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THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
lo the flowers of scarlet Geranium and 
Verbena. — George Harding, juii., Sta- 
pleton, near Bristol; Sept. 27. 
Sphinx Convolvuli. — On the evening 
of the 26th inst. I had the pleasure of 
capturing this insect, hovering over tlie 
hlossoins of the Petunia. — 11. H. Fuem- 
LIN, Wateringhury ; Sept.2ti. 
Sphinx Convolvuli. — The day before 
yesterday I took, on palings, a tolerable 
specimen of this insect. — Rev. E. Hor- 
ton, Wick, Worcester; Sept. 28. 
Sphinx Convolvuli. — A beautiful spe- 
cimen was brought me on the 21st inst. 
For two seasons I have killed nearly all 
my insects with chloroform, and lind it the 
most speedy and ellicacions way. — W. B. 
Graham, Sharnbrook, Beds ; Sept. 28. 
Sphinx Convolvuli . — I have now in my 
possession a female Sphinx Convolvuli, 
which I took to-day at Thorne, near here. 
— Charles Roherts, L 7m Stnet, Wake- 
Jield ; Sept. 28. 
Sphinx Convolvuli. — Tvvo captures of 
this insect have been made here during 
the past week, one of which, a very per- 
fect specimen, is in tny possession. — H.J. 
Stubds, Henley-on-Thanics ; Sept. 28. 
Sphinx Convolvuli. — I had a specimen 
of tliis speeies brought me this morning 
by a tradesman in the town, who found 
it on his shutters. Unfortunately it had 
rubbed its fore wings considerably, but 
the body and hind wings are perfect. — 
J. F. Moon, Ityde ; Sept. 28. 
Sphinx Convolvuli. — 7’his has been 
nearly as plentiful as it was here in 1846, 
five specimens of it having been taken in 
our garden during the past week, some of 
them after 10 p. m.. Petunias and scarlet 
geraniums being the chief objects of at- 
traction. In this interval of twelve years 
1 have only met with one other, in 1856. 
On the 24 th of this month two specimens 
of Cynthia Curdui (an insect which I have 
not observed in this neighbouihood for 
several years) made their ap]>earancc 
on heliotrope. — Frederick Walker, 
Southgate, N.; Sipt.2i). 
Sphinx Convolvuli at Putney. — Last 
week I had brought me a specimen of 
this insect ; it was found dead in a flower- 
bed on Putney Hill ; its head was rather 
mutilated, having apparently been bitten 
by a mouse, but the wings were in a 
tolerably good condition. About three 
weeks ago I had brought me, from the 
same garden, a fine larva of Acherontia 
Atropos ; it turned in as soon as I put it 
in my breeding-cage ; it has not yet made 
its appearance as a moth. — J. Stevens, 
Upper Richmond Road, Wandsworth; 
Sept. 29. 
Acherontia Atropos bred. — Yesterday 
I had the pleasure of breeding a fine 
specimen of A. Atropos. I took the full- 
fed larva on the 14th of July; it went 
down on the 17th, and on the 13th of 
August I took it up a fine chrysalis, so 
that it had been in that state about forty 
days, which I think is quick work. A 
friend of mine (J. Mounser, of Charlton 
Wharf) captured a specimen of the same 
insect yesterday, in good condition, on 
the stern rail of H.M.S. Edgar, lying on 
the slip in the Dockyard. — John Potter, 
37, St. Mary St., Woolwich ; Sept. 21. 
Acherontia Atropos. — On the 20th inst. 
R. S.Stedman, Esq., surgeon, of this place, 
had an Acherontia Atropos brought him, 
but not a very large one : it was the lirst 
I have seen this season. Lust month I 
took three specimens of Catocala Nupta ; 
] am informed they have been plentiful 
in this part. — W. B. Graham, Sham- 
brook, Beds ; Sept. 28. 
Acherontia Atropos. — On the 20ih inst. 
a perfect male of this insect was brought 
to me by a lamplighter. — J. F. Moon, 
Ryde ; Sept. 28. 
Synia Musculosa. — On the 1.5lh of 
August I visited Brighton, for the pur- 
jHise of taking Colius Ednsa ami llyalv, 
when 1 met with an insect, at rest on a 
flower, which was (|uilc a stranger to me : 
by the aid of the ‘ iMauual ’ I made it out 
to he .S', Musculosa, and I am since iu- 
fonued hy my friend Mr. Bond it is a 
