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The Camber well Beauty ( V. antiopa). — This beautiful butterfly 

 was seen, but not captured, by the same person, to whom I am 

 indebted for the specimen I possess, and who took it in Jesmond 

 Dene, in August, 1872. It appeared on the 11th of September, 

 within a few yards of the spot of the former capture. The food 

 plant of the larva is plentiful in the neighbourhood. I think we 

 may now safely conclude they are natives, and not flown-over 

 specimens. 



The Peacock (V. to). — Was only met with on two or three 

 occasions ; but Mr. Hedworth, of Dunston, found two broods of 

 the larvae on stinging nettles, from which he reared fifty or sixty 

 fine specimens. 



The Painted Lady ( V. cardui). — I have not met with either 

 larva or imago of this species, which in some seasons is very 

 abundant. 



The Gatekeeper (Satysus tithonus), Meadow Brown (S. janira), 

 Small Heath (Chortolius pamphilus), and the Common Blue {Ly- 

 ccena alexis) were represented rather sparingly during the season. 



The Lilac Blue (L. argiolus). — I have heard of no captures 

 during the season. 



The Small Copper {Polyomnatus phlceas). — This beautiful little 

 butterfly, usually common and widely distributed, was a great 

 rarity, having seen only three or four specimens during the 

 season. 



NOCTURNI. 



The Death's Head Hawk-Moth (Acherontia atropos). — I have 

 heard of no capture, either of larva or imago, during the past 

 season. 



The Small Elephant Hawk-Moth (Chcerocampa porcellus). — I 

 took a female on the wing, at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, at dusk in 

 July. Have heard of only two or three larvae being found on 

 the coast. 



