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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



the 4th inst., at Babbington, near Ilkeston; he has shown it me to-day, it is 

 good condition, and quite fresh. The appearance of this insect so far inland 

 cannot be put down to a specimen that has been blown over from the 

 continent, the wind which had been about that date, generally in a westerly 

 direction, being against that theory. Is the bright, hot weather we have 

 been having, going to bring us another of the mysterious visits of this insect ? 

 If this is so it is to be hoped it will not come alone, but will bring its near 

 relative, C. edusa, with it in sufficient numbers, and that the problem as to 

 their periodical appearance may be at last solved.— John Hill, Whittaker 

 Lane, Little Eaton, Derby, July 10th, 1885. 



Variety or Tripmna Pronuba.— On the first of July I bred a curious 

 variety of pronuba from a pupae belonging to my friend G. A. Harker of 

 Crosby, who is at present away from home. The fore- wings are the ordinary- 

 dull reddish-brown colour, but the left hind wing, instead of being like the 

 right one, the usual bright yellow with a black band, is a silvery buff colour, 

 with the band apparently dusted over with buff scales, which gives it a very 

 peculiar look. The body is lighter than the type. — F. N. Pierce, 143, 

 Southdown Lane, Liverpool. 



Chcerocampa Nerii at Hartlepool. — It is the early bird that catches 

 the worm. My friend, Mr. J ohn Gardner, called upon me on Thursday, 

 23rd July, a little after seven in the morning with a specimen of this rare 

 Hawk Moth, that he had just found on the palings at the entrance to his 

 timber yard, in the centre of the town, and I had the pleasure of seeing it 

 alive. It is in fairly good condition, rather faded in colour, and is a grand 

 addition to his collection, and to our local fauna. Not less than six men 

 had passed into the yard without noticing it before Mr. Gardner arrived. 

 John E. Eobson, Hartlepool. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



T.R.B. — Your pupa is probably that of Hepialus lupulinus, but it is impossible to say 



with certainty, in the state it is in. 

 W.G. — You may place Napthaline loose in your drawers if you like. The flakes are not 



only small and light, but they adhere slightly to whatever they are on, and after a 



day or so will not readily move about. If you collect Micros you had better not put 



it loose in the drawers containing the smaller species. We do not think it will kill 



mites, but it keeps them out of our drawers. 

 T.G.W. — We have not seen any insects mounted by Mr. Coverdale's method of setting 



without pinning. Send him a box and return postage and he will send you a specimen. 



His address is G. Coverdale, Esq., 24, Fleming Road, Lorrimore Square, London, 



E.C. 



