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LEPIDOPTERA. 



Bembridge, Isle of Wight (Zoologist, 7107), and another 

 specimen was caught at St. Leonard's-on-Sea (Int. viii. 

 p. 67) ; two others were seen hovering over flowers near 

 Brighton, and one other was taken, but pulled to pieces by 

 a child, between the 17th and 26th May (Zoologist, 7107) ; 

 lastly, five other specimens were captured at Exeter, in the 

 nursery of Messrs. Veitch and Son (Int. viii. p. 123), 



The simultaneous appearance at such distant localities, and 

 the occurrence of all the specimens (except that taken at 

 Lewisham) on the coast, are suggestive facts ! 



Ch^rocampa Nerii; the following notice by Mr. W. 

 Costick of the larva of this species occurring near Eastbourne 

 appeared in the Intelligencer, vii. p. 140 : '^ I had two 

 caterpillars of the Oleander Hawk-moth ( C. Nerii) in my 

 larva box last year, which I found in the suburbs. They fed 

 very well until the very sudden change of weather in the early 

 part of November, at which time they became sluggish and 

 ulpmately died, owing, I think, to the want of a proper 

 place to keep them in. One was brought to me on the 12th 

 and the other on the 18th October. At first I was inclined 

 to think they were Acherofitia Atropos^ the larva of which 

 you say is sometimes, though rarely, found of a brownish 

 olive ; but on closer inspection I found the difference, by the 

 anal horn and by the larva being of a lighter green, with two 

 large ocellated spots. They were found in a field of potatoes 

 in which periwinkle grows, upon which they fed very eagerly 

 just before they died, and also upon the oleander at times, 

 but when found they were feeding on potato." 



Ch^rocampa Celerio; the capture of five specimens 

 this autumn has been recorded, one at IVIatlock, on the 20th 

 September, " fluttering in the long grass and herbage be- 

 neath a clump of fir-trees, about 6, p.m., having evidently 

 just emerged from the pupa state" (Int. ix. p. 10) ; one at 



