16 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Camptogramma bilinea fa.-- Common everywhere. Considerable 

 differences in markings. 



Cidaria psittacata. Occasional if the autumn be mild. C. miata. 

 A few specimens usually turn up every autumn. C. corylata. 

 Occasional. C. albo-crenata}- Rare. C. centiiin-notata?- 

 Very common. C. comma-notata?- Rare. C. immanata. Very 

 common. C. marmorata? Occasional. C. siiffinnata. 

 Frequent. C. silaceata. Occasional. C. iestata. Common 

 on the moors. C. populata. Common. C. fulvata. Frequent. 



Eubolia mensuraria. Frequent. E. palumbaria. Seldom found 

 on the east side of the Findhorn. 



Anaitis plagiata. Frequent on the left bank of the Findhorn. 



Chesias spartiata. Plentiful where its food plant (Sparthun scoparium} 

 occurs on the west side of the river Findhorn. C. obliqiiaria. 

 Occasional in the same habitats as the former. 



Tanagra chccrophyllata. Common by the sides of the Findhorn. 



Platypteryx lacertula. A scarce insect, though the birch is general 

 in the parish. P. falcula. Occasional. 



Dicranura vinula. The caterpillars are sometimes very destructive 

 to Populus trcmula, but in Ardclach the perfect insects for the 

 cabinet have usually to be reared. 



Pygtzra bucephala. Occurs in Nairnshire, near the borders o 

 Ardclach. 



Thyatira bails. Has been found sparingly in the sheltered hollows. 

 Cymatophora duplaris. Occasional in the lower reaches of the 

 parish. C. flavicornis. Rare. 



Acronycta psi. Frequent. A. leporina. One specimen in Dulsie 

 Wood, by Mrs. Thomson, June 1884. A. megacephala.- 

 Occasional. A. myricce. Frequent. 



Leucania conigera. - - Frequent. L. lithargyria, - - Frequent. Z. 

 pallens. Frequent. 



Hydrcccia nictitans. Common. A few specimens, with little or no 

 trace of white in the reniform, have occurred. Comes freely to 

 light. H. micacea. Common throughout the autumn months. 

 Easily attracted by light. 



Xylophasia rurea. Common. It may be often found visiting 

 bramble flowers. X. polyodon. The larvae do not appear to do 

 much harm in Nairnshire. A very dark variety is occasionally 

 met with. 



1 A mere variety of C. corylata. ED. " Synonyms of C. tntncata. ED. 



3 A variety of C. immanata. ED. 



