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here. I visited the locality the same evening, and captured 

 a splendid female, and have since taken two females in 

 beautiful condition. To-day a friend brought me the remains 

 of a specimen he had rescued from his cat in his garden at 

 Kennington. — C.J. Biggs; South Hackneij, Sept. 20, 1875. 



Sphinx Convolvuli at Barrow-on-Trent. — I took a good 

 specimen of Sphinx Convolvuli here, on the 6th September, 

 flying over petunias. — [-Key.] G. A. Smallwood ; Barrow- 

 on-Trent, Derby, September 8, 1875. 



Sphinx Convolvuli at Eastbourne. — On the 10th of Sep- 

 tember I took Sphinx Convolvuli at rest on an old post in the 

 marshes here. It appears to be plentiful here, as several have 

 been taken. — IV. E. Parsons; 35, Langney Eoacl, East- 

 bourne, September 20, 1875. 



Sphinx Convolvuli in Dublin. — I received a specimen of 

 this moth on the 17th of September, sent from Dublin, where 

 it had been found dead in the streets. — T. H. Ormston 

 Pease; Cote Bank, Westbury-on-Trym, Sept. 22, 1875. 



Sphinx Convolvuli at Cullercoats. — Sphinx Convolvuli 

 was taken at rest on a scafFolding-pole at South Shields, in 

 the last week of July, and is now in my collection. I saw 

 another flying over some carnations in n^y garden at Culler- 

 coats on the 24th ult. It seemed stupefied for a moment 

 by the glare of the lantern, so I got a good look at it, but 

 not having my net in my hand I lost it. I have also taken 

 Hadena Chenopodii at sugar. It is mentioned as a southern 

 species in ' British Moths.' — J. C. Wassermann ; Beverley 

 Terrace, Cullercoats, near Newcastle-on-Tyne. 



Sphi)ix Convolvuli at Tottenham. — On the 31st of August 

 I had a fine specimen ol' this species given me, which was 

 taken at Tottenham the previous evening, attracted by light. 

 This morning 1 received another from Bexley, taken hovering 

 over flowers in a garden. Unfortunately the latter is much 

 damaged. — B. Cooper; Higham Hill, WaWiamstow, Sep- 

 tember 18, 1875. 



Sphinx Convolvuli near Stoke Neicington. — T had given 

 to me last Saturday, by its captor, a specimen of Sphinx 

 Convolvuli, taken from off" a gate in the neighbourhood of 

 Stoke Newington. — C. Harris; 32, Piitchard's Road, E., 

 September 15, 1875. 



Sphinx Convolvuli near Newton Abbot. — A fine female speci- 

 men of Sphinx Convolvuli was brought me yesterday, which had 



