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Gracilaria stveederella. — Common everywhere among oak-trees 

 in June. 



G. strainiiieella. — Rare. The specimen I have I beat off 

 sycamore early in May. 



G. populetorum. — I have only taken two specimens of this 

 insect here. 



G. elongella. — Common. The ground colour varies from pale 

 lemon to light chocolate brown. 



G, triiigipeniiella. — Locally frequent during the summer. 



G. symtgella. — Abundant everywhere j last year the foliage of 

 many of the ash-trees was entirely shrivelled up by the larvae. 



G. auroguttella. — Locally plentiful in a bed of Hypericum near 

 Moncreiffe House in July. It is a pretty sight to see them flit- 

 ting about in the afternoon sunshine. 



Coriscium cucidipennellum. — Either uncommon or has been 

 overlooked. I took one specimen last May in my garden, 

 hybernated. 



C. sulphurellum, — Not uncommon, but local. I have taken it 

 both in autumn and spring. I am not aware that this insect has 

 been commonly observed on this side of the Border. 



Ornix betiilcE. — To be beaten out of birch in June at all alti- 

 tudes, most frequently at and above 500 feet. Common where 

 it occurs but not plentiful. 



O. logafieila. — To be taken at the same time and in the same 

 localities as the last. 



Coleophora limosipennella and C liitipennella. — Not common, 

 or overlooked. 



C. fiiscedinelia. — I have beaten this insect off dog-wood in July, 

 with no elm or alder near. 



C. gryphipeimella. — Not common, or overlooked. 



C. alcyonipennella. — Plentiful among natural grass in June near 

 Moncreiffe House. 



C. albicosta. — Common in May among or near the food-plant 

 (Ulex). 



C. anniilatella. — Frequent in May, especially near the river- 

 side. 



C. murinipennella. — Abundant in the same place and at the 

 same season as C. alcyonipennella. 



C. caspititiella. — I have taken this little moth in my shrub- 

 bery. It must have travelled some distance, as there are no 

 rushes within half a mile that I know of. It is nowhere very 

 plentiful here even amongst the food-plant. 



