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be its food plant, although I saw a 
good many about it. J. B. Hodgkin- 
son. Penwortham Mills, near Preston. 
September 22nd, 1862. 
Ephippiphora Signatana. — I met 
with this very local species again 
this year, on the spot where I took 
my first specimens, fifteen years ago ; 
I then only took one, and, again this 
year, only one turned up, till it was 
getting late. I felt certain that there 
must be a “locale,” somewhere near, 
and about half a mile from the place 
where the first turned up, I found 
some sloe bushes, and thrashed and 
smoked them over and over again. 
In three journeys I bagged about two 
dozen, — one half tolerably fine, and 
took a solitary E. Tetragonana among 
them. Ibid, September 22 1862. 
Emmelesia Bifasciata. — I took a 
pair of the above species last month 
on the wing, beside my door, while 
looking for Xerene Plumbaria, and 
another sitting on rails in my garden. 
I have never taken more than two 
specimens of Bifasciata, in a season 
before. Ibid, September 22. 1862. 
Selenia Lunaria. — While spending 
a few days in the Lake District at the 
commencement of June in the present 
year, with my friend Mr. E. M. 
Geldart, we met with a good many 
specimens of the above insects, of 
which, however, only a few were 
secured, owing to the extreme diffi- 
culty of capturing the species. On 
June 26th. we walked up the moun- 
tains which overlook Itydal. Mr. 
Geldart proceeded considerably before 
me, while I stayed to beat for A. 
Candidata, On coming up to him I 
found him nearly on the summit of a 
very rugged and steep ascent, on 
which at intervals some scraggy, bare 
looking thorn bushes and oaks were 
situated. He informed me that he 
had bt en shaking these shrubs, and 
that some large “ Geometer-looking ” 
moths answered his summons, but 
had flown wildly down among the 
rocks below, where he could not 
follow them. Thereupon I retired 
to the aforesaid rocks, and stationed 
myself there, to await the result of a 
renewed attack on the bushes. After 
a few unsuccessful blows, out rushed 
one of the large moths, and flew 
rapidly at me. I struck at it and 
missed. Then ensued a chase over 
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the rocks, which ended in its capture 
and identification as S. Lunaria. 
Many more specimens followed 
but they all succeded in making 
their escape ; in fact, I never saw an 
iusect that flies much more rapidly, 
or a much more unfavourable ground 
for pursuit. 
I met with several other single 
specimens in the same neighbourhood, 
and about the samo time ; one of 
which, a wasted female, laid’ me a 
few eggs, — apparently it had almost 
completed the work of oviposition. 
The Larvfc fed up well, and are now 
in the pupa. The following is a dis- 
cription : 
