80 [April, 



Of the Noctuie the following may be mentioned, Cymatophora ocular is, Jj., one 

 at sugar at Heniley, a few Simyra venosa, Bork., and good series of Leucania stra- 

 minea, Tr., and Nonagria neurica, Hb., at Needham Market. L. littoralis, Curt., 

 " swarmed " at Kessingland. *L. obsoleta, Hb,, one, L. straniinea, Tr., and Senta 

 ulvcB, Hb. (maritima), from Lowestoft, were exhibited by Mr. A. E. Tonga at the 

 October meeting of the South London Entomological Society. Tapinostola elymi, 

 Tr., a long series at Kessingland, but very local, and almost confined to a single 

 large patch of its food plant. Neuria saponarife, Esp., a few, and Mamestra 

 ahjecta, Hb., not uncommon, while M. alhicolon, Hb., Agrotis valligera, Hiib., A. 

 ripse, Hb., &c., were abundant, at Felixstowe ; A. precox, L., Dunwich, one only ; 

 Miana arcuosa, Haw., singly at Hemley and Felixstowe ; Triphssna fimbria, 

 L., and Noctua rhomhoidea, Tr., one of each at Hemley ; Dianthoecia conspersa, 

 Esp., at Kessingland, Cttcullia absinthii, L., at Orford, and Heliothis armiger, Hb., 

 at Needham Market. 



Among the Oeometrse are several interesting species, Acidalia emiitaria, Hb , 

 at Orford, Macaria notata, L., at Bentley, Minoa eiiphorbiata, Schiff., at Needham 

 Market (this is given as doubtful in my Suffolk list) ; Eupithecia Unariata, F., and 

 E. succentaureata, L., at Felixstowe, the latter also at Needham Market, Melanippe 

 galiata, Hb., one at Chelmondiston, a very rare species in Suffolk, and Aventia 

 fiexula, F., at Sudbourn, near Orford. 



The only Pyralides worth mention ai-e Scoparia basistrigalls, Knaggs, and <S. 

 crataegella, Hb., from Waldringfield, and the very rare *Botys nubilalis, Hb. {sila- 

 cealis, Hb.), from Felixstowe, mentioned in the accompanying note. 



Pterophori : — Platyptilia ochrodactyla, Hb. {Bertrami) , at Hemley and Or- 

 ford ; *Mimseseoptilns phaeodactyhts, Hb., and Leioptilus lienigianus, Zell., at 

 Felixstowe. 



Phycidse : — Homaeosoma eluviella, Gn. (bincevella), Felixstowe and Bawdsey 

 near Hemley ; Nyctegretes achatinella, Hb., Rhodophsea suavella, Zinck., and R. 

 advenella, Zinck., at Felixstowe ; R. formosa, Haw., at Bawdsey ; Phycis spissi- 

 celJa, F., at Hemley ; Mellssoblaptes anellus, Schiff. {bipunctanus, Zell.), a nice 

 series on the fences at Felixstowe one windy night. 



The rarer Tortrices were a few *Tortrix diversana, Hb., Peronea hastiana, L , 

 *Sideria achatana, F., and Orthotxnia striana, Schiff., at Hemley ; 0. antiquana, 

 Hb. ; 0. purpurana. Haw., a curious grey variety, and Phtheochroa rtigosana, Hb., 

 Felixstowe, SciapJiila pascuana, Hb., at Orford ; 8. hybridana, Hb., Pxdisca occult- 

 ana, Dough, Semasia ianthinana, Dup., <S. rufiUana, Wilk., Catoptria expallldana. 

 Haw., and Chrosis tesserana, Tr., all at Felixstowe, where Stigmonota regiana, Zell., 

 occurred abundantly blown out of the sycamore trees. Opadia funebrana, Tr., at 

 Orford, this is seldom taken in the perfect state, Dicrorampha simpliciana. Haw., 

 and Argyrolepia badiana, Hb., at Orford ; Trycheris mediana, Fab., and Idio- 

 graphis inopiana, Haw., at Hemley. 



The TinecB are not so well represented, and I would only mention Sarpipteryx 

 nemorella, L., among honeysuckle, Swammerdammia oxyacanthella, Dup., and 

 Gelechia cinerella, Clerck., at Hemley, Q. umhrosella, Zell., at Tuddenham (C. 

 Morley), *0. sequax, Haw., Orwell, G. Iticulella, Hh., at Bentley, and *Parasio 

 carlinella, Dough, at Orford. 



