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when just emerged from the pupa) sit on 
the trunks of the trees, about twenty feet 
from the ground. They are sluggish 
until once alarmed, and then fly very 
high. The species has not been captured 
for many years, when Mr. Edleston took 
it in some numbers. — T. & J. B. Black- 
burn. 
A Commencement. — On Tuesday last 
I took a specimen of Crarnbus Pinelellus, 
and on the same day I took Hipparchia 
Hypcranthus and Semele, at Grange, in 
Lancashire. — G. M. Geldaet, Rose Jlill, 
Roivdon ; July 28. 
Captures at Folkestone. — During a few 
days stay at Folkestone I managed, be- 
tween the (rather too frequent) showers, 
to take Trocliilium Chrysidiforme, male 
and female. I also took Heliotkis mar- 
ff inala, Argyrolepia Raumanniana, Argy- 
ridia Dipollella, Anesycliia Decemgullella, 
ISic . — G. Fisher, 21, New Church Street, 
Edgware Road ; July 20. 
Captures in the Isle of Wight. — Having 
had the good fortune to fall in with a 
colony ul' Arge Galalhea, if any readers of 
the ‘ Intelligencer’ are in want of speci- 
mens, dead or alive, I shall be happy to 
send them a few; though I have col- 
lected for twenty-five years I never saw 
this insect alive till this season. To-day 
I captured two specimens of Limenilis 
Sybitla, much weather-beaten. I have 
just taken six specimens of Polyommalus 
Alswi in the trenches around Carisbrooke 
Ca.stle, near Newport. I have also a 
goodly number of larvte of Eriogasler 
Laneslris for distribution. — T. A. Adams, 
National School, Newport, Isle of Wight ; 
J ulg 30. 
Captures in Dorsetshire. — I have this 
day returned from Dorsetshire, where 1 
have been staying with the Rev. O. 
Pickard-Cambridge. We sugared in a 
wood near Bloxworth seven nights, and 
saw thirty-live sj)ecies of Nocluae at 
sugar ; of these the best were — 
Triphana Subsequa, 
Fimbria, 
Noctua Ditrapezium, 
... Triangulum, 
Thyatira Derasa, 
... Batis, 
Cymatophora Duplaris, 
Acronycta Megacephala, 
... Ligustri, 
Leucania Conigera, 
Dipterygia Pinastri, 
Agrotis Corticea, 
Aplecta Nebulosa, 
... Advena. 
Perhaps among our specimens of Cara- 
drina Blanda may be found some of 
C. Ahines. Of the Borabyces the best 
we took was Lithosia Complana. Of the 
Geometraj the only species worth men- 
tioning among our captures were Geo- 
nietra Papilioiiaria and the dark-banded 
variety ot' Aids Repandata. We woiked 
the Heath for Heliothis Dipsacea, but 
found none. On Thursday', the 26lh, I 
went over to Portland, but found all good 
things very scarce. 1 took a few spcci- 
lueus of — 
Acidalia Degeneraria, 
... Imnuitaia, 
... Osseata, 
... Rusticata, 
Cledeobia Angustalis, 
Larentia Olivata, 
Eiipilhecia Constrictata, 
Melanippe Galiata, 
Cidaria Pyraliata, 
Eubolia Bipunctaria. 
One Acidalia Degeneraria laid about 
fifteen eggs, which 1 shall be happy to 
distribute among skilful breeders. (I 
have nothing for exchange, except 
among my regular correspondents.) — 
Rev. H. Adaiu Pickard, C'/irisf Church, 
O.vford ; July 28. 
Captures near Sheffield.— Dvu\ng the 
last week, in company with Mr. Hydes, 
I have taken the larva; of Notodonta 
Chaonia, mostly full fed ; they arc already 
beginning to change. It is really a beau- 
tiful larva, and the sight of them well 
