NOTES ON COLLECTING. 135 
AVENTIA FLEXULA AND Hyprna rostratis.—l have just been reading 
the two most recent parts of Mr. Barrett’s work on British Lepidoptera. 
In part Ixvii, he says of Aventia flexula, that ‘it is not to be attracted 
by flowers or other sweets.” On July 27th, last year (1899) I took a 
Specimen at sugar here in my garden, and seem to recollect having 
seen this species at sugar before. In part lxvii, Mr. Barrett, treating 
of Hypena rostralis, gives Humulus (hop) as its only food-plant, so also 
do Stainton and Meyrick. It is quite common here, where there is no 
hop-vine anywhere near, and I have taken it under similar circumstances 
in several other localities—(Rrv.) G. H. Raynor, M.A., Hazeleigh 
Rectory, Maldon, Essex. April 8rd, 1900. [Mr. Prout has also taken 
one A. flewula at sugar, at Sandown.—Ep. | 
Femaes oF STILBIA ANOMALA aT suGAR.—-In August last, in the 
New Forest, I took, with a brother entomologist, a female Stzlbia 
anomala at sugar. We saw no males at all, although we searched 
for them at dusk. In South Devon, in 1897, I also took two females 
at sugar? Has anyone ever taken a male in this way ?—F. C. Woop- 
FORDE, Market Drayton, Salop. 
QurRyY— WHAT IS THE FOOD-PLANT OF OXYPTILUS LHTUS (DISTANS) ?— 
I have found a locality for this species near this town, and should 
like to breed the insect, but cannot guess the pabulum of the 
larva. Is the food-plant known ?—E. A. Armorz, F.E.S., King’s 
Lynn. 
APAMEA OPHIOGRAMMA AND THECLA W-ALBUM NEAR Ktine’s Lynn.—I 
have recently seen a specimen of Apamea ophiogramma taken by a 
beginner here, also a fine bred series of Thecla w-album, the larve of 
which were beaten from elms near the town last season.—Isip. 
MivsEoPTILUS LOEWIT AND DeEPRESSARIA DOUGLASELLA NEAR 
SoutHEnD.—At Shoeburyness I captured, between August 12th-22nd, 
last year, ina field in which there was a great deal of Krythraea 
centaureun, three specimens of a plume which I now recognise ag 
M. loewti (zophodactylus). On a shed in the same field I boxed a 
specimen of Depressaria douglasella. An example of Camptogramma 
fluviata was netted among reeds at Pitsea, on September 9th, last.— 
F. G. Wurrtie, 3, Marine Avenue, Southend. 
DistripuTIoN oF AMORPHA POPULI IN WESTERN ScoTLanp.—With 
reference to Mr. Arbuthnott’s notes (anted, p. 31) on the occurrence of 
Amorpha (Smerinthus) popult in the west of Scotland, the species not 
only occurs, but is very common all over the district. Even within 
the boundaries of the city of Glasgow, large numbers of the larve have 
been obtained, and the insect successfully reared. Mr. HE. C. Egeleton 
reared a large brood from ova obtained in the West End Park. Mr. 
A. Somerville obtained the species in Hill-head, I have also taken the 
larve from poplars in Pollokshields, and the perfect insect has 
repeatedly been brought to me by young friends. The larvee, too, often 
occur on willow. I append a few localities for the Clydesdale district, 
which will give some idea of how generally the insect is distributed in 
south-west Scotland : 
LANARKSHIRE : Cambuslang (A. A. D.), Lighthill (G. W. O.). Srrrtinasuire 
(portion): Fintry (EK. C. E.). Dumparronsuire: Milngavie (G. W. O.), Bonhill 
(J. S. R. M.), Garelochhead (T. J. H.). AnayLesurre (portion): Dunoon (T. C.), 
Kilberry (Miss M. L. C., Hnt., vol. xxviii., p. 20, not in Clydesdale). Burm: Arran 
(W.S, and J.J. W., Hnt., vol. xv., p. 250). Renrrewsurre: Pollokshields and 
Crookston (A. A. D.), Paisley (W. 8. and J. D.), Johnstone (W. W.). AYRSHIRE; 
