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well Beauty," crossed my path to-day, as I was returning 

 from office. This insect was entirely new to me. It 

 disappeared among the peach trees of a neighbouring 

 garden. 



November 17 th, 1847. — The beautiful Moth, with speckled 

 and pink wings, mentioned as making its appearance 

 on the 10th of October last, is still to be met with in 

 abundance. 



The large brown butterfly {Danais archippus) is also 

 common at the present season. 



September 4th. — The Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa 

 atalantd) which made its appearance about the 10th of 

 May, has become scarce during the last week or ten 

 days. 



The Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui), however, is more 

 numerous this season than usual ; it makes its appearance 

 about the same time that the Red Admiral begins to dis- 

 appear. The Pink Under-wing Moth is also now beginning 

 to be met with. 



May 14th, 1849. — The Red Admiral Butterfly observed 

 to-day, for the first time this year, in my own garden. 



May l$th. — A large brown Butterfly specked with spots 

 of white, supposed to be Danais berenice — very rare. This 

 is merely a variety of Danais archippus, the black lines 

 upon the wings being absent. It is exhibited at the 

 British Museum as " Danais Berenice" from the United 

 States, and the zoological magnates of that noble institu- 

 tion insist upon its being a distinct and perfect species. 



I certainly think they are wrong. 



