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on comfrey, May 25th, 1908. P. hractea, Swordale, not veiy common, 

 imago taken at light, August 18th, 1908. F. featucae, Bahiiacara, 

 West Ross, cocoon spun amongst rushes found in a marshy piece of 

 land, June 15th, 1907, imago emerged, July 5th, 1907. P. pnlchrina, 

 SAVordale, common, imago emerged, July 11th, 1908. P. (jamma, 

 Swordale, abundant, numbers taken at Tarbat Ness lighthouse, and 

 also a few at Noss Head, Wick. P. interytxjationis, Swordale, fairly 

 common, imago, August 4th, 1907. Anarta myrtilli, Swordale, larva, 

 August 17th, 1906. P/njto)iu'tra riridana, imago taken at Glen Elg, 

 Invernessshire, in the beginning of June, 1905. Enclidia mi, one 

 specimen taken at Balmacara, June 11th, 1905, another at Duart 

 Castle, Mull, June 16th, 1906, another at Ben Ledi, Perthshire, June 

 26th, 1906. 



Deltoides : — Hi/pena prohoscidalis, Swordale, common, larva. May 

 25th, 1908, imago reared, July 7th, 1908, Balmacara, larva May 15th, 

 1907. 



Geometrides. — Epinne apiciaria, Swordale, not very common, 

 imago August 31st, 1908 ; frequenting boggy districts where sallow is 

 common. Piitmia luteolata, Swordale, abundant, larva. May 13th, 1908 ; 

 Dornoch, larva September 26th, 1906 ; Stirkoke, Wick, September 7th, 

 1908. MetrocaDipa maniaritaria, Swordale, common, larva. May 16th, 

 1908; Falls of Conon,' imago July 18th, 1908, ?, laid eggs which 

 emerged August 6th, 1908 ; Loch Maree, larva, June 2nd, 1908 ; 

 Dornoch, larvae, September 26th, 1906. Ellopia prosapiaria, Swordale, 

 common, imago, August 2nd, 1908. Selenia bilunaria, Swordale, 

 common, larva, August 27th, 1907, imago reared May 7th, 1908 ; 

 Stirkoke, Wick, larva, September 7th, 1908. ti. lunaria, Swordale, 

 iarva beaten from birch, September 10th, 1907; two ?s resting on 

 grass by the Firth, June 18th, 1908. Odontopera bidentnta, Swordale, 

 common, imago, June 21st, 1908, larva. Falls of Conon, July 18th, 

 1908; Dornoch, larva, September 26th, 1906 ; Stirkoke, Wick, larvae, 

 September 7th, 1908. Crucallis elinguaria, Swordale, not very 

 common, larvte swept up from heather. May, 7th, 1908. FJiuinma 

 alniaria, very local, rather common in a bog (Kincraig, Invergordon) 

 where a number of larvre were beaten from alder, July 24th, 1908, 

 imagines emerged September 15th, 1908, etc. Himera pcnnaria, Sword- 

 ale, common, larva, June 6th, 1908, imago emerged September 2nd, 

 1908; Loch Maree, larva, June 2nd, 1908. Phif/alia jiedaria, Sword- 

 ale, common, larva. May 21st, 1908; Loch Maree, larva, June 2nd, 1908 ; 

 Balmacara, West Ross, June 15th, 1907. Bistoji hirtaria, fairly com- 

 mon. Falls of Conon, Strathpeffer, July 18th, 1908 (larva) ; Kilmorake 

 Falls, Beauly, larva, July 4th, 1908. Awphidafii/s betularia, Swordale, 

 common, larvffi, September 4th, 1908 ; Conon Falls, Strathpefier, 

 October 3rd, 1908 ; Fortrose, larva, September 25th, 1908 ; Dornoch 

 (larva), September 28th, 1907. Cleora lic/ienaria, Sw^ordale, larva 

 beaten from a lichen -covered hawthorn, July 9th, 1907. Boarwia 

 repandata, Swordale, common, larvfe feeding on blaeberry, heather, 

 and flowers of whin. May 7th, 1908, imago reared, July 6th, 1908. 

 Teplirosia bistortata {crepuscular ia), Swordale, fairly common, Kihiio- 

 rack Falls, Beauly, July 4th, 1908. T. punctularia, very local, but 

 quite common at the Falls of Conon, Strathpefier, where several moths 

 w^ere beaten from the birch bushes on May 30th, 1908, and a lot of 

 larvfe on July 18th, 1908. Gcometra papilionaria, one larva beaten 

 from birch, Rogie Falls, Strathpeffer, September 6th, 1908, and 



