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VANESSA ANTIOPA NEAR YorxK.—A very fair specimen of this 
species was taken in Houghton’s Garden, Holgate, on September 
17th, and another seen in Messrs. Backhouse’s Nursery a few 
days later.—W. Prusr ; 13, Holgate Road, York. 
Vanessa ANTIOPA IN LancasutrE.—I beg to record the 
capture of this species in this district. On September 2nd a boy 
caught a specimen at Whittle Hill, Birch, near Heywood. As 
far as I can get to know it has never occurred about here before. 
The specimen is now in my possession.—J. W. Bentiuy; Stake- 
hill Works, Castleton, near Manchester, October 1, 1880. 
Vanessa ANTIOPA IN Kent. —Vanessa Antiopa seems to have 
occurred in several localities in Kent. At Gravesend, Headcorn, 
and Herne Bay its appearance has been noted, and to these I 
can add two more, viz., Knowlton and Fredville, in the neighbour- 
hood of Wingham. ‘These two instances were in the first week 
of September.—W. OxENDEN Hammonp; St. Alban’s Court, near 
Wingham, Sept. 7, 1880. 
Vanessa Antiopa, &c., IN Essex.—On the 27th August last 
I had the good fortune to capture a specimen of this butterfly 
whilst it was flying round a pond at Ilford. Not having a net 
with me at the time it received some rough and unentomological 
treatment, which resulted in its losing not a few of its scales; 
otherwise it is in perfect condition. From the same neighbourhood 
I also had brought to me two larvee of Acherontia Atropos, which 
are now in pupe.—GrorRGE Watkins; Great Gales, Woodford 
Bridge, Essex, October 15, 1880. 
Vanessa AnTIoPA.—In addition to the notices in this Journal 
of the occurrence of Vanessa Antiopa during the past autumn, 
the following records have been taken from the ‘ Field,’ and may 
have been overlooked by some of our readers :—August 17th, one 
seen at Tonbridge, Kent, by Miss EK. C. Thomson; August 19th, 
one taken in Gravesend by Mr. C. M. Woodford; August 26th, by 
Mr. S. McCaul, at sugar at Herne Bay; August 24th, by Mr. A. 
E. Stuart, at Headcorn; August 30th, at Chudleigh, by Mr. John 
Kllis. During the first week in September the following were 
observed or taken :—One each at Knowlton and Redville, Kent, 
by Mr. Oxenden Hammond; two at Ardington, Berks, by Mr. C. 
L. Lindsay; one at Eastbourne, by Mr. A. Walker; and, as 
though to wind up the season, Mr. EF’. Russell picked up a fine 
