THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
277 
Wakefield, and myself, visited Slier- 
wood Forest, for the purpose of 
obtaining, if possible, specimens of 
those rare species in Entomology, 
for which it is so justly noted. 
The forest appeared, I think, 
more beautiful, in its rich luxuriance 
of flowers and ferns than I ever 
remember seeing it. 
On account of the abundance of 
flowers, we found that sugaring was 
almost useless ; for, with the excep- 
tion of a few G. I) Hula and A. Pyra- 
mided, we took nothing. 
However, we were amply repaid 
for our trouble, by our success on the 
Ragwort and heather. We found 
Noctua Xanthographa flitting about 
in swarms. W e captured specimens 
of Char ce as Graminis, L. Cespitis, N. 
Glcireosa, N. Dahlii, N. Umbrosa, S. 
Anomala , and many other commoner 
species. 
We were busily engaged, every 
day, in beating and jmpu-digging. 
We took seven larvae, full fed of N. 
Dodnnea, also the larvae of 0. Pudi- 
bunda , P. Bucephala, N. Camelina, 
N. Dromedarius, E. Pundaria, and 
many other commoner species with 
which we were unacquainted. 
In digging, we were equally suc- 
cessful. We obtained thirty-one 
pupce of N. Dodonea, four of N. 
Trepicla, two hundred and seventy- 
one of A. Aprilina, and two hundred 
and three of other species. 
After an eight days’ stay in the 
forest, we returned, highly gratified 
with our excursion ; and well 
pleased with the result of our re- 
searches. 
I cannot finish this short account 
without expressing our thanks to the 
Rev. Joseph Greene, for the very 
valuable assistance we derived from 
his little work called the “ Insect 
Hunter’s Companion.” W. Talbot, 
Mount Pleasant, Wakefield. 
A Solution of Copper. — Whilst at 
Deal, my friend Mr. Syme and I saw 
a flying object, like a vision of 
Lyccena Dispar (male), though, per- 
haps, not so bright or swift on the 
wing as might be expected of that 
lost beauty; on following it up, we 
found that we were sold cheap for a 
couple of small Coppers. H. G. 
Kxaggs, M.D., Camden Town. 
Deilephila Galii and Sphinx Con- 
volvuli. — I have just received a 
specimen of Deilephila Galii, from a 
young lady, who captured it on 
Walton Terrace, in this town. It 
flew into the drawing-room, at mid- 
night. It was, seemingly attracted 
by a light, as it flew to the gas, and 
there was captured. The specimen 
is a fine female, and in very fair con- 
dition. Is not the time of the year 
very remarkable for this species ? 
Also, last week, I had a very fine 
male of S. Convolvuli brought me. 
It is slightly damaged. A lad found 
it at rest on a wall. This place 
seems very productive for the species, 
