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Luperina testacea. Common. 



„ basilinea Do. 

 Xylophasia rurea. Common. 

 „ lithoxylea. Do. 



„ polyodon. Do. 



„ hepatica. Bred by myself from a larva found hybernating at Powers - 

 court. The caterpillar of this species passes into the pupa state in 

 spring, without feeding a second time. 

 Triphsena pronuba. Common. 

 „ orbona. Do. 



* „ interjecta. At Kingstown. Not uncommon. 



* „ janthina. 



„ fimbria. Hybernating larva?, by Mr. Hogan, and by myself at Kingstown. 

 Cerigo cytherea. Two specimens in Mr. Tardy's collection ; also at Kingstown. 

 Segetia Xanthographa. Common. 

 Rusina ferruginea. Mr. Tardy's collection. 

 Noctua baja. Do. 



„ umbrosa. Kingstown. 

 „ bella. Mr. Tardy's collection. 

 „ festiva. Do. 



„ brunnea. Do. Mr. Bristow. 



„ C. nigrum. Do. 

 Chersotis plecta. Pupae not uncommon at roots of elms, at Rathfarnham and 

 elsewhere. 

 „ porphyrea. (?) Mr. Tardy's collection. 

 „ haworthii. Do. 



Spaelotis augur. Mr. Haughton ; at Kingstown in plenty. 



* „ ravida. (?) 



„ praecox. Taken on the coast by Dr. Ball and others. 

 * Agrotis suffusa. 



„ ripae. This rare species has, I understand, been taken by the well-known 



collector, Mr. Weaver, of Birmingham. 

 ,, segetum. Common. 



„ lunigera. Mr. J. F. Stephens ; Mr. Clear (Cork). 

 „ exclamationis. Common. 

 „ valligera. Mr. Hogan (Kerry). 

 „ tritici. Do. do. 



„ putris. Pupae common at elms. 



„ fumosa. Mr. Hogan (Kerry). In reference to this genus, I cannot but 

 think that several other species belonging to it might be found by a 

 careful search. 

 *Neuria saponariae. (?) 



Cerapteryx graminis. Mr. Bristow and others. 

 *Heliophobus popularis. Kingstown. 

 Taeniocampa gothica. Common. 

 „ instahilis. Do. 



„ stabilis. Do. 



„ cruda. Do. The remark made upon the genus Agrotis ap- 



plies even more to the present. 

 Orthosia ypsilon. Mr. Tardy's collection. 

 „ lota. Do. 



„ macilenta (Hub). Do. 

 Anthocelis litura. Do. 



„ pistacina. Do. Larvae, common at Rathfarnham and 



elsewhere, feeding on oak, lime, &c, in May. 

 Scoliopteryx libatrix. Generally distributed. 

 Cosmia affinis. One empty pupa, by myself. Rathfarnham. 

 Euperia trapetzina. Generally distributed. 

 * „ fulvago. (?) 



Xanthia silago. Mr. Tardy's collection ; and at Kingstown, beaten from oaks and 

 alder. 



