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Hydrcecia micacea, Esp. 



Isle of May: one, September 1908; two, 5th September 1910, 

 10 p.m., and one in morning of 13th; one, night of 13th August 

 191 1, one (<$), 23rd September, and one ( $ ), nth October; 

 one (<$), September 191 2; two on 16th and 27th August, two on 

 9th, and one on 27th September 1913 (all <$ ) ; one (<), beginning 

 of August 1914. 



St Abb's Head: one, night of 25th September 1913. 



Inchkeith : one in August 191 1 ; one, night of 26th September 

 I9I3- 



Axylia putris, Linn. 



Isle of May: one (9), second half of July 1914. 



Xylophasia rurea, Fab. 

 Isle of May: two in summer of 1909. 



Xylophasia polyodon, L., Dbl. Cat. (Dark Arches). 



Isle of May : the commonest and most frequent visitor to the 

 lantern, my records, which are very numerous, ranging from 1885 

 down to the present year, and from iSth June (1913) to 26th 

 September (1909). Their numbers are greatest from about the 

 middle of July to the middle of August, when 100 to 200 have 

 frequently been captured in a single night. Both sexes come to 

 the light, but the males predominate (see note at end). 



St Abb's Head: six, six, and fourteen on nights of 12th July 

 1913, 1st and 14th July 1914 respectively (common at Isle of May 

 on the last-mentioned night). 



Barnsness : two, 3rd August 1911; nine in August 1912; 

 three, 2nd July 1913 ; fourteen in July 1914. 



Bass Rock: many, night of 17th August 1909 (common also 

 at Isle of May) ; five in latter part of July, and one in September 

 1 9 13; three in August 19 14. 



Fidra: a number on various dates from August 1909 to 

 August 19 13. 



Inchkeith : ten (7 , 3 ? ), July 1912 ; ten (8 <$ , 2 ? ), August 

 1913, and one, night of 26th September; ten (5 S, 5 ? ), July 1914. 



CJiarceas graminis, L. (Antler). 



Isle of May : many occurrences from September 1885 onwards ; 

 the following are definite : Common on night of 30th August 

 1910; ?, morning of 13th September 1910; common, night of 



