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LEPIDOPTERA. 



Rare British Species captured in 1860. 



GoiVEPTERYX Rhamni ; the occurrence of a specimen of 

 one of the Cleopatra variety of this insect was announced in 

 the Intelligencer, vol. viii. p. 171. " It was captured by 

 John Fallerton, Esq., in his grounds at Thrybergh Park, 

 near Rotherham, June 27th, 1860. The forewings are much 

 more suffused with orange than those of the specimen which 

 Mr. Curtis figured could have been, and the specimen resem- 

 bles exactly the Italian specimen of Cleopatra in Mr. Hope's 

 collection." 



Co LIAS II YALE ; fcw indeed have been the specimens of 

 either of the Clouded Yellows, which have been seen at 

 large this year. Mr. Hind has however (Int. ix. p. 26), 

 recorded the occurrence of two specimens of C. Hyale on 

 the 21st Aus^ust al Worthins^. 



PoLYOMMATUS Acis ; a specimen of this insect occurred 

 at Epworth, near Bawtry, in the same field where one was 

 taken last season (Int. viii. p. 139). 



Sphinx Convolvuli ; the captures of five specimens of 

 this insect have been recorded : viz., one on the 24th August 

 at Brantingham, near Brough, taken at rest on a door; one 

 on the 31st August, flying over petunias at Sutton-on-Der- 

 went, York; one on the 12th September at Brantingham, 

 near Brough, in a conservatory, whither it had been attracted 

 by the petunias; one on the loth September at Fording- 



