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Caradrina ambkjua in June. — Whilst staying in South Devon, at 

 the end of last June, I sugared several times. The only notable species 

 captured, was Caradrina aiiibviiia, of which a few worn specimens 

 appeared. It is, of course, known that the insect is double-brooded in 

 the Isle of Wight, but I do not remember that a Juno brood has 

 been recorded from Devonshire. — Ibid. 



AcHEUONTiA ATROPOS IN' Kent. — I toolv a fullfod hu'va of J. atriijios 

 from a potato field at Broadstairs, on August 24th last. It went to 

 earth two days afterwards. — A. Russell, F.E.S., Southend, near 

 Catford, S.E. 



CoLiAS hyale in Kent. — I saw and took ('. Injalf in good condi- 

 tion, in the neighbourhood of St. Peter's, at the end of August last. — 

 Ibid. 



NocTUA CASTANEA AT Reading. — It may be of interest to record 

 that I captured Nuctna castanea here, at sugar (August 30th), two 

 examples being of the ab. ntujlccta and one of ab. Icria. This last 

 month, September, has been the worst in all my experience for sugar, 

 the unusual cold, probably, was the cause ; not even the commonest 

 things turned up — four TiUacca aitra(/o and two Kpunda lutulenta, 

 being the only good things taken all the month. — W. E. Butler, 

 Hayling House, Oxford Road, Reading. 



Capture of Dianthoecia var. barrettii in North Wales. — It may 

 be interesting to your readers to know that I captured two specimens 

 of D. var. barrettii in North Wales this year, one on Juno 4th, the 

 second on June 8th. — F. C. Woodforde, ^larkot Dravton, Salop. 

 October lat, 1899. 



Porthesia chrysorrhoea larv.e at Felixstowe. — On July 7th 

 and 10th last, my brother, who was staying at Felixstowe, sent me 

 some larvtB he had found feeding on bramble. They proved to be F. 

 ihri/sorrhora, and early in August eight nice imagines emerged from 

 the pup;e. — A. Russell, F.E.S., Southend, Catford, S.E. October 

 SUt, 1899. 



Late emergences of Pyrameis atalanta and Aglais t'Rticae. — 

 On September 12th last I took, at Southend, near Catford, about a 

 dozen and a half larvae of P. atalanta, the majority of which were 

 nearly full-fed and pupated shortly afterwards. The imagines com- 

 menced to emerge from the pupse on October 20th, and continued to 

 do so till the 30th of that month. Practically tlio whole of them 

 emerged in perfect condition and were of the usual form. On Sep- 

 tember 5th I took a nest of very small A. iirticae larvic at Sandwich. 

 These pupated at the end of September, somewhat small in si/e. The 

 imagines commenced to emerge on October 2Gth, and continued to do 

 .so until the 3rd of that month. They were darker in form than the 

 ordinary type, and this particularly applied to the reverse of the hind 

 wings. Both the P. atalanta and A. urticac on emergence were very 

 sluggish, and disposed to hybernate at once. — Ibid. 



Lepidoptera at Angmering, Sussex. — Ar/irrontia atrojxis was fairly 

 common in the neighbourhood of Angmering, Sussex, this autumn. 

 I had seven pupjo, from which I obtained five i)erfect hnagines. 

 Macroi/lossa stdlatariim was exceedingly common, hundreds might have 

 been taken. I observed this insect to be attracted by colour as well as 

 perfume — or rather without perfume — for it was seen not a few times, 

 and captured, while hovering at the gaily painted tops of the croquet 



