THE LKPIDOPTKRA OF LEYTON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. l6l 



Grammesia trilinea. Not uncommon at sugar in Forest ; 

 not taken at Leyton. 



Caradrina morpheus. Fairly common in garden and Forest. 



C. alsines and blanda. Both species occurred somewhat 

 commonly, but were not recorded separately. 



C. cubicularis. Common in garden and house. ' 



Rusina tenebrosa. Not common at sugar in garden ; com- 

 mon in Forest. 



Agrotis suffusa. Occasionally at sugar in garden and 

 Forest. 



A. saucia. Five taken at sugar in garden in September and 

 October, 1869.* 



A. segetum. Very common at sugar and on wing ; absoluttly 

 swarmed in 1869. 



A. exclamationis. Common at sugar, at light, and lime 

 blossom. 



A. nigricans. Occasionally at sugar in garden : commoner in 

 Forest. 



A. tritici and aquilina. Both species occurred, but not 

 commonly. They were not recorded separately as I could not then 

 distinguish them. 



A. porphyrea. A fresh specimen taken flying by day over 

 heathy part of Forest near Loughton Camp, July 19th, 1888. 



Triphaena ianthina. Occasionally at sugar in garden ; com- 

 moner in Forest. 



T. fimbria. Two specimens at sugar in garden in 1869 and 

 1870. 



T. orbona. Common at sugar and on the wing. 



T. pronuba. Abundant throughout district. 



Noctua glareosa. Once at sugar in Forest (" Gilbert's 

 Slade"), September 8th, 1869. 



N. augur. Occasionally at sugar in garden ; commoner in 

 Forest. 



N. plecta. P\iirly common at sugar and on wing, in garden 

 and Forest. 



N. c-nigrum. Common at sugar. 



N. triangulum. Scarce at sugar in Forest (" Rushey Blain ') 

 in July, 1870. 



4 This species appears to be somewhat capricious in its appearance. 1869 must have been a 

 good season for it, as it sw.-irmed at sugar in a copse neir lirighion on Septemlier 21st of iliat 

 year, when, among oilier things, I captured a specimen of I.cucania vitetlina. 



