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Two ChesteL-field, Edleston, August, 1846. This is another 



species occurring periodically in the Essex woodlands. 

 Graphii)hora reniqera or cataleitca [=:lucernea). — 1. Dover, August, 



1846, k.G. 

 Grapluphora aufnir. — 4. 

 Grapkiphora ravida. — 4. 

 Graphipliom briinuea.^d. Two Dulwich, Weir, bred 1846. Two 



Birch Wood, bred larvie, S. Stephens, May, 1846. One 



Carlisle, Hodgkinson, 1846. Two Stainton, Torwood, 1846, 



and two Carron, Stainton, 1846. 

 Grapkiphora triamiiilnin. — 7. One Witham, Walford, 1846. Two 



bred, Stephens, Birch Wood, May, 1846. Three Weir, 



Camberwell and Dulwich, 1846. 

 Grapkiphora haja. — 6. Weir, Dulwich, 1846. 

 Grapkiphora daklii. — 6. One Dulwich, 1846, Weir. One Shirley, 



1846, Weir, and four Torwood, N.B., August, 1846, Stainton, 



sugar. 

 Grapkiphora festiva. — 6. Four Dulwich, 1846, bred. Weir. 

 Grapkipkora c-nifirnm.- -1. Two Whitwell, Peterborough, 1844. 



Two sugar. Hammersmith, August, 1846, S. Stephens, and 



one Chelmsford, Ranpome, 1846. 

 On looking a little forward among the drawers I find that there 

 are considerable series of most common Noctaae with almost every 

 specimen labelled. As it seems hardly worth while to record all these 

 localities, from this point I propose to mention only those that seem 

 important or interesting. 



Grapliipkora plecta. — 3. From Chelmsford, 1844. 

 Grapkipkora bella { = rubi). — 7. Three from Chelmsford, 1844, 1845, 



1846. 

 Semiopkora f/othica. — 11. One Chelmsford, 1844, and one Penzance, 



Curnow. 

 Ortkosia instabilifi. — 18. None of them of Essex origin. 

 Orthosia popideti. — 3. One Epping, H. Doubleday, 1846. One 



Doncaster, Hawley, 1846, and one Didsbury, bred, 1846, 



Edleston. 

 Ortkosia iniinda. — 10. Four H. Doubleday, Epping, 1846. 

 Orthosia i/racilis. — 7. Two Epping, H. Doubleday, 1846. 

 Ortkosia stabilis.— 10. One Witham, 1845. 

 Ortkosia miniosa. — 1. Labelled " North, S. Stephens, 1846." 

 Ortkosia criida. — 7. 



Ortkosia litura. — 18. Twelve of them Chelmsford, nine 1846, A.G. 

 Ortkosia pistacina. — 19. A nice varied series, including ab. obsoleta 



and a very fine rufous form with dark transverse markings. 



Most of them are from Chelmsford, September, 1846. 

 Ortkosia limosa. — 8. Four Chelmsford, September, 1846. 

 Orthosia lota. — 8. One Chelmsford, October, 1846. 

 Ortkosia macilenta. — 2. 

 Ortkosia upsilon. — 6. 

 Mijtkimna tiirca. — ]. Black Park, Weaver, 1846. This species occurs 



in Essex at Epping and Brentwood. 

 Mi/tkimna lithariiijria. — 7. One Chelmsford, 1846, and a specimen 



labelled Chesterfield, July, 1846, Edleston. This is a dull 



