72 The Irish Naturalist. 



By the kindness of my friend Mr, R. Welch, I am enabled to 

 give the illustration (Pi^ate^ 3) which accompanies this paper. 

 It is a photograph of the nest and eggs of a Tern (Arctic or Com- 

 mon) on Mew Island, at the entrance of Belfast I^ough ; here 

 the birds usually lay in slight hollows which they form in the 

 short turf which covers the rocky surface of the island. 



THE 

 MACRO-I.EPIDOPTKRA OF THE I.ONDONDERRY 



DISTRICT, 



BY D. C. CAMPBE^I,!,. 



{Conchided fro77i page 46.) 



GEOMETRY. 



Uropteryx sambucaria, Ivinn, — Rare. Mr. Milne has noticed that 

 the conspicuous swallow-tail often falls a victim to bats, probably 

 owing to its large size and pale yellow wings. This beautiful species 

 was one of the prizes of our early collecting days. 



Epione apiciaria, Schiff. — Common at Ballynagard ; we took it on 

 Ragwort. 



Rumia luteolata, Linn. — Very common. 



Wletrocampa margaritaria, Linn. — Common. 



Ellopia prosapiaria, Linn. — Local. Very common at Kilderry 

 among Scotch firs. We found it very easily attracted by light. 



Selenia Itsilunaria, Esp. — Common. 



Odontoptera bidentata, Clerck > ^ 



Common. 



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Crocallis eling^uaria, Lmn. 



Eugronia qucrcinaria, Hufn.— One or two specimens at Ballynagard. 



Himera pennarla, Linn. — A few specimens. 



Ptiig'alia pedaria, Fab. — Fairly common. 



Nyssia zonaria, SchifF. — In June, 1883, we discovered this interesting 

 species near Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. Mr. Milne found the first larvae 

 on the short grass on the wind-swept shore. We found the larvte 

 very abundant and succeeded in rearing a large number. Their 

 favourite food was Lofjus corniculatus. 



Amphidasys betularia, Linn. — Common. 



Cleora lichenaria, Hufn. — We took one perfect specimen and four or 

 five larvae at Rathmullen. 



Boarmia repandata, Linn. — Common. 



Cnophos obscuraria, Hiib. — One specimen at the Giant's Causeway, 



Ccomctra vernaria, Hiib. — Rather rare. 



lodis lactcaria, Linn. — Common at Buncrana. 



Venusia camDrica, Curt. — One or two specimens at Innishowen. 



