232 March, 



Zenzera cescuU and Cossus lijniperda, not uncommon, the latter at sugar ; Hepialus 

 sylvlnus and Nudaria mundana; Ckelonia villica, laryaj sometimes common in new 

 orchard ; Arctia fuliginosa, once at rest on gravel path ; Trichiura cratcegi, larvse 

 on hawthorn hedge. 



Geometry, 7-i species. — Epioyie apiciaria, a few ; PericaUia syringaria, larvaj 

 on privet hedge ; Phorodesma bajularia, 2 specimens netted ; Hemithea tkyinaria, 

 larvse common ; Asthenia luteata, sometimes; Acidalia imitaria, plentiful, larva; on 

 privet ; A. emarginata, occasionally ; Timandra amataria, Eupithecia subfulvata, E. 

 exiguata, and E. isogrammata, all fairly common, and a few E. coronata ; Melanippe 

 rtibiginata, abundant most seasons ; Anticlea ruhidata and A. derivata, the latter 

 freely ; Phihalopteryx lignata, a $ once taken in June deposited eggs, from which I 

 obtained imagines in August much smaller than the parent, but with the markings 

 sharper and darker, fed on clematis ; P. vitalbata (2), Scotosia dubitata and S. 

 rAani»a^a, one specimen of each : Cidaria miata, at plum blossom in the spring ; 

 C.corylata, C. russata, C. suffumata, C.testata,K\\di C. pyraliata,a\\ common, the latter 

 very abundant one season, and larvre found on Galium mollugo. 



Deepanul^, 2 species. — Platypteryx liamula, two specimens netted, and a pupa 

 once found spun up in an oak leaf at the foot of oak tree, from which 9 was bred ; 

 Cilix spinula, not uncommon. 



PsEUDO-BoMBTCES, 4 species. — Dicranura vinula, Pygara bucephala, Notodontu 

 camelina, and Diloba ccBruLeocephal a, all in larval stage. 



NoCTU^, 122 species. — Cymatophora duplaris, a few ; Leucania cunigera, L. 

 comma, Dipterygia pinastri, Cerigo cytherea, JMamestra anceps,VMA Apamea unaniin'ts, 

 all common at sugar ; Heliophobus popularis, several came into house about 10 p.m. ; 

 3Iiana arcuosa, plentiful, flying over grass in new orchard just before dusk, rarely at 

 sugar ; Agrotis saucia, one year common at sugared shrubs in August ; Triphcena 

 fimbria, also larvaj ; T. interjecta. Of Noctita rtibi there were in some seasons two 

 broods, one in June and another in August, tiiis last, though larger in point of num- 

 ber, was decidedly less individually ; N. umbrosa, not uncommon ; Tenniocampa 

 rubricosa, T. gracilis, and T. niunda, not scarce at plum-blossom (see above) ; 

 Xanthia, the whole genus at sugared shrubs, and larvfe of X. citrago, X. cerago, and 

 X.gilvago ; Cirrhoedia xerampelina (2) ; Tethea subtusa and T. retusa, at honeydew, 

 larv££ of the former on aspen ; all the genus Cosmia at sugar, and hirvst found, ex- 

 cepting perhaps o{ pyraliiia, about which I am not certain, I once found some larvaj 

 on plum, thought to be this species, but they ail died in pupae; Dianthmcia ciiciibali, 

 one or two at sugai-ed shrubs, and a few larvae in seed capsvdes of pink ; Hadena 

 genistcB, not uncommon at sugar likewise ; Calocampa veiusta and C exoleta ; Xylina 

 semibruHHea, at ivj ; Heliodes arbiiti, larvw on Cerastium; Mania Hi a itra, larvse on 

 various plants ; Catocala nupla, common at sugar some years. 



Deltoides, 4 species. — Hypena proboscidalis, H. rostralis ; Ilerminia tarsipen- 

 nalis, all commonly ; Ilypenodes costcestrigalis, a few. 



AvENTiiE. — Aventia jlexula, 3 specimens. 



Ptbalides, 12 species. — Pyralisjimbrialis and P. glaucinalis, plentiful at sugar. 



Ceambites, 8 species. 



ToETKlCES, 60 species. — Halias quercana, at sugar and beaten out of trees, also 



