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in former years. Repton Shrubs and Seal Wood (E.B.); Repton 

 Shrubs and Anchor Church, but not in late years (W.G.) ; 

 wasted specimens occur occasionally in the Melbourne district 

 (H.H.C.); one seen, Burnaston, 1901 (R.H.F.). 



14. The greasy Fritillary {Meliiaa aurinia, Rott.). Crom- 

 ford (Rev. H. H. Crewe, quoted by E. Newman) ; one was 

 taken at Burton by G. H. Whitlock; and another is said to 

 have been caught at Repton. 



15. The Comma (Vanessa C.-album, L.). A scarce, acci- 

 dental visitor. Several at Little Eaton in 1858 (J.H.); 

 Breadsall (Rev. H. H. Crewe) ; scarce (E.B.) ; on ripe fruit 

 and Michaelmas daisies, Repton (W.G.) ; Little Eaton, one, 

 many years ago (G.P.) ; Calke Abbey (H.A.S., H.H.C.); one 

 Handley, near Eckington, 1893 (Mr. Hooke). 



16. The large Tortoiseshell (F. polychloros, L.). Scarce; 

 near Hartshorne and Calke (W.G.) ; Breadsall (Rev. H. H. 

 Crewe); Calke Abbey (H.A.S.); Dovedale (J.T.H.); one Burton 

 (W.J.P.) ; one Barrow (G.A.S.) ; worn specimen, Calke (H.H.C.) ; 

 .several Little Eaton in 1858 (J.H.), one (G.P.) ; one Alstonfield 

 1875 (W.H.P.). 



17. The small Tortoiseshell (!'. iirtiac, L.). Common 

 throughout the county, and in some years abundant. 



18. The Peacock (V. to., L.). Much less common than 

 V. iirliccc or T''. atalanta, especially of late years, though still 

 widely distributed and fairly numerous in fine autumns in the 

 Dove Valley, etc. ; only once Bakewell (R.H.F.) ; Little Eaton 

 not common (J.H.) ; near Derby .scarce, one Chester Green 1902 

 (G.P.) : only one seen Kirk Langley, 1902 (R.H.F. ). 



19. The Camberwell Beauty (F. antiopa, L.). A rare 

 straggler, which has occurred several times. Seen at Burton, 

 and taken at Repton (E.B.) ; one near Milton (i^robably the 

 same) (W.G.); one taken at Melbourne Hall in 1872 by Mr. 

 Pearce ; one seen at Stanton-by-Bridge 1872; altogether ten 

 taken in Derbyshire during 1872 (C. G. Barrett); one seen in 

 Little Eaton Park in 1886 or 1887 (J.H.); one seen within 

 the borough of Derby Sept. 16th, 1899 (H.H.C). In addition 



