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to me. Mr. Hervey at once said that he thought it was 
Glea erythrocephala; and on referring to Newman's 
‘British Moths’ I think there is no doubt he was right. 
On looking at my notes I found it was taken at sugar 
in my garden on the 4th of October. I have had a great 
number of Noctue at sugar in my garden this year. I place 
it only on two apple-espaliers, and a board. Early in the 
year Agrotis exclamationis, Noctua xanthographa, Triphena 
pronuba, and Xylophasia polyodon, came literally by hun- 
dreds; and later in the season Polia flavocincta was nearly 
as common. At this time Anchiocelis pistacina is the common 
frequenter of the trees. I have taken during the past three 
months—Amphipyra Tragopogonis (common), Catocala nupta, 
Agrotis puta (a very dark series), Xylophasia lithoxylea, 
Xylina rhizolitha, Acronycta Psi, Miselia Oxyacanthe, Xylina 
semibrunnea (three specimens), Agrotis saucia, and some 
beautiful varieties of the very variable Anchocelis pistacina. A 
fat larva of Triphzna pronuba visited one tree regularly every 
night for a week, and enjoyed its luscious drop as much as 
the perfect insect. I may add to the notes respecting Sphinx 
: Convolvuli that I have added one fine specimen to my 
if collection this year, caught in Wales; and that Mr. Dove, of 
t the County Asylum near, has caught two or three. I saw one 
; more, which was not taken.—H. W. Livett; Wells, Somerset, 
October 11, 1875. 
Deiopeia pulchella near Paignion.—Y esterday, September 
24th, 1 had the pleasure of taking another specimen of 
Deiopeia pulchella, a rather worn female, at Salterne Cove, 
near Paignton. As I felt certain of capturing it, when I once 
saw it, | watched its habits for ten minutes or so. The 
afternoon was bright, and the insect was flying about, and 
settling continually on the flowers of Eupatorium cannabi- 
num, which grows in profusion at Salterne Cove. I kept the 
insect alive to see if it would lay any eggs, but it has died in 
the course of last night. Including the specimen I took on 
the 25th September, 1874, this is the third Deiopeia pulchella 
I have taken within a circle of a hundred yards, and within 
seven days of each other,—September 18th, 24th, 25th.— 
Jd. A, Lilly; Collaton Parsonage, Paignton, South Devon, 
September 25, 1875. 
Deiopeia pulchella at the Land’s End.—On the 17th of 
