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the wing, and the handsome larvse abundant at the same time on Pmcedanum 
palustre. I also found the eggs on the same plant. Acidalia immuiata ; several 
Bpecimens, from which I obtained eggs, and had the moths out again in September. 
Simyra venosa ; the larva of this insect was abundant on Cladium mariscus and 
Arundo. Hyd/relia imca ; one larva swept up ; fed for some time on Carex, but it 
did not hve. — Id. 
Vanessa Antiopa at Godmanchester.—A specimen of V. Antiopa was taken in ^ 
September last, by Mr. Gerald Hunnybun, of Godmanchester, at rest on a pear- 
tree, early in the morning. I saw it soon afterwards.— W. Jaggek, St. Ives, Hunts, ' 
6th January, 1869. 
Captures of Lepidoptem at Taplow— This summer I w as at Taplow. I cannot say 
that I found Lepidoptera unusually abundant, though, on the other hand, I had very 
little time for collecting. Yet I tried sugar on several very favourable evenings, but 
with little or no result ; in fact, within my experience there has not been a good 
year for sugaring since 1865. Cardui was very common towards the end of July. 
I noticed one thing during the very hot weather, viz., that butterflies (I speak 
particularly of Alexis, Megcera. rapce, napi, and ArgioUs) were flying about in as 
great abundance at seven in the morning as they usually are at eleven. This was 
only on the hottest days ; I noticed this particularly ; I went by the same path at 
the same hour every morning. 
The only captures at all worthy of record are B. carpophaga, at light, in the 
middle of May ; cucubali, also at light, in May and early in June, and also on July 
loth (I may mention that the various species of Silene are very common near 
Taplow) ; E. venosata, on May 27th ; T. cindalis, on June 9th ; P. iota, June 13th ; 
0. samlucaria, on June I7th, i. e. earlier than usual ; T. rhamnata, very common 
at light, between Juno 18th and July 13th ; and L. Argiolus, June 19th and 20th.— 
A. H. Claeke, 16, Furnivals Inn, E.G., November, 1868. 
Peronea umirana in Westmoreland.— I met with P. umlrana at Withers] ack 
last autumn, but omitted to note it in the Ust for the " Annual." I believe this 
species has not previouslv occurred in Westmoreland.— J. B. Hodgkinson, Preston. 
Captures of Lepidoptera near Perth in 1868.~In looking over the captures of 
Mr. W. Herd (one of the most active of our collectors), I was surprised to find that 
ho had taken a specimen of Euperia fulvago. This species has, therefore, curiously 
appeared in three distinct localities in Scotland in the same year. Several othei 
species not hitherto observed in this neighbourhood have, I suppose, been developed 
by the long-continued heat : these are Nola cucullatella, Euholia cervinaria, and 
Orthosia lota. Lyccena Artaxerxes was very abundant ; and among other speciet 
taken by Mr. Herd and Mr. James Stewart were Dasydia olfuscata, Eupithecia 
tenuiata, Melani^ope tristata, Coremia munitata, Cidaria silaceata, Dicranurafiircula, 
Agrotis saucia, Noctua glareosa&nd Dahlii, Orthosia macilenta, Cirradia xcrampclina, 
Ennychia cingulalis, &c. The season ended with Phigalia pilosaria S , taken by 
Mr. Stewart, at light, on the 6th of December ! Does this species usually appear 
so late in the year ?— F. Buchanan White, Perth, 12Wi January, 1869. 
