Insects, 2031 



come from Shooter's Hill, such as Eutheraonia Russula, Scotophila porphyrea and 

 Aplota Kobertsonella. It is impossible to conjecture what novelties might not turn 

 up if this plan were tried in some very good locality. — H. T. Stainton ; Mountsfield, 

 Lewisham, January 20, 1848. 



Plants attractive to Lepidoptera. — I believe that the attractive properties of the 

 common traveller's joy (Clematis Vitalba) have not hitherto been noticed in the 

 * Zoologist.' This plant grows in profusion on Durdham Downs, and during the past 

 autumn I found that it was visited by numbers of moths. The following species were 

 among my captures : Lithosia griseola, Cidaria olivaria, Charissa dilucidaria, Scopula 

 asinalis and hyalinalis, Sec, and Segetia xanthographa literally swarmed round it. 

 The wild thyme is also frequented by many small species, as Orthotaenia caricana, 

 Aphelosetia cygnipennella, &c, but it is an especial favourite with Ennychia angui- 

 nalis and cingulata, and all the species of Pyrausta, which hover over it in the sun- 

 shine, darting about with the greatest rapidity, but if a cloud overshadows the sky 

 they all instantly disappear ; many may be then found at rest on the flowers of the 

 thyme and other low herbs. — P. H. Vaughan ; Redland, near Bristol, December 31, 

 1847. 



Capture of Dasycampa rubiginea, fyc, at Ivy Bloom, near Bristol, in 1847. — The 

 following are my best captures at the ivy blossoms for this year : most of the common 

 autumnal species were very abundant. 



Orthosia lunosa. Several, September 27 to 30. 



Xylina lambda. Four, October 1 to 25. 



Agrotis saucia. Two, October 2 to 5. 



Xanthia citrago. Five, October 6 to 20. 



Xylina semibrunnea. Several, October 4 to 21. 



Xylina petrificata. Several, October 11 to 29. 



Calocampa exoleta. Several, October 15. 



Scopula ferrugalis. One, November 1. 



Dasycampa rubiginea. Two on the 29th of October, and two on the 3rd of No- 

 vember, at Henbury. 



I also took one X. petrificata, and many other commoner insects, off yew berries. 

 — Id. 



Capture of Lepidoptera in Lancashire, fyc, in 1847. — I beg to hand you a short 

 list of some of my best captures during the past season. 



Chcerocampa Porcellus. Not rare, at Liscard, in June. 



Hadena Cucubali and capsincola. Liscard, in June. 



Miana literosa. Not uncommon, at New Brighton, in July. 



Agrotis valligera and cursoria. Not uncommon, at New Brighton, in July and 

 August. 



Graphiphora depuncta. In Barron Wood, Cumberland. 



Charceas nigra. In Barron Wood, Cumberland, in September. 



Charceas cespitis. At New Brighton, in August. 



Actebiaprcecox. At New Brighton, on the 10th of August. — C. S. Gregson ; Li- 

 verpool. 



Capture of Lepidoptera at Battel, Sussex. 



Acherontia Atropos. October, in a house. 



Sphinx Convolvuli. September, flying over petunias. 



Chcerocampa Elpenor. June, flying in garden. 



