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two larv;T', I think of this species, were accidentally "swept," and after 

 a lengthy search I found another feeding on the blossom of a species 

 of Crepia. Folia chi, P. fiarieincta. Cleoceris viiinnalis. — A $ was 

 attracted into the house by light on August 8th ; the first time I have 

 taken this species in the imaginal state. Cervjo matura, Xylophaaia 

 lithoxylea, A'. mono<ilyplia, X. riirea and ab. combusta, X. hepatica, 

 Apmnea basilinea, A. (jemina, A. didyma, Miana strigilift, Kiiple.i'ia 

 liicipara, PJilognphoya Dictinilosa, Hydroecia micacea, H. nictitaiis, 

 Lencania iiiipiira, L. coiiniia, I., conigera, L. lithargyria, J'aeniocaiiipa 

 gotlnca, T. stabilis, AmpJiipyra pyramidea, A. tragopngonis, Caradrina 

 cubiculaiis. C. ahines. — I netted a number of these in July, flying over 

 the heath at dusk, but only J s. ('cdywnia trapezina. Tet/iea sHbtusa. 

 — I took one at light at Tintern. Mellinia circellaris, Ancliocelia pista- 

 cina, Tiliacea citiago, Citria jlavago, Orrhodia vaccimi, Xylocaiiipa 

 lithoriza, Flimia chrysitis, P. iota, P. pnlchrina, P. gaiiiwa, Habrostnla 

 triplasia, Heliaca tenebrata, Bryophila muralis. B. perla was rather 

 commoner than usual. I noticed a female one evening at dusk, 

 crawling about a stone terrace in my garden, and imagined she was 

 egglaying, as she frequently curved her abdomen to press the ovi- 

 positor against the stones ; I marked the spot, and carefully searched 

 for the ova next morning, but failed to find a single one. Phytometra 

 inridaria {aenea)^\a,s common at the end of May, flying about the heath in 

 the sunshine, and I secured a nice series showing considerable variation. 

 Go7ioptera libatii.r, EncUdia glyphica, E. mi. Aventia jiexida. — My 

 father met with one at Tintei'n. Henninia tarsipennalis, II. (/risealis, 

 HypcnodeH costaestrigalis, BoDiolocha crassalis, Hypena jrroboscidalis. 

 Brephoa parthniias was common in March and April, but kept well 

 out of reach when I had my net with me. Urapteryx m)iibi<caHa, 

 Angerona priinan'a, Riniiia liiteidata, Macarianotata. M. litnrata. — One 

 found at rest on the trunk of a larch-tree in my garden. Panagra 

 pptraria. Eniatarga atomaria was common on the heathy ground, and 

 very variable. Nirneria pidveraria, Eurymene dolabraria, Oduntopera 

 bidentata, Crocalli'ti elwgiiaria, Himera peanaria, Selenia bilunaria, and 

 var. juliaria, Pericallia sy angaria, Epione advenaria, Metrocampa 

 margaritata, Anqjliidasys hftidaria, Phigalia pedaria, Tephrusia crepus- 

 cularia [biundidaria), T. rxtcrxaria, T. pitnctidaria. Boarmia repandata^ 

 and ab. conrersana, also smoky-brown specimens. H. rhoinboidaria, 

 Hyberniaaii rantiaria. H. dcfoliaria. — The first one was attracted by light 

 on November oth. H. iiiargiiiaria, 11. rupicapraria, Aniaoptcryxaoicidaria^ 

 Abraxas grossidariata. — One larva only! The first season for over 20 

 years that I have missed seeing the imago of this usually very common 

 species. Ligdia adiistata, Louiat^pilin inarginata, Pseudoterpua pridnata, 

 Geoiiictra papilionaria, G. rernaria, lodis lactearia, Comibaena pustidata, 

 Hemit/iea aestiraria (thymiaria), Zonosoma porata, Z. punctaria, Z. 

 anmdata, Acidalia scutulata, A. biaetata. A.subsericeata. — Very common 

 at dusk flying over the heath in June. A. reumtata, A. ai-emata, 

 Melanippe subtristata, M. iinangulata, M. montanata, M. jiuctuata, 

 Melanthia rubiginata, M. ordlata, M. albicillata, XL procellata, Coremia 

 designata, C. ferrugata, Larentia riridaria, L. didyiiiata, L. niultistrigariay. 

 Anticlea nigrofaftciaria. Asthena candidata. — Both broods. Eupisteria 

 Iteparata. — One as late as August 5th. Minoa muriuata. Enniielesia 

 affinitata is one of the commonest moths at Tintern and Llandogo, so 

 it is rather remarkable that I did not sec a single specimen on this 



