NOTES ON COLLECTING. QAI 
to be common here just now, and [am repenting not having taken my 
holiday later, but I had hoped to get Dianthoecia var. barrettii.—R. 
Freer, M.D., F.E.S., Rugeley, Staffs. July 29th, 1900. 
Leprpoprpra in YorKSHIRE.—I have just returned from the neigh- 
bourhood of Ingleborough, Yorks, where I have been for a short 
holiday, but have not much to report. The weather was very dull and 
cold for the greater part of the time (June 380th to July 11th) and butter- 
flies conspicuous by their absence. The nettles everywhere—even high on 
the moors—were black with larvee of Aglais wrticae, and one or two worn 
specimens were seen on the wing. I had fair sport over beds of nettles 
at night, and took a nice series of Habrostola triplasia, Xylophasiarurea 
(typical form) Apamea gemina, and Hepialus vrelleda, in nice variety, 
at dusk. Pyrausta purpuralis were in fine condition near the top of 
Ineleborough, and two @ Nemeophila plantayinis were taken at rest. 
Larentia caesiata were abundant on the rocks and variable. <A few 
specimens of Nudaria mundana were taken from walls near Malham. 
On June 8th, 17th, and 21st, I bred Smerinthus ocellatus, fed on crab 
(Chilwell), whilst on July 22nd and several following days Macroglossa 
stellatarum has been flying in my garden—a very early date for it 
here. JI may mention that I took a number of larve of Lastocampa 
yar. callunae from the heather at Ribblehead, which are now feeding 
up on plum.—D. H. Pearson, Chilwell, Notts. Jily 27th, 1900. 
Lepmoprera IN THE SourTHEND pistrict, 1900.—I cannot at present 
give my full list to date, but I have pleasure in contributing a few 
notes on the best insects observed. Porthesia chrysorrhoea: At Great 
Wakering, on May 13th, I found a nest of young larve on blackthorn. 
The moths emerged as follows: July 26th,4 93,19; July 27th,23s, 
1¢; July 28th, 16¢s, 129s; July 29th, 9¢s, 249s; July 30th, 
838,698; July 31st, 8¢s,29s; August Ist,1¢,19; August 2nd, 
4¢@s; August 6th, 1¢,19; August 10th, 1¢,and on August 28rd, 
19. Imall44¢sand54¢s. Itisas long ago as June, 1876, that 
{ last saw larve of this species. They were then abundant on 
hawthorn near the Canterbury Road close to the village of Herne. 
Sesia ichneumoniformis: This insect is reputed common in the South- 
end district. Being desirous of removing the reproach of not 
possessing an [Essex specimen, I swept the Lotus on the slopes near 
here almost daily in July, until the eighth of the month, when I took 
my first; July 10th, another; July 18th, three. In sweeping for this 
Sesiid I was fortunate in getting several larvee of Mremobia ochroleuca 
which I knew directly, having so often looked at the excellent figure 
in Buckler, vol. vi., plate 87, fig. 1. The moths emerged between July 
25th and August 14th. Cucullia asteris came out well between July 
12th and August 38rd, I feared that I had made a serious mistake in 
not exposing the pup to the weather (having kept them in the green- 
house all the winter); but I think from the number bred that every 
pupa must have yielded its moth. Spilodes palealis emerged July 17th- 
August 16th. Several taken in bred condition July 16th-25th. There 
is considerable variation in the darkening of the nervures at lower outer 
edge of cell, in a few specimens the interspaces are very dark the 
whole forming a blotch. Adult larve were found this year on July 29th, 
several of them showing the purplish colour described by Mr. Porritt 
Entomologist, vol. xu., p. 18. Mr. Herbert Williams, of Southend, 
obtained a few larvee last year, but not breeding any moths opened a 
