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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
W. A. L. — See ‘ Intelligencer,’ vol. ii. 
p. 82, for Dr. Hagen’s recipe for pre- 
paring dragon-flies for the cabinet. 
C. C. — All the back numbers of the 
‘ Intelligencer ’ can still be had to com- 
plete series; apply direct to the editor. 
CAPTURES. 
Lepidopteba. 
Vanessa Antinpa. — On Thursday, the 
11th instant, I had the pleasure of cap- 
turing a fine male specimen of this in- 
sect, near Coldstream ; it is quite perfect. 
I saw it first in a garden ; it settled upon 
an old post, where, to my great delight, 
it fell a victim to my net. I may here 
mention that, about the 14th of June, I 
took one specimen of A. Minos, flying 
with A. FilipendulcB, in this locality. — 
W. Ed wAEDs, Lees, Coldstream ; Sept. 1 4. 
Colias Edusa. — Edusahas shown her- 
self in the Isle of Wight. Since August 
21st my son has taken nineteen speci- 
mens there. He also found Botys fiavalis 
very abundant, being more fortunate than 
a professional collector on the island, 
who complains in your columns that 
this species had not appeared at all — 
T. Chapman, Glasgow ; Sept. 4. 
Colias Edusa. — In reference to your 
inquiry about this species, I may state 
that I saw one specimen, which was 
taken on the cliff on the north of Herne 
Bay, in August. It was captured with 
the hand by a Blue-Coat boy, and given 
by him to two other youths, who had just 
before told me and my friend, the Rev. 
Henry Hilton (with whom I was walking 
along the cliffs at that place), that they 
had seen two or three specimens while 
following, us; but we did not notice one 
ourselves. At the same time and place 
I captured two fine specimens of Aspi- 
lalcs Citraria. — Rev. F. 0. Mobris, 
Nunburnholme Rectory, Hayton, York; 
Sept. 9. 
Heliotliis Peltigera. — On the lOlh inst. 
I was sugaring for Agathina on our 
Moss, and only two moths came to my 
bait; one was Peltigera, the other il/a- 
mestra Oleracea — a queer time for the 
latter species. — J. B. Hodgkinson, Pen- 
wortham Mill, near Preston. 
Heliothis Peltigera. — The larva of this 
species has been taken in numbers this 
season on Whitsand Downs, feeding on 
Hyoscyamus,hvit although I have searched 
well on that plant and on Ononis I have 
not found any. — J. S. Dell, Morice 
Town, Devonport; Sept. 9. 
Captures near Brighton. — Of Cynthia 
Cardui I took one specimen only, but 
missed two others, and have not the least 
doubt plenty more are to be obtained in 
the same spot. I have taken three Colias 
Edusa; they are very plentiful on a 
railway embankment near here, but are 
exceedingly difficult to capture, from the 
steepness of the earthworks. I shall be 
very happy to shovv the localities for 
both species to any gentleman who will 
call on me here, but I do not intend to 
point it out to many, for fear of their 
exterminating the species. — Heney E. 
Davis, 28, Regency Square, Brighton. 
Butterflies at Plymouth. — We of Ply- 
mouth have not found a very great dimi- 
nution in the number of summer butter- 
flies, and with regard to autumn species 
they are as plentiful as in former years. 
On the 9th inst. we saw Colias Edusa 
flying by dozens. — S. G. R., Plymouth; 
Sept. 11. 
Captures near Yarmouth. — I met with 
Cynthia Cardui here on the 23rd of J une 
and again on the 19th of August. I am 
now breeding M. Stellatarum from larvae 
found on Galium verum. Larvae of A. 
Megacephala are by no means uncommon 
here on poplar. Agrotis Valligera and 
Cursoria have occurred in plenty on the 
sand-hills. Of Praecox I have taken but 
six specitnens, and those not at all in 
