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Dear Sirs, — In the last number of the 

 Yuiing Naturalist is a curious mistakes, Dr. 

 Abbott took Cleodoxa in 1S00, not 1880, as he 

 has been dead fifty years. When I was at 

 the Entomological Exhibition, I saw the spei- 

 men taken by Mr. Gerrard, and certainly 

 took it be Cleodoxa, instead of Niobe. How- 

 ever I heard some of our best Entomologists 

 express doubt about its being Niobe. I have 

 the specimen of P. Podaliriiis taken by Dr. 

 Abbott, in Clapham Park Wood, Bedford- 

 shire, May, 1S03. Dr. Abbott was a great 

 botanist, and it might have been imported in 

 the pupa state amongst plants from abroad. 

 I also possess M. Dia, taken by R. Weaver, in 

 Sutton Park, Warwickshire; 1833, V. hunter.', 

 taken by Capt. Blower, at Haverford West, 

 Wales, on July 28th, 1828. H. Bucephalus 

 taken by Mr. Raddon. near Barnstaple, Devon. 

 I have also specimens of P. Vivgauvea and 

 P. Chyseis, about which I can give you inform- 

 ation another day. Get Mr. Bond's opinion 

 about Niobe ? I should like to see an article 

 on uniformity of opinion amongst Naturalists 

 in regard to the Channel Isles. Botanists, 

 Conchologists, &c, admit them to be British, 

 whilst Entomologists do not. Both sides 

 cannot be right. — Yours truly, C. W. Dale, 

 Ventnor, Oct. 26th, 1880. 



insect you get. To look for them you must 

 go to some old stone quarry in elevated 

 situations, and turn the old rubbish up. 

 where you will be pretty sure to be rewarded 

 with D. iempliy and other things. If you 

 have no quarries near at hand, the dross 

 from the iron forges that is used for repair- 

 ing the roads with, is a good place for them, 

 and they prefer that which is newly laid on, 

 I should say on acsount of the warmth it 

 affords. If you should be successful in taking 

 the insect, and wish to breed it, keep the 

 females alive till spring, and then they will 

 deposit their eggs, and die. But the eggs 

 will hatch in a short time, but the larva: are 

 difficult to rear, as they are internal feeders. 

 The\- feed on cow parsnip, and also on 

 Angelicea. — James Varley, Almondbury 

 Bank, Huddersfield, October 18th, 1880. 



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NOTES, CAPTURES, &C, 



A. Few Notes ox Taking Dasypolia 

 Templi. — The season is far advanced, but 

 y-ou must not think that collecting is over, as 

 several good things are still to be taken by 

 :hose that persevere. I have been out this 

 .veek and taken Dasypolia templi freely, and 

 hose that collect this insect must make up 

 heir minds to work, for on an average you 

 v ill have to turn up a ton of stones for every 



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