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Sterrha saoraHa near BirTcenhead. — I had the pleasure of taking a fine male of 

 this species on the 16th, and a second on the 21st, of last month — the first (and 

 another which I missed) occurred in a plantation near the coast, and the second at 

 Poolton quarry — all three were on ragwort fiowers. As this insect has hitherto, I 

 beUeve, only been taken at light, or flying, my captures seem to me to be particu- 

 larly interesting, as there is certainly more chance of finding an insect at the flowers 

 ' which it habitually frequents than at light ; and I should not be surprised if this 

 hitherto rare insect were to become common in collections, now that one of the 

 flowers which attracts it is known. I learned too late the value of my captures, 

 otherwise I should have tried to get more specimens. — B. L. Ragonot, 130, Conway 

 Street, Birkenhead, September 23rcl, 1867. 



Sterrha sacraria at Plumstead. — On the afternoon of Saturday, the 7th 

 September, I captured, among some long rough grass at Plumstead, a specimen of 

 SterrJia sacraria. — Charles Boden, 127, Tooley Street, S.E. 



Sterrha sacraria^ at Babhicomie. — I took a fine ^ example of 8. sacraria on the 

 night of August 2fith : it was pale yellow, with a brownish-pink stripe. — T. Terry, 

 2, Princess Street, Babbicombe, October ISth. 



Sterrha sacraria near Brighton. — On August 27th I captured a fine male ^. 

 sacraria in a rough clover field near the Lewes Road, Brighton. — J. W. Russell, 10, 

 St. John's Terrace, Roman Road, N., 10</i October,, 1867. 



Capture of Sterrha sacraria and other Lepidoptera in Devonshire, ^c. — I spent the 

 period between August 24th and September 11th in a visit to " lovely Devonshire." 

 I fully agree with Mr. Stainton's remai'k — " An abundance of insects is certainly 

 not one of the attractions of Devonshire" (E. A., 1865). This was particularly 

 true of the Tortrices ; even Dictyopterix contaminana was by no means abundant. 

 Two species, viz., Larentia olivata and Alucita polydactyla appeared to be generally 

 distributed and not uncommon. 



I commenced operations by beating thatch at Exeter, when a (? Canvptogramma 

 fluviata was the first insect to fly out, followed by Bepressaria chcerophylloe, 

 nervosella, albipunctella, Alstroemeriella, and heracliella. 



At Bideford, Onophos obscurata and Bepressaria badAella occurred. Sugar was 

 visited by a solitary Phlogophora meticulosa, which grinned derisively for a few 

 minutes, when it retired into the darkness — I to the "New Inn" (so called), 

 weary and disgusted. At Ilfracombe, a lady of our party saw " a large dark brown, 

 almost chocolate-coloured butterfly, with a broad white edge to all the wings." I 

 started off" to the spot indicated, and saw common Vanessce, " whites," and Macro- 

 glossa stellatarwm, but no Antiopa. 



At sugar, at Lynton, I took a specimen of Triphcena fimbria, and a splendid 

 series of Agrotis saucia, besides a few Amphipyra pyramidea and Cymatophora diluta. 

 By beating in the day-time I got nothing better than Eupithecia coronata. 



At Barnstaple, where Bepressarice were very common, I obtained Bep. albi- 

 punctella, Alstrwmeriella, propinquella, Yeatiella, Heracliella, and nervosella. 



I was most successful at Exmouth, though my stay was short. Camptogramma 

 fiiuviata occurred both by beating in the day-time and at lamps. In one lane I 

 captured Eupithecia subfulvata, and Melanippe rivata ; and as I was returning, 



