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CosMiiDAE. Calymnla trapezina, very common everywhere : C. affinis, one 



sitting on a fallen elm leaf. Hadenidae. Dianthoecia carpophaga, 



D. capsopliila and D. cucnhali occur sparingly. Folia cM, very plentiful 

 on stone walls and trees. Cleoceris viminnlis, fairly jilentiful ; its black 

 var. also occurs here. E2mnda nigra, not uncommon ; Avell distribi;ted. 

 Miselia oxyacanfhae, fairly common ; richly coloured. Dichonia aprilina, 

 jDupte abundant, varies towards a dark-banded form. Brotolomia me- 

 ticulosa, abundant ; 2nd brood very rich in 2:)urple shades and reflections. 

 Euplexia hicipara, generally common. Aplecta nehulosa, common in 

 Castle Head Wood : A. tincta, common in 1892, scarce in 1893, absent 

 in 1894; all my captures were at sugar. Hadena protea, common and 

 extremely variable : H. glanca, taken sparingly, by Mr. Greenip ; I 

 took one on a rail near the top of Latrigg, in 1894 : H. nana (dentina), 

 occurs sparingly : H. oleracea, very common : H. p>isi, larva? on ling, 

 hazel, bramble, etc. : H. thalassina, fairly plentiful. Hijppa rectilinea, 



taken by Mr, Greenip. Xylinidae. XijJocampa areola, a few on 



tree trunks, one or two feet from the ground. Xijlina semihrminea and 

 X. socia, both taken on ivy by Mr. Greenij). Calocampa exoleta, rather 

 rare. Lithomia solidaginis, fairly plentiful in woods on the west side of 



Derwentwater. Cnctdlia umhratica, in gardens. Gonopteridae. 



Scoliopteryx libatrix, a few each season at sugar. Heliothidae. 



Anarta inyrtiUi, rather common here and there amongst the ling. 



Heliaca ienehrata, rare. Phalenoidae. Breplios parfhenias, fairly 



common amongst birch. Plusiidae. Hahrostola triplasia and E. 



tripartita, both occur sparingly. Plusia chrysitis, fairly plentiful ; there 

 are two distinct shades in the metallic spots, green and yellowish-brass : 

 P. bractea, rare, found on ragwort flowers in Castle Head field, b}' Mr. 

 Greenip? : P. festucae, mre : P. iota, common: P. jmlchrina, common; I 

 have found the last two flying over nettle-beds about the lanes and 

 hedges, also at the boat landing : P. gamma, generally distributed, but 

 never in any numbers : P. interrogationis, rare ; found on the Borrow- 



dale Road by Mr. Greeni]^. Euclidiidae. Enclidia mi and E. 



glyphica, both occur about the road under Falcon Crag. Poaphi- 



lidae. Prothjmia viridaria, taken occasionall3\ Hypenidae. 



Hypena prohoscidalis, common in lanes and about railway banks. 

 Hypenodes costaestrigalis, I have taken one. Tholomiges twfosalis, 



common in boggy j^laces. Herminiidae. Rivida sericealis, taken 



occasionally. Herniinia cribrumalis (cribralis), taken by Mr. Greenip : 

 H. grisealis, taken occasionally. 



GEOMETRIDES. — Uropterygidae. Vropteryx sambucaria, generally 



distributed, but rare. Ennomidae. Epione apjiciaria, occasionally 



amongst birch. Emnia lateolata, common everywhere. Venilia 

 macularia, in the Great Wood; these differ from southern specimens, 

 the ground colour being of a purer yellow (not inclining to orange), 

 and the spots blacker. Metrocampa margaritaria, very common in the 

 Avoods. Ellopia prosapiaria, not scarce where the food-plant is 

 abundant. Enrymeiic dolobraria, taken by Mr. Greenip and another 

 collector. Selcnia bihmaria, larvae on hazel : S. lunaria and S. 

 tetralnnaria, I have bred several of each. Odontopera bidentata, 

 common in most oak woods. Crocallis elinguaria, not uncommon. 

 Himera pennaria, common, easy to find after dark by searching trees 



and bushes with a lantern. Ampuidasydae. Phigalia pedaria,\eYj 



common, varies much in size. Nyssia hispidaria, uncommon (W. 



