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bush. Towards the end of July Pkisias were plentiful, and a visit to 

 the nettle beds on the 26th produced Plusia iota, P. j^ulchrina, P. 

 chrysitis, P. gamma, and one Habrostola triplasia, while, at the same 

 time, at dusk, Cidaria fidvata, C. pyraliata, Acidalia aversata and its 

 var. spoliata were common. In August, I was not able to do anything 

 till the IBth, when Hepialas sylviniis on ferns, Charaeas graminis on 

 thistles and ragwort, and C. popula.ta on bilberry, were found on the 

 moors. From August 25th-29th Polia chi was very common, but 

 only one ab. olivaeca occurred ; it is singular that, near Halifax, 

 on the other side of these moors the ab. olivacea occurs much more 

 freely. Early September found Celaena liawortlm fairly common on the 

 1st and 8th, also a few Cidaria testata (a dark form). On the 8th, 

 Vanessa io was in splendid condition, Nonagria fidva was common, and 

 one Cloantha solidaginiswSiS observed resting on a post. September 15th 

 produced one Anchocelis rufina, a few Hydroecia nictitans on heather, and 

 OjMrabiafiligrammariaonrocks, whilst the same species on the 22nd, but 

 worn, were almost the only imagines left, although larvae of Hadena 

 pisi were rather plentiful. During the season the following appeared 

 in the breeding-cage : March 24th, one Taeniocampa leucographa, bred 

 from larvffi found on Orchis mascida at Bungay, Suffolk. April 7th, 

 Hadena insi from Burnley. April 21st, Emmelesia decolorata, and E. 

 afjinitata from Lychnis diurnaea found at Scarborough. April 30th 

 Notodonta camelina on oak at Burnley. May 3rd-4th Hypsipetes trifasciata 

 from alder at Burnley. June llth-15th, Callimorpha hera from 

 South Devon. July 7th, Noctua baia, Naenia typiica and Graphiphora 

 augur from dock, &c., Burnley. I may add that no less than ten fresh 

 species to the district have been captured, viz., Calocampa e.roleta, Habro- 

 stola triplasia, Cilix glaucata, Hepicdus Jiectus, Larentia salieata, 

 Cloantha solidaginis, Bryophila perla, Trochiliurii bembeciformis, Vanessa 

 io, Hypena proboscidalis. I have done practically no work at sugar, 

 so naturally Geometrids have been to the fore. — W. G. Clutten, 

 10, Halhvell Street, Burnley. October 31st, 1900. 



Lepidoptera at Eye. — I was at Eye, Sussex, for a month, during 

 July and August. I sugared for ten days and got nothing, and even 

 Agrotis tritici and A. ralUgera on the sandhills appeared to be gone. 

 After the first three weeks I left, and my son then had a really good 

 time. He took quite 150 moths a night on sugar, but mostly common 

 species although some proved useful to fill up gaps. I saw Colias eclusa, 

 and since then my son has taken Colias Jtyale. Both species were, 

 however, much more plentiful near Christchurch, Hants. — -J. 

 Henderson, 2, Birchin Lane, E.G. 



Lepidoptera at Newbury, Berks. — During three days (June 4th, 

 5th and 6th) I made the following captures at Newbury, Berks : — 

 Nisoniades tages, SyricJtthus malvae, Pamphila sylvanus, Cyaniris argiolus, 

 abundant, Nemeobius lucina, Leucop)hasia sinapis, in fine condition, 

 Brenthis selene, B. euphrosyne, Pararge egeria, going over, Macroglossa 

 stellatarum, M. bombyliformis (the broad-bordered bee-hawk), common 

 at rhododendrons but not so plentiful as in 1899. From July 15th 

 to the 22nd I captured : — Thymelicus thaumas, Plebeius aegon, Gonepteryx 

 rhamni, in swarms, Dryas paphia, Argynnis adippje, Fyugonia polychloros, 

 Limenitis sibylla, in fine condition and abundant on the 15th, but going 

 over on the 22nd, Hipparchia semele, Enodia hyperanthus, an excellent 

 series. From August 13th-20th, Colias edusa was to be found in every 



