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stance of the kind occurred May 7th, when I found two of the common field slug 

 (Limax agrestis), making a meal on the crushed remains of a large black one (Avion 

 ater) ; and on May 18th, I have the following in my note-book : — " Very wet, walked 

 out to Benton in the evening, I again noticed the common field slugs (in two in- 

 stances) feeding on the crushed remains of large black ones, in one of which some 

 small spark of life yet lingered." I may here remark, that slugs were in immense 

 abundance during April and May. I know of many instances where fields of oats, 

 peas, and tares were completely destroyed, and had to be ploughed down and resown 

 with tares or barley. In gardens they were equally prevalent and destructive ; a 

 friend of mine destroyed some thousands in a garden of small extent, merely by lay- 

 ing leaves of cabbage and other plants on the ground ; collecting them every morning 

 and destroying them with boiling water. — Thomas John Bold; 42, Bigg Market, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne, September 3rd, 1846. 



Occurrence of Vanessa Antiopa at York. — A specimen of this rare British butterfly 

 was brought to me alive this day, which was caught in a garden in the suburbs of this 

 city ; it and two others were flying in company with the red admiral (Vanessa Atalanta). 

 The captor was unsuccessful with the others, he being only provided with a rhubarb 

 leaf, with which he knocked the one down, that is now in my possession. — Robert 

 Cook ; Colliergate, York. 



Occurrence of Vanessa Antiopa near Epping. — A female specimen of this insect was 

 captured here on the 12th instant, and another seen. A fine female was also 

 taken about Ihe same time, near Yaxley. — Henry Doubleday ; Epping, September 

 20th, 1846. 



Occurrence of Vanessa Antiopa at Winchester. — On Friday, September 4th, I had 

 the pleasure of taking a fine female specimen of this rare and beautiful insect, near 

 some willows ; I have seen three others near the same spot. — John T. Rogers ; North 

 Walls, Winchester. 



Capture of Vanessa Antiopa near Stowmarket. — Entomologists will be pleased to 

 hear that they have now an opportunity of witnessing in a fine and perfect state a spe- 

 cimen of the splendid butterfly, " Vanessa Antiopa " — Camberwell Beauty. A pair of 

 this fine species were caught on Wednesday last, in the grounds of the Vicarage, Stow- 

 market, which, from their rare appearance, are rendered exceedingly interesting and 

 remarkable. Their visits here appear to be at very remote and uncertain periods, for 

 until four or five years previous to 1819, Vanessa Antiopa had not been seen for nearly 

 forty years, when it was observed in abundance in various parts of the kingdom. In 

 1819, a few were caught in Suffolk, and one was taken in the following spring, which 

 had lived through the winter; since that period it has not been seen in England. 

 Those caught at Stowmarket were found on the mulberry-tree, near the Vicarage 

 House, planted by Milton, during his residence with the Rev. Dr. Young, the then 

 vicar, and who was tutor to the immortal poet, and no doubt the wide-spreading 

 branches of this celebrated tree attracted the notice of the butterflies in their search 

 after food. We have been informed that Dr. Probart captured one of these beautiful 

 insects in his garden one day last week. — Ipswich Paper. 





