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WCP2980

Letter (WCP2980.2870)

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CORFE,

COLLEGE ROAD,

NORWICH.

April 21st 1910

Dr Alfred R. Wallace

Dear Sir

You will remember writing1 to me a short time ago with reference to a large Casmid taken by the Revd A Miles Moss2 in Peru.

I have now received the moth. Unfortunately it was somewhat damaged in transit but not seriously. I am sorry I am not a draughtsman, but I enclose a sketch shewing the exact size and the position of the markings, which possibly may enable you [2] to identify it.

The ground colour is blackish brown, shewing a green and blue gloss in some lights.

The fore wings are mottled with ochreous brown, especially along margins, and have an oblique white band almost crossing wings and a white irregular blotch towards lip.

The hind wings bear two rows of cream coloured spots.

I am, dear Sir | yours very truly | H. J. Thouless3 [signature]

1
The letter has not been found.
2
Moss, Arthur Miles (1873-1948). Anglican vicar. Entomologist, botanical collector, lepidopterist, painter and author.
3
Thouless, Henry James (1864-1933). Entomologist. President of the Norwich and Norfolk Naturalists Society, 1915.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2980.2870)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Benny, Ruth [2015-01-16] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-01-16] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Enclosure (WCP2980.8348)

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[hand-drawn pencil sketch of a <i>Castnia</i> moth]

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Enclosure (WCP2980.8348)]

For more information about the transcriptions and metadata, see https://wallaceletters.myspecies.info/content/epsilon

Revision history

Transcribed by Congerton, John [2019-12-17]

Please cite as “WCP2980,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2980