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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
IX. Best thanks for the interesting 
Scabioselliis, The Medicago larva ap- 
pears to be a Tortrix, from its habit; 
Lundana feeds similarly in united leaves 
of Lathyrus. 
CAPTURES. 
Lepidopteba. 
Deilephila Galii.~ On the 16lh of 
August, 1859, 1 found a nearly full-grown 
larva of this species feeding on Galium 
verum, on the downs at Amesbury, Wilts. 
On the same day a letter appeared in the 
‘Times’ announcing the capture of a 
specimen of the moth at Eastbourne. 
Subsequently, by dint of a daily search 
over a very large area, I succeeded in 
procuring three other larvae of difl'erent 
ages. I lavished the greatest care on 
their “ broughtens up,” but malgre mes 
soins, only two completed their meta- 
morphosis. On the first of August, this 
year, I was delighted to find that a 
beautiful male specimen of the moth had 
hatched from one chrysalis; the other 
still remains in the earth, but shows 
evident signs of vitality: from its con- 
tour I am led to believe that its imaso 
will prove to be a female ; if so I may con- 
sider myself somewhat fortunate. I may 
add, for the encouragement of other seek- 
ers, that my larvae were widely separated 
from each other when I found them, and 
that they were captured at difl’erent dates, 
viz. on the 16th, i7th, 18th and 29th of 
August. — Robert Batho, 53, Bath St., 
Si. Helier, Jersey ; August 24. 
Deilephila Euphorbiie. — This month I 
have taken several larvae of this species, 
all feeding on Euphorbia Paralias. A 
brother collector in this town has cap- 
tured a number on E. Portlandica. Some 
of my specimens differ in colour from the 
others ; so much so that I am in hopes 
the difference may be specific. Should 
this prove the case 1 will describe the 
variety in a future number. — Ibid. 
Diantheevice and Eupithecice. — Having 
several times visited a few batches of 
Silene injlata, I have succeeded in taking 
twenty larvae of D. Carpophaga, about 
thirty of D. Cucubali, and a great num- 
ber of E. Venosata. — James Batty, 133, 
South Street, Park, Sheffield ; Aug. 20. 
Hepialus Sylvinus and Apamea Con- 
nexa. — These are rather common this 
season. — I bid. 
Spilodes palealis It may interest some 
of your readers to hear of a fresh locality 
for this insect. I have taken two here 
this season : one at rest on the flowers of 
Centaurea nigra, the other flying round a 
corn-field ; both in good condition. — 
Rev. J. Image, 13, Wellington Villas, 
Brighton; August 23. 
Crambus Pinelellus. — I took a fine 
specimen of this insect at Wanstead, on 
the 17th inst. — W. Took, 23, Murray 
Street, Hoxton, N. ; August 24. 
Peronece at West Wickham. — On the 
13th instant I had the pleasure of cap- 
turing a fine specimen of P. Cristana, 
also two of Spadiceana, and whilst looking 
for more I was turned out by the old 
enemy, a keeper. This is the second 
year I have taken Peronece in Surrey ; 
last year I found them at Coombe Hurst, 
and I have no doubt if the whitethorn is 
well beaten in the woods low down in 
Surrey, it will partly repay the loss we 
shall soon have at Greenhill, in Essex. — 
S. F. Cowan, 2, Goldsmith Grove, Hack- 
ney Road ; August 20. 
Singular, considering the Season ! — I 
have to announce an important capture 
— that of the Cleopatra variety of Go- 
nepteryx Rhamni. It was taken by my 
uncle, John Fullerton, Esq., in his 
grounds at Thrybergh Park, near Rotlier- 
ljam,on June 27th, in this year. The 
fore wings are much more suffused with 
orange than those of the specimen which 
