PRACTICAL HINTS. 307 
At the meeting of the Nonpareil Society, on September 20th, Mr. 
Bates stated that he took twenty-four examples of Colias hyale in a 
lucerne field between Dagenham and Hornchurch, in Essex, during the 
second week of August. Mr. Lusby at the same time reported several 
©. hyale at Gravesend during August.—C. P. Picxrerr, 52, The 
Ravenscrofts, Columbia Road, Hackney Road, N.E. September 24th, 
1900. 
Colias edusa has been common at Oxton with the ab. helice occur- 
ring fairly frequently, about one in ten; also one C. hyale, which 
almost escaped notice as a poor helice.—K. F. Strupp, M.A., F.E.S., 
Oxton, near Exeter. October 5th, 1900. 
Colias edusa has been abundant in the neighbourhood of Braunton 
and Morthoe this summer.—C. Barrierr, 18, Henleaze Avenue, 
Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. October 2nd, 1900. 
I saw a specimen of Colias edusa at Chippenham, Wiltshire, on 
September 24th.—Isww. 
I captured two male Colias hyale on August 12th on the Old Fosse 
Road, near Cotgrove, Notts, whilst afew days later four other examples 
were captured in the same locality. On the same date (August 12th), 
and in the same place, I also took 19 C. edusa, whilst a few days later 
a friend took 58, other captures bringing the total up to 80. The 
weather was generally sunny, with the wind westerly.—G. HenpERson, 
57, Arnold Road, Old Basford, Notts. October 4th, 1900. 
On August 19th last I watched with great delight two specimens 
of Colias edusa flying about in a clover field near Painswick. I had 
not observed this interesting species here for many years. I may add, 
that the common Pierids are still in evidence and have been seen in our 
garden as late as yesterday, October 8th.—C. J. Watkins, F.E.S., 
King’s Mill House, Painswick. October 9th, 1900. 
PRACTICAL HINTS. 
Field Work for November. 
By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S8. 
1.—From the saltmarshes at Southend and Canvey I obtained, 
during the autumn and winter months, larve of Coleophora salinella 
on Atriplex portulacoides and Suaeda maritima; those of Coleophora 
tengstroemella on Chenopodium ; of Coleophora artemisiella on Artenisia 
maritima; of Semasia rufillana in seed-heads of Daucus carota; of 
Conchylis francillonana and Argyrolepia zephyrana in the stems of D. 
carota; in the heads of teasel, larve of Mupoecilia roseana and Penthina 
gentiana were abundant ; larvee of Conchylis dilucidana in the stems of 
wild parsnip; Gymnancycla canella on Salsola kali; cases of Coleo- 
phora argentulella plentifully on seed-heads of yarrow, whilst the larvee 
of Dichrorampha petiverana were in the roots. All these in due course 
produced imagines (Elisha). 
2.—Machin used to breed Conchylis dipoltana from seed-heads of 
yarrow collected at Southend in the autumn. 
3.—The slight earthen cocoons of Hupithecta abbreviata are some- 
times spun at the root of a hawthorn tree where they may be found 
during the winter. 
4.—The pupe of Hybernia leucophacaria are usually found at tree- 
roots among tufts of grass. 
