116 LEPIDOPTERA. 



AcRONYCTA Strigosa. The followino^ notes by Mr. 

 Saville on the habits of this insect appeared in the "Zoolo- 

 gist" (p. 7765):'"^. Strigosa prefers a covered situation 

 in the immediate vicinity of young ash trees. It takes sugar 

 freely. Its flight is low, undulating, and even slow. Most 

 of my specimens I took either after a slight shower of rain 

 or during a brisk breeze. One might easily pass this insect 

 over, as it sits particularly close with closed wings, and its 

 colouring being so near to small knobs of the greyish-white 

 of the ash as to be distinguished with difficulty therefrom." 



AcRONYCTA Alni. The larva of this insect has been 

 recorded as occurring at Worcester (Int. x. p. 154), Tam- 

 worth (Int. x. p. 170) and Bri<ihtampton (Zool. p. 7717). 



Leucania Putrescens. This species has again occurred 

 at Torquay and Teignmouth. " I have captured a beautiful 

 series of X. Putrescens, all in first-rate condition," says 

 Mr. Stewart (Int. x. p. 178); see also Int. x. p. 163. A 

 specimen from Teignmouth is shown on the Plate, fig. 2. 



Xylomiges Conspicillaris. Mr. Edmunds bred two 

 specimens at Worcester, last spring (Int. x. p. 154). 



Aporophyla Australis has occurred rather freely at 

 Torquay. Mr. Stewart writes (Int. x. p. 202) : " During 

 the past week, at ivy, I have taken A. Australis in pro- 

 fusion." The Rev. Charles Grinstead met with it at Tei^- 

 mouth (Int. x. p. 163). 



Acosmetia Caliginosa. Mr. Farren met with thirty- 

 three specimens in the New Forest (Int. x. p. 91). 



Agrotis Obelisca. Mr. Barrett has met with this 

 species near Dublin, where it frequents the Rag-wort bloom 

 in August and the beginning of September (Zool. p. 7799). 



NocTCA Ditrapezium. Specimens of this insect have 

 been captured near Portsmouth (Zool. p. 7799). 



NocTUA SoBRiNA. Specimens of this insect, captured by 

 Mr. Bouchard dming the past summer, in Scotland, were 



