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year. Mr. Hedworth also found larvae of the second brood at 

 Dunston in 1870. These it will be observed differ from Mr. 

 Barrett's second brood, and would probably represent a third 

 emergence in places where the first appeared in May. This 

 species sometimes, like Atalanta, but more rarely, comes to 

 light at night. I took one in that way in 1876. 



UrticcR is fully and carefully described by Wallis, showing 

 that he did not confound it with the preceding species. It is 

 given in the Twizell list, and in that in Ornsby's Durham. It 

 is also recorded in every MS. list in my possession. I need only 

 mention that Dr. F. A. Lees records it from Upper Teesdale, 

 and Mr. Howse from the Eedewater district. 



16. Vanessa Jo. (Linn.). Peacock. 



Vanessa lo. Staint. Man., vol. 1, p. 38. 



,, ,, !N'ewm. Brit. Butt., p. 60. 



,, ,, Barrett's Lep. Brit. Is., vol. 1, p. 136. 



,, ,, Myrick Handbook Brit. Lepidoptera p. 333. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. 1, pi. viii., fig. 3 ; Wils.. pi. iii., fig. 5. 



This beautiful butterfly was formerly widely distributed over 

 both counties. Mr. Barrett (Lep. Brit. Is., vol. 1, p. 140) 

 appears to think it has " a dislike to manufacturing districts 

 and large towns." He goes on to quote a statement of mine 

 that " Thirty years ago the larvae were to be found near 

 Hartlepool, on every bed of N'ettles. For twenty -five years I 

 have not seen a larva, and the Butterfly, although an occasional 

 visitor, has become very rare." This really describes the 

 position over both counties. Up to about the year 1860 it 

 was common enough in most places. 



The species is described by Wallis, who speaks of it as " often 

 seen." It is in all the printed and MS. lists. Wailes says, 

 ''generally distributed over the two counties, but never very 

 abundant." — Cat., p. 15. More recent records however show 

 how scarce it has become. Mr. Howse reports that only one or 

 two have been seen in the Bedewater district during thirty 

 years. The late Mr. Maling wrote, " I have not seen this 

 species for many years." Mr. Eales writes, ''I have collected 



