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started for the Plympton station by the 
6.55 train, pretty well loaded with chloro- 
form-bottles, larvae and other boxes, nets 
and all the el ceteras. About 8 a.m. we 
were all ready to begin, when my friend 
shouted out, “Oh, there he goes!” and, 
after a pretty smart run, G. Rhamni was 
netted ; quite a beauty, with wings like a 
saw! so he gained his freedom. Shortly 
afterwards we captured A. Cardamines ; 
but this was not quite the game we were 
after, so, as the sun was not high, we 
searched for larvae, and the result was a 
pretty fair take of C. Neuslria. We then 
turned for the Yale, where the hyber- 
naling Vanessa were flying about quite 
plentifully; there were Io, Uvticce, Poly- 
cloros and Atalanta, and hosts of G. 
Rhamni , much the worse for wear. We 
boxed the larvae of A. Paphia , A. Villica 
and several Geometrae, amongst which 
were Cratcegaria, Plagiaria and Macu- 
laria, and two very pretty Tineina, 
bronzed and with very long antennae 
[Adela VindelW], The sun now broke 
out in all its splendour, and we were 
ready for action : we soon captured 
T. Rubi , A. Selene , A. Euphrosyne , 
T. Pages and two or three specimens of 
M. Slellatarum. We had quite a racing 
affair of it, boxing and netting, so at last 
we found out that there was something 
more substantial than butterflies required, 
so we adjourned to the house in the Vale, 
and, after satisfying our hunger and 
counting our captures, we set to work 
again till dusk, when we added to our 
list two specimens of M. Alhalia and 
some more Geometrae. Thus ended the 
first day of our netting season in this far 
western part, the above account of which 
may not prove uninteresting to young 
entomologists, as I see very little in the 
‘ Intelligencer’ from this neighbourhood, 
and plenty from the northern and eastern 
districts. As I think there is something 
more to be attained in Entomology than 
merely making a collection, I intend to 
begin with the larva and watch the iusect 
through all its changes : in order to carry 
out this object, I wish to get larvae of all 
the species that I can, and as I have all 
the above in duplicate, and the larvae of 
L. Trifolii, I should like to exchange for 
any of the following, or any other local 
larvae : — 
E. Lanestris, P. Chrysorrhaea, 
L. Carmelita, E. Plantaginis, 
T. Crataegi, E. Cribrum. 
Z. ASsculi. 
— John S. Dell, 126, Navy Row, Morice 
Town, Devonporl ; June 2. 
Captures at West Wickham. — On the 
30th ult. I made the following captures 
at West Wickham ; — 
S. Fuciformis (2), 
T. Culiciforme (2), 
A. Cardamines ( $ and $), 
L. Adustata, 
M. Notata, 
S. Clalhrata, 
P. Octomaculalis, &c. 
T. Culiciforme was rather plentiful ; up- 
wards of thirty specimens were taken as 
they were flying about the birch stumps; 
one collector alone took thirteen, and my 
friend Mr. Charles Linton took a speci- 
men with a white, instead of the usual 
red, band. — Charles Healy, 4, Bath 
Place, H agger stone ; June 2. 
Colias Edusa. — A friend of mine saw 
a fine specimen of this insect two miles 
from here to-day, but, not having a net, 
his chase proved unsuccessful. — W. 
Bcckleb, Lumley Cottage, Emsworth, 
Hants ; June 1 . 
Colias Edusa. — As I believe that it is 
rare for this species to appear so early, it 
may be interesting to some of the readers 
of the ‘ Intelligencer’ to know that a spe- 
cimen was captured here on Tuesday, the 
1st inst., by a friend of mine. It is, I 
believe, the second that has been found 
here ; one was taken a year or two ago, 
but not so early. — J. W. Colvin, Rugby ; 
June 2. 
Colias Edusa in North Wales . — I took 
a fresh specimen of Edusa on Saturday 
