94 ANNALS OF SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY 



Setina irrorella. Larvae abundant on rocks on the coast near Eye- 

 mouth, September 1894. Surely it must occur in like situations 

 in the seaward portion of the " Forth " area also. 



Euchelia jacobcece. Abundant on coast links at Westbarns, North 

 Berwick, Luffness, and Largo ; one, Dalmeny Park, 2nd June 

 1895 (from Mr. C. Campbell). 



Nemeophila russula. Aberfoyle larvae in April; moths, 2yth May. 

 N. plantaginis. Bavelaw, Kirknewton, Ravensnook near Peni- 

 cuik, Lomonds, etc. 



Spilosoma lubricipeda. Reared from larva? got in gardens at Aber- 

 lady, September 1885, 1887, 1892, and 1896. Stands in 

 Stewart's Edinburgh list (1809), but Lowe and Logan never 

 met with it. 



Hepiahis hcctus. Aberfoyle, 23rd May ; have never seen it in 

 neighbourhood of Edinburgh. H. sylvinus. Braid Hills, 

 Portobello, etc. H. velleda and H. hipulinus are among our 

 commonest moths. 



Dasychira fascelina. Found several pupae on Tentsmuir, June 

 1885. 



Orgyia antiqua. Larvae on roses, Tynefield, 1860-64; pupae and 

 moths abundant on moor near Thornton, September 1893; 

 Tynninghame, September 1889 (G. Pow). 



Bom by x riibi. Pentlands, both east and west, on many occasions ; 

 observed many of the moths on wing in Boghall Valley on 5th 

 June 1895, and counted about 50 larvae on 9th November 

 last; Selms, 1887 and 1895; etc. B. quercus, v. calluncz. 

 Larvae, Callander, May 1894; and common about Aberfoyle 

 during April and May 1896 one "spinning up" 24th May, 

 and moth emerged, 5th July. 



Odonestis potatoria. Reared from larvae found near Callander in 

 May 1894. During April and May 1896 the larvae were 

 abundant in damp, rushy spots all round Aberfoyle, and at 

 Lake of Menteith. Blank for " Forth " in " Lep. Scot." 



Saturnia pavonia (-carpini}. Observed annually on the Pent- 

 lands ; Ravensnook, Lomonds, Doune, etc. 



Drepana lacertinaria. Miss Balfour, Whittinghame, has kindly 

 shown me a specimen taken at Pressmenan, loth July 1872. 

 Not marked "Forth" in Buchanan - White's "Lep. Scot." 

 D. fakataria. Tentsmuir, June 1895 (D. H. Low). 



Cerura vinula. Seldom met with about Edinburgh now. Several 

 reared from larvae off willows, Braid Burn, August 1870; one, 

 Drylaw, near Davidson's Mains, May 1873; larvae, Tentsmuir, 

 July 1885, and near Markinch, August 1895. 



