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OccuBBENCE OF Vanessa antiopa IN 1914. — The capture of three 

 specimens of Vanessa antiopa has been recorded in the 'Field 'during 

 the past autumn, from Norfolk, Surrey and Sussex, as follows ".—One 

 at Worthing on August 17th reported by Mr. H. Wells; one captured 

 and another seen at Addlestone, Surrey, on August 18th, by Mr. 

 J. H. Milne ; one captured on September 24th at Scole, Norfolk, by 

 the Eev. Wilson W. White ; the specimen had been seen for several 

 days previously feeding on apples partly eaten by v^'asps. — F. W. 

 Feohawk. 



Papilio biachaon in Kent. — It may be of interest to note that I 

 saw a specimen of Papilio machaon in a cottage garden at Hook 

 Green, about three miles from Frant Station, on August 29th. — 

 E. D. Morgan; 24, Queen's Eoad, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, September 

 24th, 1914. 



Entomological Jottings fbom Chichesteb. — One prominent 

 feature of the season here has been the abundance during September 

 of Pyramcis cardui. They were to be seen flying in divers places, 

 gardens amongst others. The first brood of Cyaniris argiohis 

 appeared in the last week of April, the second in August. A few 

 Colzas edusa were noticed in the middle of August, all the insects 

 observed being males. Several larvae of Manduca atropos were 

 found in potatoes, the first on July 30. A tine female emerged on 

 September 25. For one or two days before doing so the pupa 

 frequently squeaked, as also did the imago. — Joseph Anderson. 



Occurrence of Phasgonura viridissima near Felixstowe. — 

 On September 22nd a large green grasshopper was brought to me 

 alive, having been captured in a meadow near Felixstowe, in 

 Suffolk, two days previously. Mr. W. J. Lucas has very kindly 

 identified it as a female of Phasgonura viridissima, and writes me 

 that " it is fairly common in places." — Gerard H. Gurney; Keswick 

 Hall, Norfolk. 



Abundance of Middlesex Lepidoptera in 1914. — To the 

 extraordinary scarceness of almost all our commoner species of 

 butterflies last year the season now passed has afforded a welcome 

 contrast. Here in Middlesex the three " Whites " and Euchloe 

 cardamines were plentiful in May; and from April 20th onwards 

 Celastrina argiolus occurred in quite unusual numbers in our garden, 

 the second brood being already on the wane when I returned from 

 France the flrst week in August. This little Blue has now com- 

 pletely established itself, and I find it scattered broadcast through- 

 out the many suburban villa gardens which have sprung up of late 

 years in the parish of Pinner. Other butterflies appearing in some 

 profusion have been Pyrameis atalanta and P. cardiU. The latter is 

 a very rare visitor with us, and it is many years since I observed 

 even a stray migrant in the spring. There must have been a 

 numerous emergence in North Middlesex this year of the offspring 

 of these most desirable aliens. Throughout September they haunted 

 the zinnias and michaelmas daisies in company with their congener 

 and Ghrysophanus pJilaas, of which I noticed several of the 

 co&ruleoptmctata form. At about the same time Heterocera were 



