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useless here since August 18th, but light was good from August 24th 

 to September 1st, including Luperina cespitis (numerous), Trichiura 

 crataer/i (three), and Epionc apiciaria — all of which are usually rarities 

 with us. About a dozen Colias erhtsa have been taken or seen in the 

 district, I took a perfect male to-day (September 12th), I have also 

 had fourteen larvffi of Acherontia atropos brought to me, the first of 

 which pupated on August 7th, the last on September 14th. — F. C. 

 WooDFOEDE, Market Drayton, Salop. September 12th, 1900. 



EuvANESSA AXTioPA AT Chelmsford. — I have to record the capture 

 of a nice $ specimen of Eucanessa antiopa, with a white border, by my 

 father, on September 7th last. It was first noticed by an employ^ of 

 my father's about a week before the date of capture. Nothing more 

 was seen of it until September 7th, when my brother called my atten- 

 tion to it as it was alighting on a hedge, by the side of which were 

 some ripe melons that had been cut and thrown there, and the strong 

 scent from them most probably attracted the insect. While going for 

 the net the butterfly rose, and flew off, but after some little chasing it 

 was eventually captured from a pear tree by my father, about 1.20 p.m. 

 Can your readers tell me whether E. antiopa has been recorded from here 

 before ? — Elizabeth Miller, The Croft, Kainsford Koad, Chelmsford. 

 September 10th, 1900. [Specimens are recorded {E7it. Mo. Mar/.) as 

 being captured this year on August 30th at Lowestoft (Smith), on August 

 19th at Huntingdon (Beauford), on August 25th at Newlands, Sussex 

 (Brown) ; in The Entom. — two examples, in week preceding September 

 7th, at Lindfield (Houghton), August 18th at Heme (Single), September 

 5th at Yattendon, Berks. (Gull), August 30th at Streatley (Day) , August 

 81st at Hornchurch (Thompson), September 12th in the New Forest 

 (Smallpiece), September 11th at Bexley (Andrews). — En.] 



Papilio machaon in Guernsey. — I have the pleasure to record the 

 capture of a fine 5 specimen of Papilio viachaon for the first time, to 

 my knowledge, in Guernsey. Dr. Bishop saw one on Delancey Hill on 

 August 21st, he had no net with him, but fortunately was able to 

 secure it under a straw hat. It was given to the Rev. F. E. Lowe, 

 who very kindly presented it to me for my Guernsey collection. A 

 specimen was seen by Rev. F. E. Lowe at Icart Point on August 13th, 

 and Mr. R. V. Sherring, F.L.S., saw two specimens on August 17th. 

 Other specimens have been reported as seen in various parts of the 

 island. — W. A. Luff, Mount Pleasant, Burnt Lane, Guernsey. 

 September 5th, 1900. 



Lampides boetica in Guernsey. — On July 24th the Rev. F. E. 

 Lowe saw a rather worn male of L. boetica on flowers of the blue lupin. 

 No other specimens have been seen up to the present (September 2nd), 

 but Mr. Baker has succeeded in finding several larvs on their food- 

 plant — Colutea aborescem. This plant is not a native of the island, 

 but is to be found in several gardens and nurseries. From these 

 larvae several fine specimens have just been bred.— Ibid. [Later, on 

 September 11th, Mr. Luff captured an example in his garden, and 

 observed several others flying on this and the preceding days. — Ed.] 



Rare Nocture in Guernsey. — Leucania albipnncta. — I have taken 

 two fine specimens of this rare species at sugar during August, and 

 the Rev. F. E. Lowe informs me that he has also taken several. C. 

 niqita is rare with us, and I was pleased to see a specimen at sugar in 

 company with a fine CaUimorpha hera. On looking through a few 



