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Captures at Bowniemouth. — During a fortniglit's stay, from the 13tli to the 27th 

 July, at Bournemouth, I captured a few Lepidoptera, a short account of which may 

 interest some of the readers of the Magazine. 



I met with no butterfly worth mentioning ; but it is perhaps worthy of remark, 

 that I readily succeeded in procuring eggs from L. JBgon and fl. Semele by the pro- 

 cess mentioned in my " Notes " of last month, namely, by placing the females to- 

 gether with a sprig of heather under a glass shade, to which the air and sun's rays 

 had access. 



Lithosia helveola. — Several fluttered from the fir trees responsive to the thud 

 of " le maillot ; " on reaching the ground thoy generally shammed death, and were 

 boxed without further difficulty : all my captures of this species were males ; the 

 females, probably, seek some other mode of concealment. 



Orgyia fascelina. — One afternoon I found a female sitting at the summit of a 

 dead heather twig, evidently " calling ; " when placed, later in the day, in a muslin- 

 topped box, several moths, probably males of this species, flew swiftly past, but did 

 not wait to pay their addresses. 



Ellopia fasciaria. — Contrary to the case of L. helveola, the captures of this 

 species, though obtained by the same method, were all females ; they laid readily 

 enough in captivity, the eggs hatching early in August. 



Boarmia repandata, var. conversa/ria. — I met with a lovely specimen of this 

 variety ; the typical form was abundant, and, like its congeners, very skittish, 

 frequently darting from its situations on the trunks and lower branches of the firs 

 on the mere approach of danger. 



Gnoplws ohscii^rata. — A nearly black variety of this species was by no means 

 scarce — flying up from the heather, not unfrequently, by day ; it laid eggs readily 

 enough in captivity. 



Pseudopterpna cytisaria. — This species was in profusion among the heather on 

 the west side of the town, in company with Euholia pahcmharia ; both used to start 

 up, fly a few yards, and then settle again. 



Nemoria viridata. — I took just sufficient to swear by, viz., one not over fine 

 Bpecimen of this species ; I was evidently too late for it. 



Acidalia inornata. — This insect was not nnfrequent, sitting by day upon the 

 boles of firs, and flying towards dusk ; from having on previous occasions found the 

 species amongst Clematis, I had been inclined to consider it the natural food, but 

 this is evidently not the case, for the plant does not, to my knowledge, occur 

 in this neighbourhood ; as usual, it deposited eggs without difficulty, but having 

 once succeeded in rearing the long-lived larva of this " wave," I feel sufficiently 

 satisfied not to try again. 



Macaria Uturata,. — Common enough, some individuals being much worn, others 

 in line condition ; I procured ova. 



Pachycnemia hippo castana/ria. — Also common, flying after dusk among heather, 

 and occasionally kicked up, whilst walking, in the day-time. 



Thera f/rmata. — Two or three specimens occm-red ; one at once detects it on the 

 wing, the silvery hind-wings being so much more conspicuous than those of Th. 

 va/)-iata, which, of course, was also present. 



Leucania littoralis. — Pretty common, but wild in flight, and did not show any 

 partiality for sugar ; it ofitcn settled on the tufts of Ammophila arenaria, a grass 

 which is abundant in this locality, and from which, I am informed, the insect may 

 bo dislodged by day. 



