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erroneously assumed the Mr. J. G. Batchelor, jun., who cap- 

 tured S. Phegca, near Folkestone, in 1872, to be the same 

 gentleman as Mr. T. Batchelor, of Yew Tree Farm, South- 

 borough, Kent, who last year reported A. Dia and B. proces- 

 sionea from his locality, and the writer implies a doubt as to 

 the genuineness of his statement. As I have personally known 

 Mr. J. G. Batchelor, of Reigate, for some twenty years, I can 

 fully vouch for the fact of S. Phegea being actually taken as 

 reported below, in his own words, in answer to a letter of 

 mine, asking details of his capture. He writes me : — " 1 took 

 it (Phegea) on the coast, between Folkestone and Dover, on 

 the wing, about half-past twelve o'clock, July 24, 1872, 

 weather bright and hot; if it had not been for the yellow 

 band on the insect, 1 do not suppose I should have taken any 

 notice of it, as only butterflies and the larger moths attract 

 any attention from me." Although this may be a unique and 

 unlooked-for capture in England, there is not the slightest 

 doubt as to the fact as reported. — W. H. Tugwell; Green- 

 tvich, March 23, 1874. 



Battcrjiies in Netvfoundland at Christmas. — Twelve 

 months since 1 chronicled in the 'Field' newspaper four 

 species of butterflies, namely, V. lo, V. Polychlorbs, V. Ur- 

 ticae, and G. Rhamni, on wing here, on December 26th. A 

 short time since I heard from one of the settlers at Cow Head, 

 Newfoundland, who incidentally mentioned that " last Christ- 

 mas Day (1872) a shower of white butterflies fell" there! 

 This, therefore, is the day })receding that on which the 

 butterflies were observed on wing in this neighbourhood. My 

 informant unfortunately neglected to note the temperature, 

 although I left a thermometer there expressly for that purpose. 

 Of course the weather must have been remarkably mild. The 

 mean temperature of that part of Newfoundland at Christmas 

 would average about lo** above zero. — Henry Reeks. 



Vanessa Polychloros in Nurthumberland. — I have the 

 pleasure to report the occurrence of the large tortoiseshell 

 butterfly (Vanessa Polychloros) in this county. A specimen 

 was found yesterday (March 20lh) by Mr. M. Henderson, of 

 this town, on the floor of the ch;ipel in All Saints' Cemetery, 

 near the town. When 1 saw it to-day it was in a semi- 

 dormant state, and had no doubt hybernated among the 

 rafters in the roof of the cha])el. 1 believe this is the only 

 really authentic capture of this butterfly in the county of 



