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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
G. Quercifolia, 
A. Leporina, 
A. Myricse, 
A. Cursoria, 
A. rip® 
P. Flavicincta, 
H. Chenopodii, 
X. semibrunneu, 
T. Pastinum. 
I have many other wants, but should 
prefer any of those mentioned. I shall 
soon take P. Comma. Does any one 
want it? — John Poster, Jun.,8, East 
Street, Lewes ; July 27. 
Tinea Semifulvella. — I have taken 
fine specimens of this insect among wil- 
lows, on the coast near Sidmouth ; it also 
occurs at the Land Slip, Boncburch, Isle 
of Wight, where I found it last year. 
— Edward Smith, Sidmouth, Devon; 
July 27. 
Captures near Charlbury. — Charlbury 
is in the neighbourhood of Whychwood 
Forest and Cornbury Park, and seems a 
good situation for insects. I have heard 
(but cannot answer for it) that one speci- 
men of P. Maehaon and one of V. An- 
tiopa were taken here last year, and that 
at Bruern Wood, near Shipton, on the 
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton 
Railway, Apatura Iris is to be taken 
tglerably abundantly. During last year 
and this season I have met with the fol- 
lowing butterflies : — 
Arge Galathea (abundant), 
Cynthia Cardui (four), 
Grapta C-album (one), 
Melilsea Artemis (one), 
Nemeobius Lucina (common), 
Thecla Quercus (rather common), 
Polyommatus Alsus (four), 
„ Agestis (very common), 
Steropes Paniscus (common). 
— W. T. Saunders, Charlbury, near 
Enslone, Oxon ; July 20. 
Apatura Iris. — In a locality a mile or 
two south of Ringwood.a rough meadow, 
surrounded on all sides by small planta- 
tions, except towards the Avon, the 
Emperor butterfly has been unusually 
common this year ; and that it is not 
always difficult of capture the following 
narrative will serve to show : — My brother 
and I were returning from bathing one 
hot day, a fortnight ago, and had just 
arrived at the meadow in question, when 
an exclamation from my brother drew 
my attention to a splendid large butterfly 
sailing about among some alders growing 
in a damp corner. With my net in hand 
I made a rush at the spot ; the creature 
made a lordly swoop in my direction, 
which had the singular effect of taking all 
the breath out of my body ; a furious but 
futile dash of my net sent him careering 
off amongst the trees, and we saw him no 
more. What was it? — Maehaon, the 
White Admiral, the Purple Emperor, or 
a butterfly unknown to the British Fauna? 
We lingered about the spot some time, 
but saw nothing to clear up these anxious 
inquiries. A day or two after I received 
the following tidings from my brother: — 
“ On returning home from bathing yes- 
terday I again encountered the Emperor, 
not far from the spot where we saw it 
before, in the ragwort field. He flew 
bang at me. I aimed a blow with my 
towel, and sent him sprawling on the 
ground, but before I could hit him again 
he was up and away. I pursued him in 
a most excited chase, but of no avail, — 
he gained every step, and left me ex- 
hausted in the rear. I expect, from our 
having seen it twice, the insect is by no 
means uncommon thisyearin this locality. 
Had you not better come over some fine 
morning and take this ‘ royal city of 
waters,’ lest it should be called after my 
name?” And a few days after the fol- 
lowing: — “The royal city is taken! I 
went down and looked for it every day, 
saw it twice, knocked it down again with 
my towel, but all in vain. So I took the 
net, went and waited two hours without 
seeing him : at last he came. I saw him 
on the other side of the field, — raced 
across, and took him easily. Strange to 
