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Ennychia octomaculata in North Wales.— On June 20th I took 

 several specimens of Ennychia octomaculata near Llanrwst. Mr. Wood 

 says, in ' Insects at Home,' that this does not appear to be common in 

 any part of England, but tbat he took four or five from one locality, Bagley 

 Wood. I took two or three near Llanberis, but near Llanrwst I could have 

 caught dozens without much trouble, as they appeared to be quite common 

 in one locality. — Douglas H. Pearson; The College, Chilwell, Notts. 



Amphidasys betularia var. doubledataria in Nottinghamshire. — 

 I have taken this year two of the black variety of Amphidasys betularia, 

 which occurs in this neighbourhood, but which I believe to be rare in the 

 south. — Douglas H. Pearson ; The College, Chilwell, Notts. 



Larvae of Bombyx neustria abundant at Stokes Bay. — The larvae 

 of Bombyx neustria were very abundant in this neighbourhood this spring. 

 In one hedge at Stokes Bay I counted no less than nine nests of these larvae; 

 and, as Southampton is not a dozen miles from here as the crow flies, it is 

 probably the larva of this species which is referred to in Entom. xxiii. 260. 

 — W. T. Pearce ; 101, Mayfield Koad, Seafield, Gosport. 



Deilephila euphorbia. — I am now able to give the result of the very 

 fortunate find of my friend, which is recorded in Entom. xxiii. p. 18. Of 

 the ten pupae entrusted to my care, and which I subjected to the tempera- 

 ture of a room which had a fire daily through the winter and spring, the 

 first emergence was that of a male on May 5th. The order of the other 

 emergences is as follows : — May 9th, male ; May 13th, male ; May 31st, 

 female ; June 6th, male ; June 16th, male ; June 22nd, female ; July 24th, 

 female. They are all very fine and beautiful specimens. One pupa died, 

 and one is still alive (evidently a female) which seems to be going through 

 a second winter in this stage. I was able to pay a short visit the third week 

 in July to the spot where the larva? were found last autumn, but though I 

 searched every piece of Euphorbia paralias most thoroughly, I failed to 

 discover any trace whatever of larvae, young or middle-aged. — (Rev.) J. 

 Seymour St. John ; 42, Castlewood Road, Stamford Hill, N., Sept. 9. 



Mamestra persicari/E. — I am now feeding up a number of these 

 larvse on ivy, upon which I found them ; they eat it freely. Is not this an 

 unusual food-plant ? I have never seen it recorded in any book. — (Rev.) 

 J. Seymour St. John ; 42, Castlewood Road, Stamford Hill, N., Sept. 9. 



[Larvae of M. persicarice have been noticed this year feeding on ivy, 

 poplar, lilac, plum, clematis, and raspberry ; the bulk of them were some 

 shade of brown. — Ed.] 



LARViE OF ARCTrA CAIA FEEDING ON IRIS PSEUDACORUS (YELLOW 



Iris). — On June 15th T found some larvae of A. caia feeding on the flowers 

 of I. pseudacorus. This species is said to feed on various low-growing 

 plants, but I cannot find the above-mentioned as one. — J. E. Knights ; 

 14, Beaconsfield Road, North Denes, Great Yarmouth. 



Acronycta stiugosa. — I have to record the capture of a specimen of 

 Acronycta str'ujosa, which I took at sugar near the village of Upware, in 

 Cambridgeshire, on the 12th of July last. The insect is in fairly good 

 condition. — Henry A. Hill; 132, Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, N.W., 

 Sept. 15, 1890. 



