92 THE YOUNG NATURALIST. [May 



they fed up very slowly, scarcely ever moving about. They were then 

 light green in colour, but later on they changed from their light green, 

 and now varied much. One only retained the same shade, the others 

 were of every shade of green, and reddish green, resembling the larvae 

 of Epunda nigra or Phlogophora meticulosa. In fact I almost believed 

 they would prove to be the latter species, and warned my friend to be 

 prepared for disappointment ; but I still had hopes of something else 

 and urged him to procure more. But as all the larvae he got, as well 

 as my eight, died before making up, we were both disappointed and 

 could not decide anything about them. During the month of Sep- 

 tember he took a wonderful series of Epunda luttdenta, var. hineburgensis, 

 and var. sedi, from the flowers of ragwort, from the former variety he 

 obtained eggs which he left with me to breed if possible. The eggs 

 were the smallest of any noctua I know, and hatched in about three 

 weeks after being deposited. The young larvae were minute and thread- 

 like. During the winter they lived outside, and were no larger and no 

 thicker than some larva of Larentia salicata, which were feeding on 

 white lady's bedstraw beside them. They are now (April 12th) con- 

 siderably grown, and prove to be identical with those sent me as de- 

 scribed above. I therefore venture to describe this, hitherto, so far as 

 I can learn, unknown larva. 

 Size. — Full fed, ij inch. 



Form. — Slender, cylindrical, anal segments attenuate. 



Markings, &c. — Head, light coloured, small; dorsal line, faintly 

 darker, dull green; sub-dorsal line, very fine, light bright yellow; 

 spiracular region, whitish yellow; feet, light; anal claspers, pelucid. 



It is a very sluggish larva, feeds but seldom, and eats but little at 

 a time. When not feeding it remains resting on the food pUnt, with 

 its head down sometimes for long periods, when disturbed it coils its 

 head underneath. — C. S. Gregson, Liverpool, 12th April, 1890. 



Curious Visitors at Sugar. — Appropos of Mr. Pullen's note 

 (Y.N. 122), the following may be of interest to your readers. When 

 out sugaring I have often noticed such things as spiders and earwigs, 

 and occasionally toads at the foot of the sugared trees, apparently 

 waiting in anticipation of a feast. On Sept. 6th, 1889, I counted 6 

 specimen of Carabus violaceus, 2 Pterosticlms madidus, and 2 or 3 speci- 

 mens of Anchomenus junceus on the trees. Although I knocked the 

 beetles off the sugar, I found them back again at the next visit, thus 

 spoiling my sport. — F. W. Paple, Bolton, March 18th, 1890. 



