ZOOLOGY. 



TH-E LEPIDOPTEEA OF MONOKEIFIE HILL. 



By Sir THOMAS MONCREIFFE, Bart. 



[Conthmedfro/n Vol. IV. p. 340.) 



TiNEINA. 



Exapate cojigelatella. — Not a common insect here. [Very 

 plentiful in the young Scots-fir plantations with heathtr under- 

 growth, on the Logiealmond range of hills to the west of Dun- 

 keld.] 



CJiimabacche phryganella. — A common autumn insect at Mon- 

 creiffe. Does not appear to vary. 



Cfagella. — Very plentiful in March and April. Especially 

 attached to beech here. I have taken one male, the wings of 

 which are yellowish-wiiite, and quite destitute of markings ; the 

 body, head, and thorax yellow. 



Semioscopis avellanella. — Common in March and April among 

 birch. I. have taken this insect on the wing freely at night with 

 the lantern. 



Diplodoma viargiiiepunctella. — I have rarely met with this in- 

 sect. As there are plenty of fungi, it is probably more common 

 than is supposed. 



OchsenJieimeria birdella. — The only specimens of this insect I 

 have taken were crawling up the grass-stems on a rough bank 

 near the river. I have never seen it on the wing. It ai)pears in 

 July. 



O. hisontdla. — Common, particularly on an open flat at an 

 elevation of 500 feet. 



Ti?iea 7-iistkella. — This insect must feed on other things than 

 cloth, as althougli I take it in the house and in tlic outhouses, I 

 also take it freely in my garden of an evening, and on Moncreiffe 

 Hill up to 700 feet. Those I take at a high elevation are 



