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unilohata form in a lane near Tavistock. South (' Moths of the 

 British Isles,' series ii. p. 195) mentions this form as " occm-ring in 

 Yorkshire, Sussex, and probably elsewhere," so that a record of its 

 occurrence in Devonshire may prove of interest. — (Eev.) Alfred 

 T. Stiff, M.A. 



Early pupation of Lasiocampa quercus. — During late June of 

 this year a very large female of Lasiocampa quercus, approaching 

 var. calluoia, was brought to me in a box. It was in a very ragged 

 condition, and had deposited a large number of ova. Larv® from 

 these hatched in the usual time and commenced feeding on white- 

 thorn. As they continued to feed beyond the hibernating stage, I 

 kept up the supply of whitethorn leaves so long as these were 

 available. I have since kept them going on bullace and blackthorn 

 shoots (from the root suckers), also berries and twigs of the white- 

 thorn. They are now all about full-grown, and several have pupated, 

 the first one on November 13th. Although I have frequently reared 

 these larvte, and also those of Gastropacha quercifolia, I have not 

 previously seen them feed right through before. Possibly the long 

 spell of summer weather accounts for this. In this fen and marshy 

 district all LasiocampidcB are much finer than those I have taken in 

 Kent. — Herbert Wm. Baker; 73, Limetree Place, Stowmarket, 

 Suffolk, November 22nd, 1914. 



[Normally, larvae of L. quercus and of G. quercifolia do not 

 pupate until after hibernation. Sometimes in confinement, however, 

 it happens that full growth is attained, and pupation effected in the 

 year that the larvae hatch from the egg. — Ed.] 



Sphinx convolvuli in Norfolk. — Not having seen any report 

 of the capture of Sj^hinx convolvuli in your Journal this season, 

 I thought it might interest some of your readers to know that I had 

 a very fine freshly emerged specimen brought me during the first 

 week in September. The person who found the insect was afraid 

 of it, so put a large jar over it. — Robt. S. Smith, Junr. ; Tbe Laurels, 

 Downham Market, Norfolk. 



Butterflies in Derbyshire. — This season has been exceptional 

 for butterflies in Derbyshire. Vanessa io was noted here on Septem- 

 ber 30th ; rather a rare species here. V. uj-ticce, which has been 

 scarce of late years, was plentiful. Pyr-ameis cardui, usually very 

 rare, was reasonably common. P. atalayita, usually common in 

 September, was markedly so this year. They were also about late 

 in October in consequence of the absence of frosts. — W. St. A. St. 

 John ; Derwent House, Derby. 



Late appearances of Acidalia emutaria and Toxocampa 

 pastinum in Lincolnshire. — On a piece of marshy ground border- 

 ing the sandhills on the Lincolnshire coast, between Skegness and 

 Sutton-on-Sea, I netted a specimen of Acidalia emutaria at dusk on 

 September 4th, and another on September 5th. Both had recently 

 emerged. On September 7th in a drier portion of the same ground 

 where Vicia craccce was growing in some profusion, a specimen of 



