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having previously been seen in this 
locality. On the 24th of July I was 
beating the oak for T. Quercus , of which 
I took two dozen, and dislodged a 
splendid pair of A. Iris in copuld, which 
were, owing to the heavy manner of 
flight, easily captured. This was in the 
evening, and during the previous part of 
the day I took a male and female of the 
same insect in prime order. C. Cardui 
is also plentiful, likewise C. Edusa . — 
A. Russell, Ashford ; August 3. 
Captures in Wiltshire. — Although a 
thorough entomologist — at least so far as 
Lepidoptera is concerned — and a con- 
stant reader of the ‘ Intelligencer,’ I have 
never before addressed myself to your 
pages, but during last week I had such 
good success in capturing no less than 
eight Culias Edusa, that 1 feel bound to 
acquaint your readers with the fact. I 
was staying atNetlleton, in the North of 
Wiltshire, and after two days’ rain, the 
air being very humid, I thought I might 
be successful enough to meet at least 
with something rare, and seeing so many 
clover fields, 1 happened to see and 
capture one in a lane ; the next day 
another near the same spot, and on the 
following day no less than six more. I 
also met with Grapta C-albuin, the first 
I ever saw in a live state, which I 
captured settled on a twig. I also 
captured Vanessa Cardui , which is only 
the second I have seen in these parts 
within the last eight years. I shall be 
willing to exchange a few — as I only 
care to keep a pair — with any of your 
readers who may forward me a list of 
their duplicates and desiderata. —Mar- 
tin Waxtson, 15, Stall Street, Bath; 
August 3. 
Prodelia literalis.— During the past 
week I have taken this species, the first 
time I believe it has been captured in 
Devonshire.— E. S. No it combe, Exeter; 
August 3. 
Pamphila Actceon. — Mrs. Payne 
wishes me to stale that ill health has 
prevented an extensive capture of this 
insect, and she is thus precluded from 
supplying the numerous applicants of 
last year. — H. T. Stainton ; August 3. 
Acrongcta Megacephala. — At the end 
of May and beginning of June last, I 
took the larvae of this insect full fed, and 
put them into my breeding-cage, and 
now the moths are making their appear- 
ance: I am also taking the larvae full 
fed at the present time. Other years I 
have always found the larvae full fed at 
the beginning of August. Can it be 
double - brooded ? — E. G. Baldwin, 
Albany House , Barnsbury ; July 31. 
Both species of Colias. — I beg to inform 
you that about a dozen specimens of C. 
Edusa and one of C. Hyale were cap- 
tured at Riddlesdown on the 1st iust. — 
Ciias. LIealv, 4, Bath Place , Ilagger- 
ston, N.E.; August 3. 
Sphinx Larvae. — On the 22nd of this 
month, in company with a friend, we 
found two very fine larvae of A. Atropos, 
which have since buried, also upwards of 
fifty S. Ligustri ; the latter I shall be 
glad to exchange with any person re- 
quiring them for any insects numbered in 
the Appendix to the ‘ Manual,’ 59, 69, 91, 
196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 209, 210, 
395, 397, 399, 414, 443. It is very 
curious that although there was abun- 
dance of Ligustrum in the same place, I 
could not find one upon it ; they were 
principally upon Viburnum Tinus, some 
upon Lonicera Tartarica , two upon 
Phillyrea angustifolia, and one upon Ilex 
aquifoliwn. — Wm. H. Gower, Canbury 
Fields, Kingston ; July 27. 
Anthrocera Minos at Oban.— I may as 
well mention that I learned from A. and 
J. Somerville, of this city, last year, that 
they saw A. Minos in great abundance 
to the south of Oban in 1854.— T. Chap- 
man, Glasgow ; July 26. 
Pieris IJaplidicc. — I beg to record the 
capture, near here, of this insect, yester- 
day. There was a strong wind blowing 
at the time ; and as I was walking along, 
