l6o THE LEPIDOPTRRA OK I.KYTON AND NEIGHHOURHOOD. 



L. lithargyria. Occasionally at sugar in garden ; common in 

 the Forest. 



L. comma. Somewhat rare at sugar ; and on the wing. 



L. impura. Common at sugar and on the wing, both in garden 

 and Forest. 



L, pallens. Very common at sugar and on wing, in garden and 

 Forest. 



Nonagria despecta. In Forest, about swampy j^arts of 

 " Rushcy Plain " ; not at Leyton. 



N. fulva. Same remarks as under preceding species. 



Hydrsecia nictitans. Fairly common at sugar and on wing, 

 in garden and Forest. 



H. micacea. Occasionally at sugar; more frequently on 

 flowers at night. 



Xylophasia lithoxylea. Common at sugar, and on fences 

 by day. 



X. polyodon. Abundant at sugar, at lime blossom, and on 

 the wing. 



Dipterygia pinastri.^'' Occasionally at sugar in the garden ; 

 fairly common in Forest. 



Heliophobus popularis. Occasionally at light. 



Luperina tes acea. Common at rest on fences by day, on 

 the wing, and at light. 



Mamestra anceps. Once at sugar in Forest (" Rushey 

 I'lain "), June i8th, 1870. 



M. brassicse. Abundant at sugar, on fences, and on the wing. 



M. persicariae. Not common at sugar; larva common on 

 garden dahlia, (S:c. 



Apamea ophiogramma. Once on wing in garden at Wan- 

 stead. 



A. oculea. Abundant on the wing, at sugar, light, and lime 

 blossom. 



Miana strigilis. Common at sugar and on fences, in garden 

 and Forest. 



M. fasciuncula. At sugar in garden and Forest ; not 

 common. 



M. furuncula. Very common at sugar, and on wing in garden 

 and Forest. 



3 I have records of lhi>i and many other species h.iving been taken on ihe leaves of currant 

 bushes and nellies covered wiih "honey dew" (Aphis secretion). See " Entomologist," vol. 

 iv., p. 303. 



