THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



INSECTS. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



M. Stellatarum at Sutton.— A speci- 

 men of this insect was brought to me last 

 week by a friend. He caught it with his 

 hat at dusk while it was hovering over some 

 flowers of Valerian in his garden at Sutton. 



S. Carpini Feeding on Raspberry. — On 

 Monday last I found a larva of this species 

 in Sutton Park feeding on leaves of rasp" 

 berry, and it has since seemed to thrive well 

 on that plant in my breeding cage. — W. 

 Harcourt Bath, Birmingham. 



Entomological Notes from Galashiels. 

 — The following notes may perhaps be of 

 interest. Fuliginosa larvae scarce, and few 

 of those obtained spun cocoons ; Planta- 

 ginis was plentiful, so was Artaxerxes, but 

 the heavy rains destroyed them so soon that 

 very few good ones were taken. The larvae 

 of E .JBlandina were very abundant ; and the 

 perfect insect just as numerous. B. glyph- 

 ica has been taken here for the first time ; 

 we have also found a locality for C. davus, 

 but have not yet obtained very many. We 

 have never taken anything at sugar, night 

 after night we have been out but nothing 

 came to it. I will give you a more detailed 

 account later. — Wm. Pringle, Galashiels. 



QUERIES. 



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Bird Lime. — How is bird-lime made, and 

 how should it be used ? — R.W. 



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The Hedgehog. — How does the hedge- 

 hog cover itself so compactly with grass, 

 &c., when it retires for hibernation. — J.O. 



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How do these very long-legged spiders 

 that, I believe, are called "harvest men" 

 obtain their food ?— W.H.W. 



EXCHANGE. 



I have a quantity of marine shells which 

 I shall be glad to forward to anyone on 

 receipt of a box. 



Duplicates. — Number of V. urticcB and a 

 few unset A. fuliginosa. Desiderata. — 

 Numerous. — W. Harcourt Bath, 2, Ed- 

 mund Street, Birmingham. 



I have a few butterflies and moths to give 

 away to a beginner who will send a box and 

 postage.— W. H. Bath, Sutton Coldfield. 



Duplicates. — Preserved larvae of M. 

 Irassiece, Typica, Xanthographa, Grossulari- 

 ata. Desiderata.— Larvae of many species, 

 especially Noctuas, for preserving. — J. T. 

 RoDGERS, 312, Chadderton Road, Oldham. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



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 Northgate, Hartlepool; or to S. L. Moslet Beau- 

 mont Park, Huddersfield, 



We have had several complaints lately from 

 our correspondents that the Y.N. had not 

 reached them. Will all who do not re- 

 ceive their copies at latest by the second 

 of the month communicate at once with 

 the editors. 



H. H. P. — The paper specially prepared for 

 drying botanical specimens is the best. 

 A very good substitute may be found in 

 the coarse paper used for wrapping other 

 kinds in by the makers. Blotting paper 

 is not very serviceable. 



J.J. H. — We expect Graptodera oleracea is 

 a synonym of Haltica pusilla ; Leistus 

 pilicornis will be a mistake for Loricera 

 pilicovnis ; Typhceus vulgaris is Geotrupes 

 Typliceus; Cronus liortulana and pulcliellus 

 should be Cionus Iwrtvlanuss.-n.dpulcliellus; 

 Stenochorus lifasciatum^ if a long horn, is 

 Rhagium hifasciatum ; Tenebrio riparius 

 we do not recognise. 



