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During the past week two specimens of Vanessa Antiopa 

 have been observed on the banks of the river Dee ; and 

 one at Great Malvern, about half-way up the hill. — From the 

 ' Field: 



Vanessa Uriicce. — As my little boy was getting me some 

 nettle yesterday, on the Castle Hill, he saw a V. Urticae 

 laying her eggs on the top of a stem of nettle, she being so 

 still as to allow him to get quite close to her and watch her 

 for some minutes, as he says he wanted her to lay a good lot, 

 that he might bring them home, which he did; therefore 

 proving that it is the hybernated ones that produce the 

 summer brood. They are of a very dark green. As I have 

 frequently heard different opinions, this may be interesting 

 to some of your readers. — George Gray : 71, Castle Street, 

 Dover, Mai/?, 1873. 



Sphina: Ligiistri and Lohophora hexapterata near Ipsivich 

 and Colchester. — On Friday, May 16th, a very cold day, 1 took 

 a fine Sphinx Ligustri, at rest on a gate-post at Bentley, near 

 Ipswich ; and on the following day a nice series of Lobo- 

 phora hexapterata near Colchester. Considering how back- 

 ward most things are, 1 was surprised to see S. Ligustri out 

 so early. I am now breeding some good specimens of 

 S. culiciforrais, B. consortaria, N. pulveraria, P. hamula, 

 N. trepida, &c. — W. H. Haricood ; St. Peter's, Colchester, 

 May 22, 1873. 



Variety of Epinephele Janira. — A iew days back, whilst 

 examining my cases of Lepidoptera, I found I was in 

 possession of a rather curious variety of E. Janira, which, on 

 account of its being set to show the under side, I had not 

 noticed before. As to its general appearance it is similar to 

 most of its species ; but in addition to the large circular 

 white-pupilled black spot present in all specimens to a 

 certain extent, there is a second smaller one just beneath it, 

 separated from the larger one by a wing-ray. This small 

 spot has, on the left wing, a iew white scales, forming a 

 pupil ; but of these there is no trace on the right wing. On 

 the under side the small spots are still visible, although 

 united to the larger. Thinking this a rather unusual departure 

 from the characters of the species, I have made mention of it. 

 — Thomas Barns; Oakington House, Beckenham, April 

 21, 1873. 



