Macro- Lcpidoptcra of the Londondcny District. 45 



A. corticea, Hub. — One specimen. 



A. nigricans, Unn.— Occurs, but not commonly. 



A. tritrici, Ivinn. \ 



A. cursoria, Bork. J Very abundant at Mai^illi^ran. 



A. praecox, Linn. ; 



A. aquilina, Iliib. \ ^ ,^ . ^ ,, .,,. 



( Both species at Majnlhtran. 

 A. obclisca, Hiib. } "^ ^ 



A. agathina, Dup. — Not common; we succeded in rearing some 

 beautiful specimens by keeping the larvae in a large flower pot, 

 covered with gauze, in the open air. 



A. strigrula, Thunb.— Common. 



Noctua glareosa, Esp.— Fairly common. 



N. augur. Fab. \ 



N. plecta, Linn. / ^ 



> Common. 

 N. c-nigrum, Lmn. i 



N. fjrunnea.. Fab. / 



N. triangulum, Hufn. — One specimen reared from larvae. 



N. f estiva, Hiib. — Fairly common. 



N. dahlii, Hiib. — Common at Magilligan and on Lough S willy shores. 



N. umbrosa, Hiib. j 



N. baia. Fab. ; Common. 



N. xanthographa, Fab. / 



Triphaena ianthina, Bsp. 



T. fimbria, Linn. , ^ 



> Common. 



T. comes, Hiib. 



T. pronuba, Linn. 



Mania typica, Linn.-Rare. We reared one specimen from a lar\-a. 



Mr. Milne has taken it once or twice. 

 IVI. m aura, Linn.— A few specimens. 

 Pachnobia rubricosa, Fab.— Rare. 

 Teeniocampa gothica, Linn. —Common. 



T. incerta, Hufn. i ^ 



[ Common. 

 T. stabilis. View . 3 



T. populeti, Fab.— One specimen from pupa. 



Orthosia Iota, Clerck— Rather rare. 



O. macilenta, Hiib. ) ^^^^^^,^ 



Anchocelis pistacina, Fab. ) 



Cerastis vaccinii, Linn.— Common. 



Scopelosoma satellitia, Linn.— Common. 



Xantliia fulvago, Linn.— Common. 



X. f lavago, Fab.-Common. Mr. Milne took a beautiful variety, with 



the forewings of a uniform brick-red colour. 

 X. circellaris, Hufn.— Common. 

 Calymnia trapezina, Linn.— Not_common. 

 Dianthoecia capsophila, Dup.-Very common on Lough Swilly 



shores and on coasts wherever Silcne mariiima grows. 

 D. capsincola, Hub.-A few specimens from larv^ at Lough Swilly. 



