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was only flying a few feet above the ground, and was thus 

 able to identify it with certainty. — J. H. Gurney. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Barnsley. — On Wednesday, the ^Ist 

 inst, a friend of mine took a beautiful fresh specimen of 

 V. Antiopa at rest on a manure heap. It has never occurred 

 here before, so I thought it worth recording in the ' Entomo- 

 logist.' — John Harrison ; 7, Victoria Bridge, Barnsley, 

 Auyust 23, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa in Essex. — I had the pleasure of seeing 

 a fine specimen of Antiopa this morning, at Hockley : there 

 can be no mistake as to its identity, as twice it flew quite 

 close to me. — E. A. Fitch ; Down Hall, Rayleiyh, August 

 24, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Sheerness. — Mr. Joseph West, ship- 

 wright, of Mile Town, Sheerness, captured yesterday (August 

 25th), in a wood near Rochester, a very fine specimen of 

 Vanessa Antiopa, which is now in my possession. — A. B. 

 Earn; 3, Parliament Street, London, S.JV., Aug. 26, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Tunhridge Wells. — Our boys have 

 seen two specimens of Vanessa Antiopa : they had no net; 

 and although one of the butterflies was three times under a 

 net it eventually escaped. — ^S*. Tindall ; Hollyshaw, Tun- 

 hridge Wells, August 26, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Newcastle. — Mr. Matthew Bowman 

 had a very fair specimen of this butterfly brought to him on 

 the 24th August. It was taken two miles east of Gateshead. 

 V. lo, which rarely occurs here, has also been taken. — W. 

 Johnston; August 26, 1872. 



Vanessa Antiopa at Shirley. — A number of Vanessa 

 Antiopa were seen at Shirley, on Sunday, 25th August : 

 Mr. C. J. Biggs took one, Mr. Laite one, and Mr. J. Moore 

 one; Mr. Bryant saw three; and others were observed on the 

 wing. Mr. Biggs kindly showed me his capture, while 

 still alive, — Edward Neivman. 



Pieris Daplidice near Christchurch. — I had the gratifica- 

 tion of taking a female specimen of Daplidice, at Hengisbury 

 Head, near Christchurch, on the 13th of August. The 

 margins of the wings are perfect, but the insect has a washed- 

 out look, which is probably owing to its having made the 

 passage during the south-westerly storms prevalent at that 

 time. — l^Rev.l A. C. Hervey ; Pokesdown, 



