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Swoi'dale, abundant; Stirkoke, Wick, imago, September 8th, 1908. 

 Peridroina j/psilon, Swordale, fairly common, September 29th, 1908 ; 

 Fortrose, September 2J:th, 1908 (imago). P. sancia, Swordale, taken 

 at sugar. September 19th, 1908. A<jrotis e.iTla)i)atio)ii^, Swordale, 

 flying wildly in sunshine over a field, June 27th, 1908. A. ai/afhiua, 

 Swordale, common, larva swept up from heather, May 9th, 1908 ; 

 several moths taken at the lighthouse, Tarbat Ness, during summer, 

 1908; A(irotis siiinilans, taken at light, Tarbat Ness lighthouse, sum- 

 mer, 1908. Lycophotia strinula, Swordale, common ; Edderton, .July2nd, 

 1908 (imago) ; Stirkoke, Wick, larvae, September 27th, 1907. Actebia 

 praeco.c, taken at light, Tarbat Ness lighthouse, summer, 1908. (Jraphi- 

 phnra au<ii(r, Swordale, common, imago, July 19th, 1908; larva, May 

 10th, 1908. Xoctita r/lareosa, Swordale, fairly common, imago feasting 

 on ragwort by day, September 20th, 1908 ; Tarbat Ness lighthouse, 

 summer, 1908. N. depuncta, Swordale, larva, May 5th, 1908, feeding 

 on primrose; imago emerged August 3rd, 1908. X plecta, Swordale, 

 imago reared, June 27th, 1908. xV. tria7i;ittliiiii, Swordale, common, 

 larva, April 7th, 1907. A^ brunnea, Swordale, common, larva. May 

 6th, 1908. jS. festira. Swordale, common. A\ daldii, Swordale, 

 imago reared, July 25th, 1908. A. rubi, Swordale, common, larva. May 

 4th, 1908. N. bqja, Swordale, fairly common, larva. May, 5th, 

 1908. A', xanthographa, Swordale, common, taken on ragwort in the 

 davtime, September 20th, 1908 ; Nigg, taken at sugar, September 

 17th, 1908 ; Fortrose, September 25th^ 1908 ; Stirkoke, Wick, imago 

 taken at light, September 5th, 1908. TrijJiaena janthina, Swordale, 

 common, larva, May 11th, 1908; imago reared, July 17th, 1908 ; 

 Stirkoke, Wick, imago taken at light, September 5th, 1908. T. 

 fimbria, Swordale, common, larva, May 6th, 1908 ; Fortrose, imago 

 taken at sugar, September 24th, 1908. 1\ comes, Swordale, fairly 

 common, larva, May 10th, 1908, imago taken at sugar, September 

 18th, 1908. T. pronuba, Swordale, very common, imago, September 

 18th, 1908 ; feasting on ragAvort by day, September 20th, 1908 ; 

 Fortrose, September 24th, 1908; Stirkoke, Wick, September 6th, 

 1908. A)iipliip!/ra tra;ir)})o//onis, common, Swordale, imago, September 

 18th, 1908; taken on ragAvort by day, September 20th, 1908; Nigg, 

 September 17th, 1908; Fortrose, September 24th, 1908; larva, 

 Balmacara, West Eoss, June 16th, 1907. Xaenia tiipica. Swordale, 

 larva found beneath some dock leaves, May 16th, 1908, imago emerged, 

 July 21 St, 1908. I'anolia piniperda, Swordale, common, larva, June 

 30th, 1907. Taeniocainpa ipithica, Swordale, common, larva, August 

 7tb, 1906, imago reared. May 6th, 1908 ; Loch Maree, larva, June 

 2nd, 1908. T. incerta, Swordale, common, larva, June 27th, 1908 ; 

 Falls of Conon, Strathpeffer, July 18th, 1908 ; Balmacara, West 

 Ross, larva, June 17tb, 1907. T. stabilis, Swordale, common, 

 larva, June 9th, 1908 : Falls of Conon, Strathpeffer, July 18th, 1908. 

 Orfhosia lota, Swordale, larva beaten from sallow, June 8th, 1907, 

 imago reared, October 4th, 1907. 0. macilenta, Swordale, fairly com- 

 mon, larva beaten from whitethorn. May 13th, 1908, imago taken at 

 sugar, September 18th, 1908 ; Fortrose, September 26th, 1908. 

 Anchiicelis rnfina, Swordale, fairly common, imago taken at sugar, 

 September 20th, 1908. A. litxra, Swordale, abundant, imago, Sep- 

 tember 18th, 1908 ; Nigg, September 17th, 1908 ; Fortrose, September 

 24th, 1908; Balmacara, West Ross, larva, June 15th, 1907. Cerastis 



