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Agrotis obelisca, Hb. 



Isle of May: 2 J, 1 9 on night of 14th, five (both sexes) 

 on 17th, and 3 ^ , 2 9 on 24th August 191 1; 1 6, August 1912; 

 2 (J, 1 $ on 13th, 5(5,5 ? on 15th, and twelve (7 , 5 9), 27th 

 and 28th August 1913; four (3 < , 1 9) in beginning of August 19 14. 



St Abb's Head: two (3) on night of 29th August 1913. 



Bass Rock: one (3) in August 1914. 



Agrotis strigula, Thnb. (porphyrea, Hb.). 



Isle of May: two (^) on night of 20th July 1911; one (<$) 

 in end of July 1912; one on night of 12th July, and another in 

 third week of July 1914. 



St Abb's Head: six (2 , 4 9) on night of 12th July 191 3; 

 twenty-seven (12 ^,15 9 ) on night of 12th July 1914. 



Fidra: one in summer of 1910. 



Inchkeith : four ( <$ ) in second and third weeks of July 1914. 



Agrotis lucemea, L. (Northern Rustic). 



Isle of May: one worn specimen ( $ ), 2nd Sept. 1910; for 

 191 1 the records are 4 ^ 3 9 between 10 and n p.m. on 13th 

 July, 6 <$ 5 9 on the night of the 20th, 1 <$ on the 28th, two on 

 night of 14th August, three on the 17th, and 1 <$ on the 24th; for 

 1912 3 S 3 ? on night of 22nd June, 1 9 on the 2 7th, twenty-four 

 (both sexes, but females predominating) on 3rd July, 2 $ 4 9 on the 

 1 2th, three on the 22nd, 1 ? at beginning of August, 1 on 14th, 

 and 1 9 in middle of September; for 1913 1 $ on 18th June, 

 6 $ 1 9 on 9th July, 2 9 on the nth, 13 S 8 ? on the 26th, 2 <$ 

 8 9 about 1st August, 2 $ 9? on the 13th, 4 $ 7 9 on the 15th, 

 and 5 9 on the 27th; for 1914 8 $ 6 9 on 21st June and 7th 

 July, 7 2 9 on 1 2 th and 13th July, 4 $ 14 ? in third week of July, 

 and 2 (J 3 ? in the beginning of August. 



Fidra: three, summers of 1909 and 1910; one (6) in 

 July 1913. 



Inchkeith: one () in July 19 13; one (9) in July 19 14. 



Noctua augur, Hb. 

 Isle of May: one (9) in middle of July 19 14. 



Noctua plecta, L. (Flame Shoulder). 



Isle of May: one (), 1 8th June 191 3; two before midnight, 

 14th June 1914. 



