THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
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OBSERVATIONS. 
Lepidoptera. 
TJUppocaslanaria. — Is this insect 
double-brooded, or is the “ Manual 
correct in giving May as the month 
for its appearance in the perfect 
state ? It is true, I have had but 
little experience with this species, 
but I am inclined to believe that one 
brood appears in the early spring, 
and another at the end of the sum- 
mer, and this opinion is further 
continued by a letter from Mrs. 
Dale, who says : — “ I used to find 
Hippo cast a naria as early as March, 
and also late in the season.” During 
the past season I have made several 
captures of the insect, the first as 
early as March 23rd. I next took 
it on April 4th, and again on May 
25th, but the one taken on the 
latter date was in a mutilated condi- 
tion. I then lost sight of the insect 
till July 22nd, when I caught two 
more specimens. I then thought it 
was over for the season, but on 
Sept. 4th, I was agreeably surprised 
to find another specimen of the in- 
sect among mycaptures. Those taken 
in Julv were rubbed more or less, 
but the one in September, was in 
very good condition ; however, those 
taken in July and September, were 
much smaller than either of the 
specimens taken in March or April, 
which I believe is the case with the 
second brood of most species. The 
foregoing facts, are, perhaps, well- 
known to my older and more experi- 
enced brethren, but, as they do not 
agree with the “Manual,” I thought 
it might interest a few, who, (like 
myself,) are not veterans in this 
