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near the tip of the superior wing ; 
under side without the white band and 
eye-like spot, but there are traces of the 
band of a reddish colour, so that alto- 
gether it is a very extraordinary male 
variety. Its capture was effected by iny 
son, a boy under fourteen years of age, 
on an oak, by means of the usual net for 
that purpose, as also two others; but, 
like some other Emperors of the present 
time, they had been engaged in a con- 
flict, and he has a small bit out of the 
tip of his wing. I regret I cannot send 
you a sketch, but shall be happy to show 
it to any scientific gentlemen who may 
think it worth their while to come to see 
it. — John Tyrer, Melville Hospital , 
Chatham ; July 23. 
Deilephila Galii. — On Monday last, 
the 18th inst., I found a beautiful speci- 
men of this insect at rest on a post, at 
Reach, a village, a few miles from here. 
— W. Farren, King's Old Gateway , 
Cambridge ; July 21. 
Deilephila Galii. — One of my children 
last night captured a specimen of this 
insect on honeysuckle at dusk. Although 
unfortunately it is a very faded one, he 
considers the occurrence one of great im- 
portance. — Rev. W. Whale, Thurning, 
near Oundle ; July 19. 
Cosmia Fulvago. — In looking (over 
my captures of the past year, I see I have 
a specimen of this insect, which was taken 
in Warwickshire, I believe in the month 
of June. — Arthur Hensman, Spring 
Hill, Northampton ; July 23. 
Pterophorus Ochrodaclylus . — I have of 
late been taking this insect rather freely. 
In their flight they remind much of the 
crane-flies, and are truly fantastic-looking 
creatures. — William Holcroft, Up- 
holland, Wigan; July 19. 
Captures near Abbey Wood . — On taking 
,ia trip to the above place we made the 
following captures: — 
Hipparchia Hyperanthus. Mostabuu- 
dant, flying iu swarms about every 
bramble-bush. 
Thecla Quercus. Although very abun- 
dant I only caught nine, as they flew on 
the tops of the elms and oaks. 
Vanessa Polychloros. One ; saw three 
others. 
Vanessa Atalanta. Plentiful. 
Argynnis Adippe. Two, one of which 
kindly laid me five eggs. 
Argynnis Paphia. Saw two. 
— H. Ramsay Cox, 1, Gloucester Villas, 
Lewisham High Road, S.E.; July 18. 
Captures of Larvae. — On walking out 
this afternoon I found several batches of 
Lychnis dioica and Silene injlata, and 
succeeded in taking larvte of Dianthcecia 
Capsincola and Cucubali and the beauti- 
ful liitle Eupithecia Venosata. The same 
night I took five specimens of Acidalia 
Inornata, three males and two females ; 
one of the latter has laid a batch of eggs. 
Can any of the readers of the ‘ Intelli- 
gencer’ inform me the plant they feed 
on, for I should be extremely obliged for 
any information on the subject, as I have 
a great desire to breed it from the egg. — 
J. Batty, 133, South Street, Park, Shef- 
field ; July 18. 
Captures at Flowers. — On the evening 
of the 16th we visited a field covered 
with Scabiosa Columbaria, Ononis ar- 
vensis, Ike., and found Inopiana abundant, 
together with plenty of a new brood of 
Pyrausta purpuralis, in splendid condi- 
tion. The pretty little Nematois Scabio- 
sellus, which had been abundant for some 
time, was still sitting in almost equal 
numbers on the flowers of the scabious, 
among which we also started a species of 
Plume, which is at present unknown to 
us. As it became dusk we observed some 
Noctuae flitting before and settling on the 
flowers of the wood sage ( Teucrium Sco- 
rodonia), and by sweeping and netting 
the moths as they appeared we managed 
to capture a fair number of Noctuae. On 
getting home we found we had taken in 
this manner Noctua Ditrapezium! (in 
beautiful condition), some beautiful speci- 
mens of Baja, Cunigera, Morpheus, Cythe- 
