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with Wailesella. — J. B. Hodgkinson ; 
Preston. 
Acherontia Atropos . — This fine insect, 
among other species, promises to be more 
than ordinarily abundant this season. 
Within the last few days I have had five 
full-fed larvae brought me, which have 
since gone down preparatory to their 
transformation into pupae. Since the 
• introduction of the potato disease, the 
first batcli of the larvae of this species 
must be considered infinitely more for- 
tunate than those produced at a later 
period, inasmuch as it frequently happens 
that the food-plant of the latter is swept 
away long before they have attained their 
lull growth. Last autumn I observed an 
individual greedily devouring the leaves 
of the nettle. This rough fare, I have 
no doubt, he had in the first instance 
been compelled by dire necessity to put 
up with, in order to avert the destruction 
by famine with which he was threatened, 
the nettle being almost the only plant 
left standing amid the ruins of the potato 
field in which the creature was found. 
Having, however’, once acquired the 
taste for this particular fare, lie seemed 
to have lost all relish for the plant upon 
which he had doubtless been subsisting 
during the earlier period of his life, for, 
commiserating his condition, I offered 
him, from motives of charity, potato 
leaves, which I had been at some trouble 
to procure; these he refused to touch, 
turning away from them to renew his 
attack upon the more pungent leaves of 
the nettle. — S. Stone, Brighthampton, 
Witney ; July 24. 
Acherontia Atropos . — Two fine larva; 
of this insect are now in my possession, 
or rather were, for both have descended 
into the earth to complete their transfor- 
mation. One was brought to me from 
the adjoining parish of Middleton, and 
the other was found here. — S. E. Woods, 
Wes tie ton, Saxmundhum; July 29. 
Acherontia Atropos . — A larva of this 
Sphinx was found here on the 23rd ult., 
and is now in my possession. Also my 
brother found a larva of C. Celerio on 
the surface of the water under an alder 
tree, from which it had dropped. It 
seemed uninjured. — A. J. Hay, Uchfield ; 
August 2. 
Acherontia Atropos. — Within the last 
fortnight I have been so fortunate as to 
receive from cottagers six fine larvae of 
the above insect found by them while 
digging up potatoes. — E. Boscher, 3, 
Prospect Villas, Twickenham ; August 2. 
Vanessa Antiopa. — This insect has 
been seen lately in the Isle of Wight, 
and on the coast of Northumberland. — 
H. T. Stainton ; August 2. 
Ranworth Fens. — I have been in- 
formed that most of the fens in the 
neighbourhood of Ranworth are carefully 
preserved, and that no stranger is allowed 
to trespass there without an order from 
Mr. Kerrison. — H. T. Stainton, Aug. 3. 
Micra Ostrina. — Two specimens of 
this insect captured by Mr. Wallace in 
the Isle of Wight, in June, were exhi- 
bited at the Meeting of the Entomo- 
logical Society last evening. — Ibid. 
Notodonta Bicolora. — A specimen of 
this conspicuous species, quite new to 
our lists, was exhibited at the Meeting 
of the Entomological Society last even- 
ing ; it was taken by Mr. Bouchard on 
the 1st of July, in an extensive birch 
wood near Killarney. — Ibid. 
Eggs of Pterostoma Palpina. — Ifany of 
my correspondents are still wanting eggs of 
Palpina, they had better write to me at 
once with addressed envelope. -This 
notice does not extend to “ the million.’’ 
— George Gascoyne, Newark ; July 28. 
Cloanlha Solidaginis. — I shall be able 
to catch this insect in some plenty soon. 
If anyone wants it, I shall be glad to 
exchange for any local species ; he had 
better let me know also what he has to 
offer, as I shall regulate my captures 
according to the number of applicants. — 
William IIolcroft, Upholland, Wigan ; 
July 31. 
