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CAPTURES AND FIELD EEPORTS. 



Deilephila livornica in Kent. — Oa Sept. 5th a friend brought me 

 a living specimen of Deilephila livornica, taken on the Prince of Wales 

 Pier at Dover. It was at rest on the railway metals ; one wing was 

 damaged at the tip — evidently it had been run over by the train that 

 morning, otherwise it is a very good specimen. — F. P. Abbott ; 

 8, Beaconsfield Road, Dover, Sept. 9th, 1904. 



Deilephila livornica. Sphinx convolvuli, &c., in South Wales. — 

 On Sept. 11th a splendid specimen of Deilephila livornica was discovered 

 at rest upou the turf of a small headland here. The insect is in ex- 

 cellent condition, but for slight rubbing on the upper part of the 

 thorax. As I had only seen dried specimens before, my delight 

 may well be imagined on being presented with a living local specimen 

 of this hawk-moth. It appears to be a male, and measures 3'i inches 

 from tip to tip of its wings. It was caught by Mr. Bedingfield, of 

 Broad Street, Barry, and added by him to my collection. Sphinges 

 seem well represented here, as I have secured two specimens of female 

 Sphijix convulvali during August, and Smerinthus ocellatus in June ; 

 while several of the commoner smaller sphinges have been seen by 

 me, but not caught. Larvfe of 6\ populi were freely found on poplars, 

 but all were ichueunioned. — G. J. Randell ; " Rushbank," Barry, 

 Glamorgan. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Berkshire. — On August 25th last I had the 

 pleasure of finding a fine specimen of N. convolvuli quietly resting 

 on my front door-step. I have never met with the species here before, 

 though the alleged food-plant of the larva is much too abundant. — 

 W. H. Warner ; Fyfield, near Abingdon, Berks. 



Sphinx convolvuli and Leucania albipuncta in Devonshire. — It 

 may interest the readers of the ' Entomologist ' to know that I took a 

 fine specimen of Leucania albipuncta on Aug. 29th at sugar near here ; 

 and I learn that others, as well as specimens of Sphinx convolvuli, have 

 been taken lately in this district. — E. D. Morgan; 8, Luscombe Ter- 

 race, Dawlish, Devon. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Derbyshire. — On September 5th I had a 

 specimen of the above brought me in very fair condition, which had 

 been found by a friend of mine here — Little Eaton. This makes the 

 third I have seen this season, taken in this district — one at Langley 

 Mill, one at Bakewell, and no\^ this one — and all of them males. — 

 John Hill ; Little Eaton. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Essex. — Specimens of this species have oc- 

 curred sparingly in dift'erent parts of the country during the past few 

 weeks. One was brought me to-day which was found at rest on a 

 window-sill at Rayleigh, Essex, Sept. 17th. — P. W. Frohawk. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Hampshire. — On September 11th last a fine 

 specimen of Sphinx convolvuli was taken near Sway, New Forest. — E. 

 AwDRY DoBREE ; Udney Hall, Teddington, Sept. 13th, 1904. 



Sphinx convolvuli in Lancashire. — On September 10th I took a 

 fine perfect specimen of N. convolvuli. It was at rest on the summer- 



