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insects, I observed an apparently white moth, as the mark- 
ings were not to be seen, start rather wildly from a plant of 
the Heliotrope, and, after flying somewhat swiftly for about 
twenty yards, alight on the flowers of another plant of the 
same species, passing by all the other flowers in its way. At 
first sight it looked like a small white butterfly, but from 
something in its manner of flight and general appearance, I 
at once saw it must be different; then, approaching cautiously, 
I, at a glance, detected what it was, rushed into the house for 
my net, and captured it. I afterwards took it alive to Mr. G. 
C. Bignell, who killed it, and is going to set it for me. When 
settled on a plant it looked very long and narrow, with its 
wings, I think, curled round the body, giving it much the 
appearance of a large grass-moth. From what I could 
observe of its habits in so short a time, I think it prefers the 
_ flowers of the Heliotrope to those of any other garden-plant, 
and is a rather wild or wary species.—J. Gatcombe ; 8, Lower 
Durnford Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth ; September 8, 1871. 
Deiopeia pulchella in Cornwall.—l! have had the good 
luck, yesterday (September 14th), to obtain two specimens of — 
Deiopeia pulchella, one of which I captured, and two others were 
taken by a young gentleman here; the place of capture was 
a potato-field, in which the potato-stalks are all dried up, but 
there is a dense mass of Convolvulus arvensis and chickweed. 
I should suppose that either the Convolvulus or the chick- 
weed is the food-plant.—Stephen Clogg; East Looe, Sep- 
tember 15, 1871. 
Deiopeia pulchella near Bristol.—1 have much pleasure 
in recording the capture of a fine male specimen of Deiopeia 
pulchella, on the 10th of September. It was taken by my 
mother (an old entomologist) in a garden, at Bishopston, near 
Bristol. It is,in very good condition, although taken much 
later in the year than the date you assign for it in your book 
on moths.—J. B. Jarvis; Hill Cottage, Brixton Hill, Sep- 
tember 20, 1871. 
Deiopeia pulchella in Monmouthshire.—Since writing to 
you last [ have taken another specimen of Deiopeia pulchella 
in Monmouthshire; it was flying in the sunshine.—Stafford 
Gustard ;. Monmouth. 
Callimorpha Hera near Kxeter.—An event of so unusual 
occurrence as a visit of C. Hera deserves to be recorded. On 
