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Dianthoecia cucubali, Fues.— A few larvae on Bilene infiata, at Inch, 

 Lough Swilly. 



D. nana, Rott. — Common on Antrim coast at Portrush and Bally- 

 castle, also at Magilligan. 

 We found D. capsopMla very abundant on the lyough Swilly shores, and 

 D. nana rare, whereas we found the latter abundant on Antrim coast, and 

 D. capsopMla rare. 



Polia Chi, Linn. — Common. 



Epunda lutulenta, Bork.— One or two specimens. 



Miselia oxyacanthas, Linn. — Common. 



Ag-riopis aprilina, Linn.— Two specimens from pupae. 



Phlogophora meticulosa, Linn.— Common at ivy-bloom. We only 

 once took a specimen of the June brood. 



Euplexialucipara, Linn.— Common. 



Aplecta occulta, Linn. — One specimen. 



Hadena adusta, Bsp. — Fairly common. 



H. grlauca, Hiib. — Rare. In 1879, we sent Mr. Birchall a very light- 

 coloured variety. This species was not in Mr. Birchall's list. Mr. 

 Kane reports it from Co. Westmeath. 



H. dentina, Bsp. — One specimen at Magilligan. 



H. dissimilis, Knoch. \ 



H. olcracca, Linn. v Common. 



H. thalassina, Rott. j 



H. pisi, Linn. — Rather rare. 



Xylocampa areola, Ksp. — Common. 



Calocampa vetusta, Hiib. ) qqujujoji, 



C. cxolcta, Linn. ) 



CucuIIia umbratica, Linn. — Common. 



Conoptera liHsatrix, Linn. — Common. 



HalOrostoIa tripartita, Hufn. — Rather rare. 



H. triplasia, Linn. — Common. 



Plusla chrysitis, Linn, v 



P. festucae, Linn. 



P. iota, Linn. 1 Common. 



P. pulchrina, Haw. I 



P. gramma, Linn. ] 



P. Interrogation is, Linn. — Local. We took both larvae and imag- 

 ines abundantly at Kilderry, some six miles from Derry. 



Euclidia mi, Clerck — Very common on Magilligan sandhills. 



Heliothis scutosa, Schifif.— My brother took a single specimen, flying 

 in the sun, about 4 p.m., 19th August, 1878, near Buncrana, Lough 

 Swilly. Mr. Birchall identified the insect, and wrote to us on 19th 

 vSeptember 1878 : — " Yours is, so far as I know, the first authentic 

 British specimen ; at least, all the previous ones have been doubted." 

 The food plant, Artemisia campestris, grows on the shores not far from 

 the spot where the specimen was caught. If any brother naturalist 

 wishes to try for this very rare species, I shall be happy to direct 

 him to the exact locality. 



Anarta myrtilli, Linn.— Common. 



(TO BE conci,ude:d.) 



