

 ing, quite a number of insects visited my patches. I sugared on 

 several evenings during the first fortnight of December, but with no 

 further success. — Edwin P. Sharp. 



Hemimene (Dichrorampha) tanaceti (herbosana) not in 

 Gloucestershire. — Eeferring to my note (Entom. xlv. p. 101) I 

 find that the specimens therein recorded must be referred to the 

 second brood of Hemimene {Dichrorampha) acuminitana, and that 

 we cannot yet claim herbosana as a Gloucestershire insect. — C. 

 Granville Clutterbuck, F.E.S. ; 23, Heathville Eoad, Gloucester, 

 January 16th, 1914. 



Plebeius (Lyc^na) medon (astrarche) in Dovedale. — With 

 further reference to the occurrence of this insect in Dovedale noted 



