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to southern lists this species would appear to be double-brooded ; it is 

 certainly not so in Lincolnshire. Taken at sugar in June. 



Ci/>natoj)/iora(Asphalia) diluta. One specimen, Hartsholme ; common 

 at Skellingthorpe in August, at sugar. — C. or. Newball, at sugar, 

 May 23rd, 1893. — C. [A.) flavicornis. Hartsholme; common on the 

 trunks and boughs of birch in March. Most text-books state that this 

 species comes freely to sugar, but I have never been able to so obtain it, 

 though have frequently sugared where I knew it to be. 



Bnjophila perht. Common on walls. 



Acronycta psi. Common. — A. leporina. Hartsholme. — A. mcija- 

 cephala. Pupae obtained when barking willows for "kittens." — A.olni. 

 Hartsholme ; two or three pupfe obtained every winter by splitting 

 decayed twigs and branches of alder. — A. rtdiiicis. Common. 



Leucania convjera. Lincoln ; netted in July flying over blossoms of 

 snowberry. — L.lithargyria. Taken with above. — L. coiinna. Lincoln; 

 at sugar in June. — L. straminea. Two specimens, taken from flowers 

 of bulrush. — L. impnra, L. pollens. These two species are very com- 

 mon on flowers of bulrush, and on flower- spikes of a very coarse grass 

 growing in a ballast pit. 



Nonagria typlur (aiundinis). Pupre common in stems of reed-mace. 



Calamia phraymitidis. Lincoln, on flowers of purple loosestrife. 



Tapinostola J'nlva. Lincoln. 



Chortodes (Miana) arcuosa. Lincoln ; common on coarse grasses. 



Goityna Jiavayo {ochracea). Pupje common in stems of marsh thistle. 



Hydnecia nictitam. At flowers of ragwort. — H. micacea. At light 

 and sugar. 



XylophasM rurea. At sugar. — A'. Uthoxylea. At sugar. — A', sub' 

 lustris. At sugar; one specimen only. — X. polyodon (monoylypha). 

 Swarms at sugar ; only one black variety taken. 



Neuna saponariic [reticulata). Lincoln. Two specimens at sugar, 

 1892. — N. [Neuronia] popularis. At light. Came commonly into our 

 sitting-room near Skegness last August. 



Charaas yraminis. At flowers of ragwort, or flying low over grass. 



Ceriyo cythcrca [matura). Hartsholme ; at sugar in July. 



Liiperina testacea. Hartsholme. 



Mamestra brassica;. Common. — M, persicaruc. Not common ; have 

 taken but two specimens of this moth. 



Apamca basilinea. Lincoln; common at sugar. — A.yennna. Com^ 

 mon at sugar. — A.unanimis. Common at sugar in 1892; not seen 

 last year. — A. oculea (didyma). Common. 



Miana strigilis. Very common ; many handsome varieties. — ■ ili» 

 fasciuncula. Common and various. — M. literosa. Rare. — M.furuncuJa 

 {bicoloria). Rare. 



Grammcsia trilinea. Common at sugar in 1891 ; scarce since. 



Caradrina morplwus, Lincoln; rare. — 0. cuhicularis [iinadri punc- 

 tata). Near Skegness ; came rather freely to sugar in August. 



liusina tenebrusa. Lincoln ; netted hovering over flowers of snow- 

 berry. 



Ayrotis valliyera [vestifjialis). Near Skegness; taken at sugar in 

 August. — A. suffusa. Same time and place as preceding species. — A. 

 saucia. Lincoln, &c. — A. seiietum, Lincoln ; very common near 

 Skegness last August. — A. exclamationis. Common at sugar. — A, 



