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species, far behind their normal date ; in 1901 a full-fed 
larva was found by the writer on 1st August, whilst at 
the present date (13th October, 1902) some larvse have not 
yet pupated. 
Acherontia afropos has been several times taken in the 
larval state, amongst other records, at Whitchurch in 1896. 
A fine larva, found near Clevedon in July, 1899, was brought 
to the writer by Prof. Lloyd Morgan, and the resulting moth 
emerged on 28th August of that year ; in contrast to this 
speedy emergence, a larva, received from Bristol Museum, 
pupated 4th September, 1901, but did not produce a moth 
until August, 1902, being thus eleven months in the pupal 
state. The larvse and pupae of this interesting species 
were found in unusual numbers in 1901 near Westbury-on- 
Trym. 
Drepana liarpagula {sicula) has been recorded in the 
larval or imago state, but very sparingly during recent 
years — five larvse were found in its sole locality, Leigh 
Woods, in the autumn of 1898, a single larva in each of the 
three following years, and there seems to be no record for the 
present year (1902). A specimen of the moth was bred by 
the writer on 16th October, 1893, but this appears to be the 
only record of an autumnal emergence, which probably never 
occurs in its British locality, though frequently on the 
Continent. 
Notodonta chaonia was captured in Leigh Woods in 1890 
by Mr. B. M. Prideaux, and a larva of N. trepida was found 
in the same locality some years since by the writer, who, 
however, failed to breed the moth. It may also be worthy of 
record that a specimen of Acronycta leporina was found in 
Leigh Woods at rest upon a larch- trunk in June, 1898, as 
this species appears to be very uncommon in the Bristol 
district. 
Our local Acidalia, A. holosericata^ was late in emergence 
