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Boisduval, of which Caradrina iners of Treitschke is a 
variety.” It has subsequently been repeatedly taken in the 
north of England and in Scotland in July and August, and 
is now in most collections. 
Orthosia hyperborea, Dalman. The capture of the first 
British specimen is recorded by Mr. Douglas in the Ento¬ 
mologist, page 105, as Agrotis -. Mr. Douglas took it 
on Cairn Gowr, in Perthshire, at an elevation of 3,000 feet. 
It remained unique in this country till the past season, when 
a second specimen was taken in Scotland by Mr. Foxcroft, 
and is now in the collection of Mr. Bond. The specimen 
taken by Mr. Douglas is described and figured in Hum¬ 
phrey's and Westwoods British Moths, vol. 1, p. 118, pi. 
xxiii. fig. 13, as Agrotis alpina . 
Orthosia ruticilla, Esper. Of the insect which Mr. 
Stephens supposed to be the ruticilla of Esper, two speci¬ 
mens only have been met with in this country; they were 
exhibited by Mr. Stephens at the February meeting of the 
Entomological Society in 1850—“ Of these specimens one 
had been sent to Mr. Shepherd by Mr. Edleston; and the 
other, which was extremely wasted, was taken by Mr. 
Stainton at Sheffield in June, 1847.” It seems now gene¬ 
rally admitted, that these cannot be truly the continental 
'ruticilla, but their real name has not yet been ascertained. 
Gl.zea erythrocephala, W. Y.; in the collection of Mr. 
H. Cooke of Hastings, who thus records the capture, Zoo¬ 
logist for 1849, page 2404—“ In November, 1847, whilst 
sugaring in the parish of Hurst (about seven miles from 
Brighton) I had the good fortune to meet with a fine speci¬ 
men of this insect in company with Glcea Vaccinii and G . 
spadicea. It at once attracted my attention as being some- 
thing fresh, but I could not discover what it was, nor could 
an y of my neighbours assist me. A short time since I showed 
to Mr. Douglas, and also to Mr. S. Stevens; and ultimately 
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