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garden in Holgate; and the other was seen on September 27th in 

 Backhouse's Nurseries by Mr. T. Wilson, but unfortunately not 

 captured, although it settled within six yards of him. Nor were 

 either of the Bradford specimens secured. Mr. J. W. Carter saw 

 one at Lister Park on September 26th; the other was flying and 

 resting on geraniums in a garden at Manninghara, also in 

 September. 



Larentia ruficmdata, already alluded to as new to Bradford, is 

 a great Yorkshire rarity, and our county is also its most southerly 

 range; but it is common enough in many parts of Scotland. 

 Aplecta occulta too has already been alluded to at length. It 

 seems to have occurred in all parts of the county, but singularly 

 we have heard but little of its occurrence in unusual numbers 

 elsewhere. Most of the specimens were taken at sugar during 

 the third week in August, oddly enough when north-east winds, 

 which are usually considered fatal for sugaring purposes, for the 

 most part prevailed. Mr. Prest took it in abundance at York, 

 though there were previously only about three specimens known 

 to have occurred there. The Rev. G. C. B. Madden took it 

 at Huddersfield, where it had not been seen for towards twenty 

 years. Mr. N. F. Dobree records thirteen specimens at Hull ; 

 and there is little doubt it was distributed throughout the county. 



The rarity of the year, Catocala fraxini, was taken in 

 beautiful condition by Dr. White at sugar in his own garden at 

 Barnsley on September 6th. 



NOTICEABLE RECORDS. 



These include several very interesting species, as will be seen 

 from the following list. 



Thecia W-album. I again found this species tolerably 

 conmon in its old locality, Edlington Wood, on July 31st. 



Zeuzera aesculi. A specimen from Mapplewell near 

 Barnsley, is recorded by Mr. W. D. Roebuck, 



Cossus ligniperda. Is reported from Barnsley; and was 



