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which abound in the woods ; and it only requires about half an hour's dili- 

 gent search for one to become possessed of a score or more fine specimens. 

 Just now T. hiundularia is also to be taken, though sparingly ; and Lobophora 

 lobulata is decidedly common. — F. J. Robinson, Jun. ; April 17, 1893. 



Co. Cork, Ireland. — On the 27th of March I took Thecla rubi and 

 Lyccena argiolus. Vanessa io is plentiful ; but F. urticcB seems rather 

 scarce. So far no Gonopteryx rhamni. — H. McArthur. 



Spring Larv^. — I only went larvae-searching one night, Feb. llth. 

 I then worked in the lanes ; larvae were very plentiful ; the genera 

 Leucania, Xylophasia, Noctua, and Triphcena were well represented. 

 I have also taken a few larvae of Uropteryx samhucaria from ivy. Out of 

 several larvae of Geometra papilionaria sleeved on birch, only two have 

 survived the winter. I have young larvae of Amphipyra pyramidea feeding 

 on lilac and hawthorn ; and Hadena proteus on hawthorn. — P. J. Lathy ; 

 Bexley Heath, March 26, 1893. 



Early appearance of LYCiENA argiolus. — L. argiolus began to 

 appear here on April 2nd. This is very early for it, as I do not, as a rule, 

 take them till the middle or end of the month. To-day I took out my net 

 and captured six — five males and a female — and saw three others. All the 

 specimens captured are in fine condition. On March 23rd I saw a small 

 " white," which was probably Pieris napi, but was unable to capture it, so 

 that I cannot say for certain. Pararge egeria began to appear on the 24th. 

 — Arthur Rashleigh ; Menabilly, Par Station, Cornwall. 



CoLiAS EDUSA IN ApRiL. — On April 5th I saw a specimen of Colias 

 edusa flying along a bank here in the sunshine, but not having a net with 

 me was unable to take it; and another on the 8th of the month. They 

 evidently had hybernated, as that species was very plentiful here last year, 

 especially near the sea, where they were constantly flying about over the 

 rocks ; there were also a few of the variety helice taken. — A. Rashleigh. 



Leuoania l-album in Jersey. — Leucania l-album was very common 

 at ivy in Jersey last year. The following notes are copied from my diary of 

 1892: — September 25th, caught three ^a^6^w^ at ivy, near Bagot ; 28th, 

 took one more at same place. October llth, caught two at St. Clements ; 

 15th, caught five at same place ; 19th, caught two at same place. These 

 last three entries refer to the same plant of ivy, which was growing on a 

 rock in a field near the sea-shore. — Stanley Guiton ; Bath Street, Jersey, 

 March 29, 1893. 



Nyssia hispidaria, &c., in Leicestershire. — On March 6th I found 

 six Nyssia hispidaria in Charnwood Forest in this county. Last year I 

 obtained, in the same locality, a melanic specimen of Phigalia pedaria 

 (pilosai'la) ; and also two melanic specimens of Ampliidasys betularia. On 

 March 22nd 1 took here (four miles south of Leicester) two Hybernia pro- 

 gemmarla, var./wscaia, dark uuicolorous forms; and Rev. C. T. Cruttwell, 

 rector of Kilworth, tells me that he took the same variety last year at Kil- 

 worth ; and this year, two suffused brownish dusky specimens, intermediate 

 between the ochreous dusky type-form and the dark form. — W. G. 

 Whittingham ; South Wigston Vicarage, Leicester, April 11, 1893. 



BiSTON hirtaria in February. — With reference to Mr. Bird's note 

 on the above (Entom. 129), I had a female emerge on February 12th, 1891, 

 in a breeding-cage kept in an outhouse. Is was, however, a cripple. — 

 Harry Moore ; 12, Lower Road, Rotherhithe. 



