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before it would take wing. Both arc quite fresh specimens, and, as in all the Britisli 

 captm-ed specimens, have the margins of the wings white, and not yellow as in 

 continental ones I took upwards of thirty years ago. 



Wlien I came into Morayshire in 1867, a youth described to mo a butterfly he 

 had seen so minutely, that I was sure it could bo no other than Antiopw ; but, uot 

 having seen the insect myself, I did not deem the circumstance worth recording : — 

 now, however, I have little doubt this species has occurred in Forres before. — Geo. 

 NOEMAN, Cluny Hill, Forres: 2Gth August, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Southend, Essex. — You may perhaps be glad to add South- 

 end to the other localities where the ' Camberwell Beauty ' has been seen this season. 

 On Wednesday, the 28th August, I saw one flying very slowly near the eastern end 

 of the cliffs. I was within 12 feet of it, and coidd not, thei'efore, be mistaken. — 

 E. J. IIiGGiNS, 24, Bloomsbm-y Street : 5th September, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa near Eltham. — A friend, residing a few miles from here, has 

 just given me a specimen of Vanessa Antiopa, which he captured in his garden on 

 the 1st instant. — -A. H. Jones, Eltham, Kent : bth September, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Tivickenham and at Hull. — My friend, Mr. E. Boscher, saw 

 a specimen of V. Antiopa settle on the lawn in front of his house at Twickenham : 

 it escaped before a net coidd be brought to bear upon it. Another specimen is 

 recorded from Hull, in ' Land and Water ' of Satiu-day, August 31st. From the 

 numerous records of this insect in contemporary entomological publications, it would 

 almost seem as though a swarm had crossed the channel, and was spreading over the 

 country. The supposed criterion of an English specimen — the colour of the border 

 — is, I am told, untrustworthy. — K. Meldola, Brentford : 3rd September, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Cambridge. — We caught two specimens on the banks of tlio 

 Cam, six miles below Cambridge, on the 24th August. We saw two more, but 

 coidd not capture them. — J. F. Scott, 37, Manor Park, Lee, S.E., and Gr. M. Reeves, 

 St. John's College, Cambridge : August 31st, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa near Leeds. — It may, perhaps, interest you to know that a fipe 

 specimen of Vanessa Antiopa was caught in the neighbourhood of tliis town a few 

 days ago. It was brought me by an unentomologieal friend, who had knocked it 

 down with his hat, — and it is now in my collection. It is, perhaps, rather under the 

 full size, and the border of the wing is pure white, not yellow, as was the case with 

 some specimens I saw in Switzerland, whilst on a tour in that country in June last. 

 — Alfred L. Jot, Ridge House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds : 31st August, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa near Folkestone. — On my return from Japan, I was much 

 pleased yesterday to see Vanessa Antiopa on a tree affected by Cossus, and had five 

 cliances of getting it, as it did not fly far ; but I failed, having no net. — Or. Lewis, 

 West Terrace, Folkestone : 3rd September, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa in Hyde Park. — On my way to town this morning, I saw V. 

 Antiopa fluttering over the roadway, within a few yards of the end of Rotten Row, 

 close to Hyde Park Corner ; of course, I recognized it directly, and, at the second 

 attempt, succeeded in securing it with my fingers. The specimen was rather worn. 

 •J. E. Bentley, 12, Argyle Road, Kensington, W. : Sept. 7th, 1872. 



