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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Orgyia Fascelina. Larvce ex- 
tremely abundant throughout May 
on the dwarf sallow bushes. 
Clostera Anachoreta. A fine series, 
bred April 1st to June 7th. They 
are much easier to rear than the 
allied species Curhila. It is a rare 
sight to see a dead Auachoreta larva 
in the cage. If put on short com- 
mons they will make up and emerge 
only half the proper size. The 
only way to prevent their producing 
moths is to give them noth ing to eat. 
It is very strange how this hardy 
insect came to be so nearly exter- 
minated in England as to be struck 
out of the list of native species, 
whilst the much more delicate 
Curtula maintained its ground. 
Some deadlier foe than the collector 
must have been at work. — E dwin 
Bikchall, Birkenhead, June 6, 1863. 
(To be continued). 
Colchester Captures. — Amongst 
my captures lately are : — 
L. aureola. 
D. coryli. 
L. sybilla-larva , May 22. 
D. olivierella, June 6. 
B. testudo, June 17. 
Bred Sybilla from above larva, 
June 15. — H. Laver, Colchester, 
June 17. 
Noctuoe in Shropshire. — I have 
great pleasure in being able to record 
the capture on sugar of a fine speci- 
men of IT, suasa. I see Mr. Stainton 
gives Shrewsbury as a locality for 
it; so I may hope to get more 
specimens. I shall certainly keep 
my eyes open. The rain, which we 
have now got in abundance, has 
vastly improved the sport ; since 
my last list I have taken plenty of 
the usual frequenters of sugar, and 
among them : — 
X. rurea var. Combasta, 1 . 
N. f estiva, 2. 
A. putris, 1. 
11. oleracea, 4. 
E. Eucipara, 6. 
I have also taken II. a bruptaria 
at rest on the bole of a tree. — R ev. 
P. Andrews, Lilleshall, Newport, 
Salop. — June 10, 1863. 
Captures during the Spring . — I 
took the following species during 
April and May of this year, with 
one or two exceptions in the im- 
mediate neighbourhood of Harrow. 
Drepana hamula, 3, beating 
Platypteryx lacertula. 
Cilix spinula, beating. 
lleliodes arbuti , not common this 
year. 
Sclenia illustraria, at light. 
Hemerophila abruptaria, on palings 
and at light ; common. 
Acidalia remutata, woods. 
Emmelesia dccolorata. 
Anticlea derivata. 
Bar cut ia olivata. 
Eupithcecia safyrata, at light. 
E. abbreviata, beating. 
E. vulgata ditto ; common. 
E. coronata. 
