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Ligdia adustata. Not uncommon in Forest; occasionally in 

 garden. 



Lomaspilis marginata. Not uncommon in Forest. 



Hibernia rupicapraria. Fairly common along hedges and at 

 light. 



H. leucophearia. Fairly common at rest on tree trunks. 



H. aurantiaria. Larva fairly common ; I have never taken the 

 imago in the Forest district. 



H. progemmaria. Common along hedges, at light, and in the 

 larval form in the Forest. 



H. defoliaria. Very common in larval form in Forest ; imago 

 less common : generally taken at light. 



Anisopteryx aescularia. Common in larval form in Forest, 

 and imago on fences throughout district. 



Cheimatobia brumata. Extremely abundant in larval form 

 everywhere : the imago swarmed in garden. 



Oporabia dilutata. Common on fences throughout district. 



Larentia didymata. This moth was tolerably common in the 

 Forest, but was never taken in the garden. I have never seen it so 

 abundant in this district as I have in Surrey and in the Midland and 

 Northern Counties. In parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire and the 

 Lake District it is the prevailing species at a certain period of the 

 year. 



L. olivata. Occasionally in Forest ; not taken in garden. 



L. pectinitaria. Not uncommon in Forest ; not taken in 

 garden. 



Emmelesia affinitata. Occasionally in Forest ; never in 

 garden. 



E. alchemillata. Occasionally in Forest; rarer than preced- 

 ing. 



E. decolorata. I only took the species once in the district, a 

 specimen C(Miiing to light at Leyton (May 23rd, 1869). 



Eupithecia centaureata. Fairly common in garden and 

 Forest. 



E. pygmseata. Once in garden. 



E. castigata. Occasionally in garden. 



E. denotata. Once or twice in garden. 



E. indigata. Occasionally in garden. 



E. nanata. In heathy parts of Forest. 



E. subnotata. Not uncommon in irarden. 



