188 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



P. daplidice at Bkighton. — I write to inform you that on Sunday, 

 June 4th, about 1 p.m., my eldest son caught a Bath White Butterfly 

 (P. daplidice) in our front garden, which is in the centre of this 

 town and a few hundred yards from the sea. The fly had settled 

 upon a pansy at the time of its being caught. The insect is in 

 perfect condition and has doubtless not been long out of the pupa. I 

 understand that this fly is one of the rarest in England and is rarely 

 taken in this country. A local amateur collector in this town, Mr. 

 Purbrook, of Upper North Street, has seen the fly and has set it, and 

 confirms the fact that it is a genuine specimen. — B. J. Holleyman ; 

 Sea Yiew House, Crown Street, Brighton. 



Celerio lineata livornica, Esp., in the Isle op Wight. — A <$ 

 specimen of this Sphingid was taken at Sea View in a crevice of a 

 wall on May 2nd, 1922. The insect was captured by Mr. Bennett, 

 gardener to J. J. Joicey, Esq., in whose collection the specimen 

 now rests. — G. Talbot ; The Hill Museum, Witley. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Herts.— A friend has just shown me a 

 specimen of Sphinx convolvuli caught in his garden to-day at rest. 

 The specimen, however, is unfortunately worn. I should, also like 

 to mention that, though some insects have appeared late this season, 

 I have some quite early records ; P. rapae, April 21st ; P. brassicae, 

 P. napi, and H. malvae, May 6th ; Phragmotobia fuligmosa, May 7th — 

 this specimen has very little dark colouring on hind wings; Spilosoma 

 menthastri, May 26th — a pair which laid a large number of eggs on 

 May 28th to 30th which have hatched between June 5th and 14th. — 

 E. B. Benson ; Boldre House, Berkhamsted, Herts, June 15th, 1922. 

 • Sphinx convolvuli in Cambridgeshire. — I captured a fine speci- 

 men (male) of Sphinx convolvuli on honeysuckle here on the evening 

 of June 7th last. I believe it has very seldom been taken so early in 

 the year. — A. Harold Euston ; Aylesby House, Chatteris, Cambs. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Derbyshire. — You may like to have a 

 note for the 'Entomologist' of the occurrence here of a fine specimen 

 of Sphinx convolvuli on the 10th of this month. Eecords of con- 

 volvuli in June are not unknown, I am aware, but I fancy they are 

 very scarce, nor do I know quite how they are accounted for. — 

 H. C. Hayward ; Eepton, Derby, June 14th. 



Heliothis armigera in Kent. — I should like to record that on 

 June 21st I captured near Bexley, Kent, a specimen of Heliothis 

 armigera, as it was flying rapidly round a clump >pf valerian. — M. 

 Mactaggart ; Moorcroft, Gravel Hill, Bexley Heath, Kent, July 3rd, 

 1922. 



Cydia citrana, Hb., near Wanstead. — Last evening I walked over 

 to a rough field some two miles away to search for Platyptilia 

 bertrami amongst a dense growth of Yarrow. I netted a few, but 

 they were all too bleached to be of any use. When on the point of 

 leaving I disturbed a pale-coloured Tortrix which I thought was 

 Phalonia smeathmamiiana. As it was too late for the first brood and 

 rather too early for the second I netted it and was surprised to find 

 that it was citrana— a worn male. Directly after I netted another 

 male, also worn. I have never seen it in this district before, and I 



