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looked for at flowers, the former flying at dusk, and 
having also, it is said, a taste for wet linen ; the two 
latter in the daytime. The Silver-striped and the Madder 
Hawk-moths occur so rarely that little can be said about 
capturing them. The former is reported to come to 
lighted windows and lamps, or to be found at rest near 
such places ; while the latter, flying over flowers at dawn, 
inculcates the good of early rising : so, if the desire of 
placing this beauty in his collection tempts the young 
entomologist to 
“ Shake off dull sloth, and early rise,” 
it will be only one of numerous benefits that the pursuit 
of natural history brings to its followers. 
After some observations by a few of the members, 
a unanimous vote of thanks was awarded to the 
President for his paper. 
