NOTES ON COLLECTING, 16 
September 15th.—Hnnomos alniaria (tiliaria), Timandra amata, 
Plusia gamma and Luperina testacea came to light. 
September 23rd.—A full fed Pharetra (Acronicta) rumicis larva was 
' found. 
September 25th.—One specimen of Hyloicus (Sphinx) pinastri was 
- taken. 
September 26th.—One Agrius convolvuli was taken. Pyrameéis 
atalanta was quite fresh out. The larve of Mamestra persicariae both 
small and full fed were common. 
September 27th.—Rumicia phlaeas was very common. The larve 
of Mamestra (Hadena) oleracea were first noticed. 
September 28th.—Timandra amata was taken, and larve of Dasychin a 
pudibunda, Hylophila prasinana, and Diurnea fagella, were met with. 
October 2nd.—A full fed larva of Drepana falcataria was taken. 
October 5th.—One Agriopis aprilina was taken. A pupa of Gonoptera 
libatrix was found spun up in a folded birch leaf. (It has since emerged.) 
October 10th.— Pyrameis cardui 1 was taken., 
October 15th.—Chesias spartiata came to light. 
October 17th.—-Himera pennaria 2 males came to light. 
October 25th.—Several Hpirrita (Oporabia) dilutata were obtained. 
—G. 5S. Rosertson, M.D., “St. Annes.,” Thurlow Park Road, S.E. 21. 
PAPILIO BIANOR IN Eneranp.—Mr. Bedford’s note on this subject (vol.. 
-xxix., p. 184 of the Hntom. Record) has interested me very much because 
I have had during the past season a considerable number of Papilio 
bianor in my possession in all stages. Several of the newly emerged 
butterflies were given their liberty in my garden in order that I might 
observe their habits and mode of flight, and that I might see whether 
they would be-attacked by birds; and it is quite possible that some of 
my escapes might have reached Lewes. I imagine, however, that the 
real centre of distribution is Bagshot, where Mr. Cecil Floersheim has 
been breeding this species in very large numbers in his butterfly house. 
Many of his butterflies have, I know, been allowed to escape. My stock 
was kindly presented to me by Mr. Floersheim who also, I believe, 
supplied the Zoological gardens. I think there can be no doubt that 
the “exotic Papilio” referred to by Mr. Ashby (vol. xxix., p. 171) will 
prove to be referable to this species. The place of its capture is scarcely 
a mile away from Mr. Floersheim’s garden. 
There is, I think, little room for doubt-that P. bianor could easily 
‘be acclimatized in this country if its foodplants—Skimmia and other 
species of Aurantiaceae—were more widely cultivated. Mr. Floersheim 
tells me that a small colony have already established themselves 
naturally in a large and well stocked garden some 20 miles away from 
his house, that is to say the colony is the progeny of butterflies, escaped 
from his garden during the last few years, which have discovered the 
Skimmia plantasion in the distant garden and oviposited on them. My 
experience suggests that it is a hardy species, little given to disease or 
liable to parasites, and that it feeds up and completes its metamorphosis 
with a vigour which leaves little to be desired. 
The adult larva, with its anterior swelling and eye-spots reminiscent 
of Humorpha elpenor, with its oval turquoise markings so suggestive of 
the patterns of certain lizards and its general ‘‘snaky” appearance and 
attitudes, is a most interésting creature. I was surprised to find that 
the full-grown larva can extend its whole length horizontally from the 
edge ot a leaf supporting itself entirely by the last two pairs of claspers 
