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a submarginal band composed of eight dots ; fringe alternately 

 brown and white. Hind wing: a spot near the base; an 

 exterior band of three spots; a submarginal band like that of 

 the fore wing ; fringe white. Under side — Fore wing : costal 

 space whitish; markings much like those of the upper side. 

 Hind wing aeneous fawn-colour, largely white along the 

 inner margin ; markings much like those of the upper side. 

 Tajora. 



Francis Walker. 



Entomological Notes, Captures, 8$c, 



Dlanthoecia Barrettii. — Referring to Mr. Moore's paper 

 in the February number of the * Entomologist' (p. 30), my 

 friend Mr. Barrett, of Norwich, the discoverer of the insect 

 which bears his name, writes as follows ; and the circum- 

 stance he mentions is so curious that I trust he will pardon 

 the liberty I take in asking you to record it : — " What 

 strange coincidences do occur ! On referring to my diary 

 I find that the very day on which Mr. Moore found his two 

 larvae, 10th June, 1861, was the date of my capture of the 

 first Barrettii at Howth Lighthouse. It seems very singular 

 that both Barrettii and Capsophila should be found in the 

 larva and perfect state at the same time." I shall be glad if 

 Mr. Moore will supplement his interesting note by stating 

 where he captured his specimens of Barrettii, and also say 

 the dates on which his moths emerged from the pupa in the 

 spring of 186*2. — Edwin Birchall ; Newlay^ March 12. 



Variety of Larentia multist rig aria. — A male specimen of 

 Larentia multistrigaria came out yesterday in one of my 

 cages nearly black. — Henry Douhleday ; March 8, 1870. 



Curious Fact in the Emergetice of a Moth. — I had a 

 healthy-looking male specimen of Eriogaster lanestris come 

 out in my breeding-cage last Sunday evening (13th of 

 March). Immediately after leaving the pupa-case it crawled 

 up a twig, and remained stationary until its wings were 

 expanded to their natural size, but were still quite limp : at 

 this time a female of its own species, which was in the 

 breeding-cage at the time, knocked its newly-emerged male 

 from its perch by fluttering around it ; it soon, however. 



