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On the other hand, all the Xylophasia polyodon seen were of the most 

 ordinary brown form, no approach to the northern and western hlack 

 variety being observed. This is the more remarkable, as the black 

 form occurs near Dublin. Scopula lutealis was extremely abundant 

 and well marked, and Eudorea anqusiea pretty common ; from its time 

 of appearance I judge that it is here single brooded. Two E. murana 

 occurred on a wall in a sheltered valley under trees ; I looked for it in 

 vain on the stone walls on the hills. Cramhus tristellus varied ex- 

 tremely, the ochreous form being rather common, and occasionally 

 having very little indication of the longitudinal streak, but showing 

 a faint tendency to transverse markings. 



Tortrix unifasciana and rosana were rather more richly coloured 

 than usual, and also T. vibmmana, which occurred on the high hills. 

 Here also Eupithecia nanata was common, and showed a slight ten- 

 dency tow^ards the markings of the variety from the west of Scotland 

 which has lately excited so much interest. 



Of Sericoris lacunana only the small Moorland form occurred, 

 and Halonota trigeminana (which was scarce) was also small and dark, 

 whilst some of the specimens of Ortliotcenia antiqiiana were among 

 the most strongly marked that have come under my observation. Gra- 

 pholitha Penkleriana (which was abundant) presented occasionally the 

 rich variation of colouring which it shows in the Highlands of 

 Scotland, Sciaphila virgaureana w^as very large and dark, and Stega- 

 noptycha ncemna wonderfully plentiful, but of ordinary colouring. A 

 few JBcedisca occultana and one Coccyx nanana occurred amongst firs, 

 and two or three JDicliroramiplia tanaceti (Jierbosana) on the lower 

 slope of the Cave Hill. This species must be exempted from the 

 slight thrown on the rest, it certainly is not a common English species, 

 unless in the north, and being new to me in the living state was 

 naturally very interesting. 



Ti7iea pallescentella flew round the lights indoors, having doubtless 

 been at w^ork upon the carpets, Cerostoma nemorella occurred singly 

 in Colin Glen, and Ortliotcelia sparganella by the side of the Lagan, 

 w^here, moreover, w^asps' nests were so plentiful, that it was difficult 

 to avoid stepping into them. Along the hawthorn hedges Swammer- 

 damia oxyacanthella was very abundant, along with Coleopliora nigri- 

 cella and Argyresthia nitidella ; A. semitestaceella was common among 

 beeches, and A. Goedartella in thousands among the alders, sometimes 

 presenting most lovely variations, while, strange to say, A. Brockeella 

 appeared to be totally absent. 



A small moth buzzing over the ground in a street in the middle 



