RARE BRITISH SPECIES CAPTURED IN 1859. 141 



of this insect he had captured at Freshwater in the Isle of 

 Wight ; it was taken at sugar August 23rd (see also Zoolo- 

 gist, 1859, p. 6734). 



Heliothis armigera ; many specimens of this insect 

 have occurred during the past summer — at Weston-super- 

 Mare (Int. vii. p. 27); at Worthing (Int. vii. p. 27); at 

 Brighton (Int. vii. p. 35) ; at Torquay (Int. vii. p. 35) ; at 

 Freshwater, Isle of Wight (Int. vii. p. 35) ; (from this lo- 

 cality Mr. Bond exhibited three specimens at the October 

 meeting of the Entomological Society of London) ; at Cam- 

 bridge (Int. vii. p. 51); at Edmonton (Int. vii. p. 52); at 

 Ramsgate ; Int. vii. p. 52) ; at Bristol, &c. &c. 



Heliothis dipsacea ; a pale specimen of this species 

 was erroneously recorded as H, sculosa (see Int. vi. p. 147 

 and vii. p. 19). 



Erastria venustula ; a number of specimens of this 

 insect have been taken in Epping Forest, near Lough ton 

 (see Int. vi. p. £9 and p. 123) ; some of these specimens 

 were exhibited at the July meeting of the Entomological 

 Society of London. 



Bankia Bankiana ; was again abundant near Killar- 

 ney; the moth, writes Mr. Birchall in the Zoologist (p. 6766), 

 seems attached to the Myrica Gale; it flies about sunset, 

 but is easily disturbed at any time, settling again within a 

 few yards. 



Catocala Fraxini ; two captures of this insect have 

 been recorded ; one at Scarborough by Mr. Wilkinson 

 (Zool. 1859, p. 6770), and one at Bolton (see Int. vii. p. 27) ; 

 the insect has also occurred in Norfolk. 



Acidalta rubricata ; a specimen was taken by Mr. 

 Birks near York, July 15th (Int. vi. p. 130), and one taken 

 in Kent was exhibited by Mr. Bond at the October meeting 

 of the Entomological Society of London. 



