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NOTES LEPIDOPTERA. 



Col/as hyale at Bridlington.— Mr. A. Jordan, of this town, brought 

 me to-day a specimen of Colicis hyale, captured by him at Bridlington during 

 last August. — H. H. Corbett, 9, Priory Place, Doncaster, 21st Sept. 1900. 



Clouded Yellow Butterfly at Ripon.— Several specimens of the 

 Clouded Yellow {Colias edusa), a rare butterfly in the Ripon district, were 

 found in August 1900, on the railway embankments near that city. — J. W. 

 Fawcett, Satley, Darlington, 19th September 1900. 



Colias edusa and C. hyale, etc., near Beverley. — On the 18th of 

 August I saw a specimen of Colias edusa on the Xewbald Road, Beverley, 

 but could not catch it. Since then I have taken fifteen specimens of this 

 somewhat rare insect and have heard that several others have been taken. 

 On the 25th of August I took a specimen of C. hyale, also on the Newbald 

 Road. Vanessa cardui has been unusually abundant this season, and I have 

 taken several specimens of V. io, — J. R. Lowther, Crane Hill, Beckside, 

 Beverley, 17th September 1900. 



Colias edusa in the Isle of Man.— On 4th September of the present 

 year I caught a fine male Colias edusa flying in the hot sunshine at midday 

 along the high road at Ballasalla, near the south-eastern extremity of the 

 island. On the 6th I observed two other specimens on the wing in the 

 north of the island, one at Jurby, and the other near to Ballaugh. 



In all parts of the island I could not avoid remarking' the great prevalence 

 of the Wall Butterfly {Satyrus megcera), which is so uncommon a species with 

 us in the West Riding. — Sydney V. Taylor, North Grange, Horsforth, 

 14th September 1900. 



Death's Head Moth in Cumberland. — On Sunday, 26th August 1900, 

 the caterpillar of a Death's Head Moth {Acherontia atropos), ^ l / 2 inches in 

 length, was found on a nettle near a potato patch in a garden at Netherton, 

 Maryport. — J. W. Fawcett, Satley, Darlington, 21st September 1900. 



Death's Head Moth in Lake-Lancashire. — Several specimens of the 

 larva of Acherontia atropos have been found lately in the Ulverston district, 

 how many I do not know. Of the three of which I am aware, one is in 

 my possession. When given to me on 29th August it was in poor condition 

 and in a mustard tin. Want of food or excess of mustard made it very 

 uneasy, and it buried itself on 31st August, but it was not, to my mind, full 

 fed. — S. L. Petty, Ulverston, 3rd September 1900. 



Death's Head Moth in Ripon City.— During August 1900, two 

 specimens of the Death's Head Moth {Acherontia atropos) were found in 

 Ripon — one in Princess Road, and the other in Stonebridgegate. Both 

 were in the caterpillar state, the former being found on a potato leaf. This 

 is the first time the discovery has been made in Ripon, the previous instances 

 of the appearance of this rare moth having been recorded at Aldfield and 

 Marton-le-Moor, near Ripon. — J. W. .Fawcett, Satley, Darlington, 19th 

 September 1900. 



Death's Head Hawkmoth in Notts.— It looks as if this moth 

 {Acherontia atropos) is going to be common this year. I received a living 

 specimen on the 23rd of June, and I note Mr. Hey's was taken on the 25th. 

 At first I suspected it was a case of hybernation, but a little correspondence 

 with Mr. Barrett convinced me that after all it represents the normal life- 

 history of the insect. That is to say, the eggs are laid sometime in June or 

 July, when the potato tops are in prime condition for the attack of the larva, 

 which can now be found full fed. An example I possessed went to earth 

 last Friday (July 27th). I suspect the normal period of pupal life is through 

 the winter and spring, the moths emerging in July. Collectors are so given 

 to forcing the pupse of these grand moths that the normal life-history 

 becomes obscured. — Alfred Thornley, South Leverton Vicarage, Notts., 

 2nd x\ugust 1900. _____ 



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