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southwards. Type. Centro - meridional. * Type in 



Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. June- September. Larva. Sep- 

 tember-May. Food-plant. Birch, sallow, broom, and low plants. 



janthina Esp. Common. Agrestal and nemoral. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray 000 



West. Solway Clyde § West-Ross o 



Lat. 54°4o"-57°4o". Range in Europe. Central and southern. 



Type. Centro-meridional. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. July, August. Larva. September- 

 May. Food-plant. Ivy and low plants. 



AGROTIS Ochsen. 

 LUCERNEA L. Not common. Rupestral (usually maritime). 

 Distribution — East g Forth Tay Dee Moray 000 



West. [Solway Clyde] 0000 



Lat. 56°-57°5o\ Range in Europe. High Alps, Pyrenees, 



Britain, Sweden, Finland. Type. Septentrional. Type 



in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. Larva. September-May. Food- 

 plant. Low plants. 



SIMULANS Hufn. (1767); pyrophila F. Not common. 

 Agrestal (often maritime). 



Distribution — East, o Forth Dee Moray. 0000 



West o Clyde 000 



Lat. 55°4o"-57°4o" Range in Europe. Nearly throughout. 



Type. European. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance — imago. June-August. Larva. September- 

 May. Food-plant. Low plants. 



OBSCURA Brahm. (1790); ravida Hb. (after 1800). Not 

 common. Agrestal. 



Distribution — East. o Forth 000000 



West. Solway Clyde 000 



Lat. 55°-56°. Range in Europe. Central and northern. 



Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. English. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. July, August. Larva. September- 

 May. Food-plant. Low plants. 



(To be continued.) 



