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the low damp meadows. The female appears when the males are getting wasted, 

 and is a smaller and very differentl} 7 marked insect. She is very sluggish, 

 and remains, unless stirred up, amongst the stems of the long grass and 

 other such herbage. I never saw the insect in Suffolk. (C.) 



51. G. trilinea. — Very common at light and sugar. Since coming into 

 Derb) r shire, I have taken two remarkably fine specimens of the variety Bilinea, 

 but did not meet with it in Suffolk. 



N.B. — The variety termed Bilinea, of Haworth, is taken commonly with 

 the light variety in Combs Wood, near Stowmarket, at sugar, in June. (B.) 



52. C. morpheus. — This, I believe, uncommon insect, was plentiful at Brandes- 

 ton, coming to light. It occurred also, but much more rarely, at Playford. 



N.B. — This is a common insect in the neighbourhood of Stowmarket. (B.) 



53. C. alsines. — Common at light. 



N.B.— Occurs but sparingly at Stowmarket, in July. (C.) 



54. C. Blanda. — Common at light. 



55. C. cubicularis. — Common at light. 



56. H. tenebrosa. — Very common at light, that is, the male; I only once 

 met with the female, and that by beating. 



N.B. — I have seen the female at sugar in tolerable plenty in Hants, and 

 Bucks. She is a very difficult insect to box, jumping off as soon as ever 

 the lantern appears, and when boxed ceaselessly banging about, to the utter 

 destruction of her plumage. (C.) 



57. A. puta. — Occurs but rarely in the neighbourhood of Stowmarket. (B.) 



58. A. suffusa. — Not at all common. On nettles. 



N.B. — Very common at sugar in the neighbourhood of Stowmarket. (B.) 



59. A. segetum. — Greviously abundant at sugar. 



60. A. exclamationis. — Greviously abundant at sugar. When I was in 

 Gloucestershire, a large high bank was being unsodded. The pupa? of these 

 two species occurred there in almost incredible numbers. The labourers knowing 

 that I was a "flycatcher," used to bring them to me by sixes and sevens, 

 and I thus secured some beautiful varieties. 



61. A. corticea. — I took splendid specimens of this insect at light. It is 

 very obstreperous in a room, and has a fatal penchant for the light. 



N.B. — Occurs but sparingly at sugar, in the neighbourhood of Stowmarket. (C.) 



62. A. nigricans. — Extremely common at sugar. 



N.B. — I have taken this insect during the last fortnight, (July 27th.,) on 

 the flowers of the lime and sweet chesnut. (C.) 



63. A. tritici. — Extremely common at sugar. 



N.B. — On flowers of lime and sweet chesnut at Stowmarket. (C.) 



64. A. aquilina. — Common at sugar at Brandeston, but not found at all at 

 Playford. I should not have given this species thus confidently, being wholly 

 unable to distinguish it myself, had I not taken up a boxful to London, 

 mixed with Tritici, etc. At a meeting of the Entomological Society, Mr. 

 Bond kindly pointed out the Aquilinas. 



N.B. — On lime flowers and sweet chesnut. The latter tree is, I find, a 

 capital bait for Noctuce. They swarm over the blossoms, and soon get in- 

 toxicated, and upon a slight touch fall to the ground. (C.) 



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