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by Mr. Morley (Hint. Rec., ante., p. 186). Tigges of the species were 
found here, and in south Devon, laid upon holly twigs on which they 
are deposited far more indiscriminately than those of the second brood 
on the ivy-umbels, the base of the calyx being chosen, however, in 
most cases. The older larvee, it was found, were just as well content 
to eat the young leaves at the top of the holly-spray, as to mine out 
the contents of the green berries, but, in my experience, the leaves of 
the ivy are never touched, either in captivity or at large, by the larvee 
of C.argiolus. The butterflies of the second brood are again (Aug 14th) 
yery common hereabouts.—Ilxrp. 
TOTES ON COLLECTING, Etc. 
Lepipoprera AT SELBY AND Bricutron.—Up to date (June 5th), 
everything has been very late and I have done little collecting. I have 
seldom seen Teniocampids so scarce as they were this spring, and here 
Thad but one night, not a favourable one, and only got two dark 
Taeniocampa opima. The nights have been so persistently cold that 
searching and sweeping for larvie have been really disappointing work. 
Agrotis ayathina are very backward, and I have had hard work to fulfil 
promises to some of my friends. On May 8th I went for ten days’ 
holiday to Brighton, intending to work some of my old Sussex 
localities. However, the weather effectually stopped that, as it was 
bitterly cold with a fierce north-east wind and leaden sky the whole 
time, and beyond getting a few larve of Sesta asiliformis from oak 
stumps, I did literally nothing. Since my return I have been 
diligently searching for our dark form of Cuspidia menyanthidis, 
but at present have only taken three, and a few Hupithecia 
indigata. On Saturday I spent a long day at Bishop’s Wood with 
Messrs. Porritt and Tunstall. Here again we found everything very 
backward—Lomaspilis marginata and Acidalia remutata were only just 
out, and neither Cidaria silaceata nor Melanthia albicillata were to be 
seen. Larvae were scarce and small, and we failed to get either 
Taeniocampa populeti or Tethea subtusa, wndeed, I never saw the wood so 
destitute of insect life at this time of the year. Adela viridella was the 
only species really abundant. Larvee of Cleoceris riminalis were fairly 
plentiful in shoots of sallow, but many of these were still quite small. 
—(Rev.) C. D. Asn, B.A., Skipwith Vicarage, Selby. June 5th, 1900. 
Leprpoptera at Market Drayton anp in Norte Watres.— 
Following up my notes (ante., p. 188) there appears at present to be 
every prospect of an abundant season, though insects are very late, 
some remarkably so, while a few only have been up-to-date. Taento- 
campa gothica in a fresh state on May 23rd, Anticlea badiata on May 
80th, and Calocampa exroleta on June 5th, are very unusual as far as 
my experience goes. Nola cristulalis (confusalis) was fairly numerous 
on oak-trees on May 28rd-24th, and five Macaria notata showed 
themselves. On June 1st I went into North Wales. A visit to the 
Anthrocera minos colony on the 2nd produced no result, and another 
visit on the 8th only produced two specimens, but a third visit on the 
18th showed them in large numbers. The weather was very disap- 
pointing, cold on the whole and frequently very windy.  Sesta 
philanthiformis (musciformis) was not flying during the first week, 
but I found a considerable number of pup by examining the 
