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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Lepidopteea. 
Captures at Ynisygerwn. In spite 
of the frosty nights for the last week 
moths appear to be coming out early. 
I have taken three specimens of Tep- 
hrosia Crepuscularia, — one on the 
15th, one on the 16th, ( on the exact 
spot, of the same tree, where I took 
the first,) and the other on the 17th. 
These were all on tree trunks. 
During the winter I have found all 
the Hybernias abundantly, — also Phig- 
alia Pilosaria and Cheimatobia Boreata 
( male and female ), which latter, in 
November and December, was almost 
as common in the Birch woods as 
Brumata. 
I yesterday saw a butterfly, — V. 
Io , — sporting about in the warm sun- 
shine, — showing that they do not 
much care for the frost, if the days be 
warm. J T. D. Llewelyn, Ynisy- 
gerwn, Neath, Glamorganshire. Feb. 
1 8 th, 1863. 
Variety of Petasia Nuheculosa bred. 
Will it interest your readers to know 
that I have just set a beautiful light 
variety of Petasia Nubeculosa, bred 
from the egg, fed upon Birch ? The 
pupa was kept outside all winter. 
I had always an idea that Collectors 
went too late for this species, 
I believe Birch is not its proper 
food. The larvae feed up far too 
quickly upon it, and fall sick and are 
dead in two hours, at all stages of 
their lives. Should I again get eggs, 
I shall try to feed them upon a Vac- 
cinium. The one just born was fed 
upon a living birch tree. C. S. 
Gregson, Spring Hill, Stanley, near 
Liverpool , 
MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
Nobthebn Entomological Society. 
The meeting of the above Society was 
held on the 22nd. of December 1862, 
at the residence of Mr. C. S. Gregson, 
Stanley near Liverpool, Mr, Tyerman 
in the chair. The officers for 1863, 
were elected, Mr. N. Greening of 
Warrington being made President, 
and Mr. G. H. Wilkinson, of Liver- 
pool Secretary, Mr. E. M. Geldart 
of Bowdon was admitted as a member. 
Mr. Johnson exhibited some varie- 
ties of A. caja and 0. faseelina. Mr. 
Galliers exhibited A. Atropos and 
J). Galii taken in Prince’s Park in 
1862. 
The Bevd. J. Greene exhibited a 
collection of pupae of various Lepidop- 
tera, neatly arranged and labelled, 
forming a most interesting study, and 
well worthy of imitation. 
Mr. N. Greening exhibited a 
branch of alder in which two larvae of 
S. Sphegiformis had fed. The pupa 
cases were left protruding though the 
bark. He also exhibited various othe r 
interesting species. 
Mr. Cooper sent a specimen of 
Schmiobius mucronellus, taken by 
himself near Warrington last summer. 
Mr. Prcst forwarded for exhibition 
specimens of N. Bondii and I. Ger- 
yon. 
Mr. Gregson exhibited some inter- 
esting varieties of M. Oxyacanthve 
bred from larva) fed on Whitethorn. 
