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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
Grapla C-album . — This butterfly made 
its appearance in considerable numbers 
in my garden on the 21st of the present 
month, the blossoms on the apricot trees 
being apparently the great source of at- 
traction. The insects were in general 
more or less worn, though here and there 
appeared one in pretty good condition. 
I could have taken almost any quantity, 
which is the more remarkable, inasmuch 
as the insect is by no means common or 
plentiful hereabouts later in the year. 
A friend of mine, an observant Lepi- 
dopterist of many years’ standing, to 
whom I mentioned the foregoing cir- 
cumstances, predicted therefrom an un- 
usually hot and dry summer, as he had 
in previous years remarked that the early 
abundance of the “ Comma butterfly” 
had been followed by extraordinary sum- 
mer heat. It may be interesting to note 
how far this conclusion will be justified 
by the event. I may add that whereas 
it has been observed by many that the 
individuals which compose the early 
summer flight of these insects are of 
larger dimensions than those which 
appear later in the season : those to 
which my present communication bears 
reference are of the usual average size. — 
W. V. Guise, Elmore Court; March 25. 
Endromis Versicolora. — On the 11th, 
1 3th and 14th of April, last year, in com- 
pany with Mr. Edwards, I captured 50 
specimens of E. Versicolora (34 male and 
16 female) in Tilgate Forest. — E.T. Sil- 
vester, Worth , Sussex. 
Duplicate Lepidoptera . — 18, 19, 34, 
126,* 185, 189, 289,* 318,* 342,* 348,* 
413,* 439,440. 
Stenopteryx hybridalis (poor), 
Fidonia atomaria, 
Boarmia repandaria, 
Anaitis plagiata, 
Coremia didvmata, 
„ jectinitaria,* 
Harpalyce ruptaria, 
„ ocellata,* 
„ russata, 
Harpalyce imraauata, 
PhtEsyle caesiaria, 
Zerene rubiginaria (poor), 
Acidalia reversaria, 
Piedisca solandriana, 
Eudorea murana, 
Cerostoma vittella, 
Dasycera sulpliurella,* 
Depressaria nervosa, 
What I have of the above are “ quite to 
spare,” and shall be glad to send to any 
one in need of them, the receiver of 
course paying postage. I have the 
greatest number of those with the asterisk 
affixed. — Thomas Chapman, Bothwell 
Street, Glasgow ; March 26. 
Spring Insects. — On Tuesday last, the 
23rd inst., while walking through a w ood 
near here, I was somewhat surprised to 
see not only Pieris Rupee , but also Lasiotn- 
mata JEgcria on wing, together with a 
goodly number of G. Rhamni, and hosts 
of hybemated Vanessas. Io was particu- 
larly abundant, and Polgchloros was also 
to be seen, although those that came 
nearest to me were in rather sorry condi- 
tion. On a sunny hill-side Ciciudela 
campestris was disporting himself in his 
pecu'iar fashion ; while, on some open 
sallow bushes, busy at work, in company 
with bees of (seemingly) all kinds, 1 saw 
the wood wren and the willow wren, and/ 
a little further on, the pretty little chiff- 
chaff, actively engaged in doing a little 
business for their private collections. I 
have never before seen these little birds 
so early : the end of the first week in 
April is the time I generally first begin 
to look out for them. The sallow blossom 
has been out here for the last ten days, 
and is now open everywhere round us in 
great profusion ; the bushes appeared to 
burst into flower all at once, for, but a 
fortnight since, we had snow on the 
ground with severe frosts, and fieldfares 
and redwings in large flocks. We have 
visited the sallows once or twice, and 
have already made acquaintance lor the 
present season with Taniocumpa gothicu, 
