44 The Irish Nahcralist. 



Tapinostola fulva, Hlib.— Common. We took some beautiful 

 varieties of a bright brick-red colour. We took the larvae in the root- 

 stems of the Cotton-grass and succeeded in rearing many specimens. 

 We published full description of the larvae in the Entomologist, 

 November, 1883. 



Hydroecia nictitans, Bork.— Rather rare. 



H. micacea, Esp. — Common, 



Axylia putris, Linn. — Common. 



Xylophasia rurea, Fab.) ^ 



X. lithoxylea, Fab. ) 



X. monoglypha, Hufn. — Very common ; the black variety occurs 

 but not commonly. 



Chardsas gram in is, Linn. — Common. Mr. Milne carefully observed 

 this species and noticed that the males fly in large numbers in 

 the early morning while scarcely a female is to be seen, and that 

 on the other hand the females abound at night when hardly a male is 

 to be seen. I suppose the females, after spending the night upon the 

 wing, rest upon the herbage in the morning when the males are flying. 



Cerlgo matura, Hufn. One specimen taken at Giant's Causeway. 



Luperina testacea, Hiib. — A few specimens. 



lYIamestra albicolon, Hiib. — One specimen at Magilligan. 



IVI. furva, Hiib. — A few specimens at Ballynagard. 



M. brassicse, Linn. — Common. 



Apamea basilinea, Fab.) Common. 



A. gremina, Hiib. > 



A. Icucostigma, Hiib. — We always found this species at Ragwort 

 flowers. We found it abundant only in certain seasons, usually 

 alternate years. We took many beautiful varieties. 



A. didyiYia, Esp. — Very common. We took some abnormal varieties 

 which Mr. Birchall identified for us. 



IVIiana strigilis, Clerck \ 



WI. fasciuncula, Haw. > Common. 



IVI. literosa, Haw. J 



IVI. bicoloria, Vill. — Rather rare. 



M. arcuosa, Haw. — This species was not included in Mr. Birchall's 

 list. We took a few specimens at the Giant's Causeway, also a few 

 here at Ballynagard. Mr, Milne has also taken it here. 



Celaena haworthil, Curt. — Common in the bogs. We took the larvae 

 in the root-stems of the Cotton-grass, and published description in 

 Entomologist, November, 1883. 



Stilbia anomala, Haw. — Common on the coast: Giant's Causeway, 

 Magilligan, and Buncrana. 



Caradrina alsines, Brahm — Rather rare. 



C. quadripunctata, Fab. — Very common. 



C. morpheus, Hufn. — One specimen at Magilligan. 



AgTotis vestlgrialis, Hufn. — Common on the Derry and Antrim coasts. 



A, suffusa, Hiib. \ 



A. saucia, Hiib. / ^ 



\ Common. 

 A scgctum, Schiff". 



A. cxclamationis, Linn. 



