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CAPTURES. 
Lepidoi’tera. 
Deitephila Galii. — Last autumn my 
little friend, Col. Crofton’s boy, found a 
caterpillar of X>. Galii on the promenade 
at Lylham, feeding on Galium verum, 
and last week I had the pleasure of 
seltiug the perfect insect ; it was quite a 
gem. I have pinned out of my breeding- 
boxes, within the last fortnight, upwards 
of one hundred specimens of Leucania 
Littoralis ; also a number of Triphcena 
Fimbria, Noclua Triangulum, N. Brun- 
nea, N. Festiva, &c., and have taken 
about iweniy fine specimens of Cucullia 
Chamomilla, — W. Gregson, Lylham ; 
July 16. 
Deilephila Livornica. — It may be in- 
teresting to the readers of the ‘Intelli- 
gencer’ to hear that five specimens of 
this fine Sphinx were captured in the 
nursery of Messrs. Veitch 6c Son. They 
were taken by a young man who did not 
know their value, and, thinking they 
were Privet-Hawk moths, gave four of 
them away ; the fifth has fortunately 
fallen into my hands. This is the 
second I have obtained this season : 
they were both in good condition. — 
Joseph Potter, Countess Weir, near 
Exeier ; July 12. 
Cemiosloma Wailesella. — I took this 
species freely last week among its food- 
plant, Genista tincloria. — C. S. Greg- 
son, Fletcher Grove, Stanley, near Liver- 
pool. 
Gelechia temerella. — At the request of 
several friends who wanted this little 
pet of mine I collected a lot of its larvee 
last month, and am now breeding it 
freely. — Ibid. 
Lithoeollelis quinquegiitlella, — On the 
1st of July I again met with the larvae 
of this species, some still feeriing, some 
made up ; thus it would appear the late 
season has not kept this little gem buck. 
though it has acted very severely upon 
the time of appearance of the ordinary 
May and early June Noctuidae, some of 
which are but just appearing : though 
some species have been out for several 
weeks, still they only seem to appear in 
driblets ; thus I took M. albicolon five 
weeks ago, and have seen it every week 
since; some specimens I took on the 7th 
instant are as fine as bred. — Ibid. 
Slathmopoda pedella. — Yesterday 
morning Mr. Staiuton and myself went 
in quest of this species, and in the course 
of about half an hour we had managed 
to secure about a dozen between us, 
when Mr. Stainton left, and I worked on 
for another hour ; and the result is that 
a few dozen specimens are now drying 
on my setting-boards. This fortunate 
discovery by Mr. Douglas of an almost 
unique insect, aud that in the “ London 
district” is certainly the most astounding 
fact of the season. — R. M‘ Lachlan, 
Forest Hill ; July 13. 
Notes from Deal. — This is the most 
backward season I have seen on this 
coast: Melilcea Cinxia last season was 
out plentifully on the 9th of June; this 
season they were not out on the 1st of 
July ; they will not be plentiful this 
year : this and many of the early species 
appear to have died in pupa, in conse- 
quence of there being so little sun. The 
season appears to suit the Coleophoree ; 
C.Lineola is so plentiful that the Ballota 
nigra seems as if it was blighted : C. Tro- 
glodylella and C. Fuscedinella are in 
numbers. Macroglossa Stellaturum is 
very scarce, but Cluerocampa Porcellus is 
common. Liparis Chrysorrhcca was, five 
years back, rare on this coast; now they 
swarm on every whitethorn bush. Many 
Tortrices are now making their appear- 
ance ; Tineina are still rare ; Nocture 
are fast coming out, and sugar is yielding 
a supply. Acidaiia Oekrata is just out. 
Hymenoptera are rare. — li. J. Habding, 
“ Noah's Ark" Peter Street, Deal, Kent ; 
July 16. 
