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THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. 
C. — On the public road^ near the village of Compton, I 
caught a new butterfly, which exactly^ even in the most mi- 
nute particulars, agrees with the Forked ( Vanessa Furcil- 
lata ) in the hinder wings^ and the under surface of all ; but 
the first pair on the upper surface are blacky wdth only a row 
of small^ indistinct, and undefined red spots in place of the 
broad orange band : the bright fulvous spots on the front 
margin are wanting. 
F, — It is probably not a distinct species, but only an 
accidental variety of V. Furcillata ; or what is sometimes 
called a lusus naturce. The Banded Purple (Limenitis 
Artkemis ) is beginning to grow scarce ; but about ten days 
ago I observed as many as sixteen of this species crowded to- 
gether on an old log by the road side ; so close together as to 
be almost touching in every part. 
C. — I have been out in the fields and borders of the 
woods lately^ in the evening twilight^ mothing, with some 
success. A large Bombyx, the Dragon-moth ( Hepialus 
Argenteo-maculatus ), was quite numerous ; belonging to 
that division of moths called Swifts, or Ghost Moths: 
and I was surprised and pleased to observe the striking 
similarity,, not only of shape and general appearance, but 
also of manners, to the English species of that family. They 
continue in one place, dancing from side to side on the 
wing, just above the herbage, within the space of a yard or 
two. A large female which I caught, on being pinned, 
began to eject her small white eggs with great rapidity, 
driving them to a considerable distance. Another time I 
heard a fluttering at the bottom of a raspberry bush, and 
on looking down saw a large insect : I threw my net over 
it, and on holding it up to the light, found that I had cap- 
tured a fine female Twin-eyed Hawk-moth {Synerinthus 
Geminatus) .1 folded the net around the handle, and in- 
stantly ran home with the prize ; but what was my chagrin 
