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insects, I observed an apparently white moth, as the mark- 

 ings were not to be seen, start rather wildly from a plant of 

 the Heliotrope, and, after flying somewhat swiftly for about 

 twenty yards, alight on the flowers of another plant of the 

 same species, passing by all the other flowers in its way. At 

 first sight it looked like a small white butterfly, but from 

 something in its manner of flight and general appearance, I 

 at once saw it must be different ; then, approaching cautiously, 

 I, at a glance, detected what it was, rushed into the house for 

 my net, and captured it. I afterwards took it alive to Mr. G. 

 C. Bignell, who killed it, and is going to set it for me. When 

 settled on a plant it looked very long and narrow, with its 

 wings, I think, curled round the body, giving it much the 

 appearance of a large grass-moth. From what I could 

 observe of its habits in so short a time, I think it prefers the 

 flowers of the Heliotrope to those of any other garden-plant, 

 and is a rather wild or wary species. — J. Gatcomhe ; 8, Lower 

 Diirnford Street, Stonehouse, Plymouth ; Septeinher 8, 1871. 



Deiopeia pulchella in Cornwall. — I have had the good 

 luck, yesterday (September 14th), to obtain two specimens of 

 Deiopeiapulchella, one ofvvhich I captured, and two others were 

 taken by a young gentleman here ; the place of capture was 

 a potato-field, in which the potato-stalks are all dried up, but 

 there is a dense mass of Convolvulus arvensis and chickweed. 

 I should suppose that either the Convolvulus or the chick- 

 weed is the food-plant. — Stephen Clogg ; East Looe, Sep- 

 tember 15, 1871. 



Deiopeia pulchella near Bristol. — I have much pleasure 

 in recording the capture of a fine male specimen of Deiopeia 

 pulchella, on the 10th of September. It was taken by my 

 mother (an old entomologist) in a garden, at Bishopston, near 

 Bristol. It is in very good condition, although taken much 

 later in the year than the date you assign for it in your book 

 on moths. — J. B. Jarvis ; Hill Cottage, Brixton Hill, Sep- 

 tember 20, 1871. 



Deiopeia pulchella in Monmouthsliire. — Since writing to 

 you last 1 have taken another specimen of Deiopeia pulchella 

 in *Monmouthshire ; it was flying in the sunshine. — Stafford 

 Gustard; Monmouth. 



Callimorpha Hera near Exeter. — An event of so unusual 

 occurrence as a visit of C. Hera deserves to be recorded. On 



