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think those obtained at the higher elevation are more brightly 

 coloured than those taken lower down. This insect comes 

 commonly to sugar, but I usually take the males hunting about 

 quite a week before they come to food. It strikes me that 

 many insects do not feed freely until they have mated. Comes 

 to light. 



H. rectilinea. — I do not think this insect was observed here 

 till 1873. It is now pretty frequent at sugar some seasons. 



Chloantha solidaginis. — Rare. The only specimen of this 

 insect which I have seen at rest in the day time, looked very 

 peculiar, as it had buried its head between the interstices of the 

 bark of a rugged birch and was holding on by its fore legs, the 

 body and rolled up wings sticking out perpendicularly from the 

 trunk. I took it at first to be the stump of a broken 

 branchlet, but on touching it found it was soft, and boxed it 

 accordingly. I took another specimen down near my house 

 on a ragwort blossom close to a large bed of Hypericum. I was 

 in hopes I had got perspicillaris, but was disappointed. It is 

 curious that the nearest Vaccinium is three quarters of a mile 

 away on the other face of the hill, with a difference of elevation 

 ot nearly 500 feet. 



C. exoleta. — Abundant, and may be met with at times during 

 nine months in the year, and indeed it is hard to say whether 

 it might not be met with in every month except July. Comes 

 freely to sugar and blossom, and occasionally to light. 



Cucullia chamomilloe. — Frequent at campion blossom some 

 seasons. This is an earlier insect here than iimbratka^ and is 

 usually becoming worn when the latter appears. When the white 

 campion comes early into blossom, I have no difficulty in 

 obtaining a few specimens of cha?nomillcB. 



C. wnbratica. — Common, or I should say " abundant " some 

 seasons, although I scarcely saw one in 1872. It is particularly 

 partial to campion, rhododendron and turncap lily, and is at 

 times quite a pest. It does not appear to be shy of the lantern, 

 as I have turned the light full upon it whilst hovering at the 

 blossoms without disturbing it in the least. It usually appears 

 towards the end of June. 



Anarta myrtilli. — Not common. Occurs sparingly among the 

 heather and Vacanium, about 600 feet up. 



Abrostola tirtkce. — Abundant, at all sorts of blossom. I think 

 some of our specimens are darker than those from the south. 



Plusia chrysitis. — Locally abundant; particularly partial to 



