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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



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Sphinx convolvuli. — A specimen of this insect was brought me 

 on the gth September, which had been found sitting on the lawn in 

 the morning. There were several attractive flowers in the garden 

 including tobacco. — J. C. Warburg. 



A few Convolvuli have occurred about Liverpool this season. — 

 F. N. Pierce, Liverpool. 



A few specimens of this insect have appeared here the last few 

 nights. I only succeeded in capturing three. The first on the even- 

 ing of 20th August. I saw several more, but the bats swooped down 

 whilst I waited a favourable opportunity. I did not observe they ever 

 captured Convolvuli, but they spoiled my sport, and brought forth an 

 execration against bats in general. — j. Mason, Clevedon Court Lodge. 



Nocture at Sugar. — The following are the species obtained by 

 sugaring at Chislehurst, in August and the beginning of September : — - 

 Xanthagrapha, many ; Nictitaus, Oculea, Trapezinea, many, varying much; 

 Pymmidea, much scarcer than other years ; Pronuba, Tragopogonis,. 

 Orbona, Baja, five or six ; Brass'icce, very few, generally a perfect 

 nuisance ; Citrago, much commoner than usual ; Nigricans, one ; Dihita,, 

 common one night ; Meticulosa, one ; Rostvalis, a few. All the above in 

 four or five nights. — J. C. Warburg. 



Variety of Hadena proteus. — I took a beautiful variety of 

 Hadena proteus at sugar on the evening of September 14th. It is 

 evidently the same form as the lowest figure in Newman's work, but 

 with the white markings more pronounced. — J. Mason, Clevedon 

 Court Lodge. 



• The Crimsons in the New Forest. — I spent one evening with 

 two friends sugaring in Ramnor enclosure, and our experience on that 

 occasion was enough to satisfy us that neither Promissa nor Sponsa 

 were to be lured by sugar in anything like the usual numbers. I took 

 three fine Sponsa and missed one Promissa. My friend saw one Sponsa 

 only. I met Mr. Chas. Gulliver, who told me he had heard of three 

 Crimsons being taken at Hurst Hill. — W. McRae, Bournemouth. 



The result of sugaring for the Crimsons was exactly what might 

 have been expected from the scarcity of their larvae. — A. Robinson^ 

 Brettanby Manor, Darlington. 



Erratic appearance of Lepidoptera. — As I am anxious to collect 

 all the evidence possible on the phenomenal abundance or scarcity 

 of certain species of lepidoptera, I shall feel very grateful for any infor- 

 mation of the particular years of such abundance, which entomological 



