THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
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W. B.— No 1 is Anticlea badiata : No. 
2, Anticlea clerivata. 
R. J. — The nearest localities that we 
know are Birch Wood for Leucophasia 
Sinapis and Nemeobius Lucina , and 
Coomb Hurst, Croydon, for Thecla Rubi. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Lepidoptera. 
Nolodonta trepida. — On the 8th of 
May last I took a female Notodonta tre- 
pida on the stem of an oak in Hants. 
She laid upwards of 100 eggs that even- 
ing and the following day. The young 
larvae hatched in seventeen days: they 
were full fed, and buried in July. After 
supplying various friends I had about 
thirty left for myself. The first moth 
made its appearance this year, March 
29, and they have continued to come out 
nearly every day up to the present time. 
On March 30 I found a fine female “ in 
cop" with a crippled male, which had 
come out the previous day. On the fol- 
lowing evening the same male was “ in 
cop." with another female. On the even- 
ings of April 0 and 7, another perfect 
male was “ in cop." with two more 
females. All these four females have 
laid batches of eggs, and I have now in 
my possession four lots of impregnated 
eggs. Should I be fortunate with them 
I shall be most happy to make some 
friendly exchanges with those who may 
be in want of this insect. There is not 
always a certainty as to the eggs hatch- 
ing. I once found two pairs of Notodonta 
cucullina “ in cop." in my breeding box : 
both females laid eggs. In one case 
every egg hatched ; in the other not a 
single one. The trepida pupae were 
placed in a tin case about 10 by 12 
inches, fronted with glass, and covered 
with gauze stretched on a wooden frame : 
about two inches of earth was placed at 
the bottom of the case ; on this the pup® 
were laid and covered with damp moss. 
These cases, which appear to succeed 
admirably, are the invention of my 
esteemed friend Mr. C. R. Bree, in whose 
study the operations here described took 
place. I am very much afraid that the 
young larvae will make their appearance 
before the oak leaves are out, and T be- 
lieve the larva of Notodonta trepida 
never feeds on any other tree. — Rev. H. 
Harpur Crewe, M.A., Stowmarket, 
Suffolk; April 11 , 1857. 
Eubolia multistriguria . — I took this 
species last month, and should be glad to 
exchange a few pairs for any other local 
or northern species. I have also Gno- 
phos pullaria of last year’s capture. — John 
Porter, Jun., 8, East Street, Lewes; 
April 13, 1857. 
Apatura Iris . — In the month of July 
last, when walking in the centre of the 
town of Ashford, my attention was called 
by a friend to a large insect flying in a 
wild manner high above the houses, and 
which, after a short time, came close by 
me and ’settled on the front of a house, 
and which I captured with my cap, and 
found it to be a very fine female speci- 
men of the Purple Emperor. — A. Rus- 
sell, Ashford; April 11 , 1857. 
Natives of Bonchurch and Ventnor . — 
The following species may be obtained in 
the neighbourhood of Bonchurch and 
Ventnor, in the Isle of Wight; but who- 
ever intends to visit this productive loca- 
lity should do so soon, as it is in rapid 
process of cultivation. The list is of one 
season’s investigation, and the asterisk 
shows that the insects are frequent there. 
Polyommatus Adonis,* 
„ Corydon,* 
Melitaea Cinxia,* 
Vanessa Cardui,* 
Satyrus Semele,* 
Acronycta Ligustri, 
Agrotis saucia,* 
„ cortieea,* 
„ lunigera,* 
„ obelisca,* 
