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Scopula pkunalis, Schiff. — Everywhere abundant. 



Scopula ferrugalis, Hb. — Abundant on the coast near 

 Dublin (B.), as at Howth. The only other localities of occur- 

 rence that I know elsewhere are Drumreaske, Monaghan ; 

 Favour Eoyal, Tyrone; and Berehaven, Co. Cork (Ir. Nat. 

 Hi. 198). 



Botys pandalis, Hb. — Bare. Galway (B.) ; single specimens 

 at Ardrahan, and Dronioland Castle, Co. Clare ; Enniskillen 

 (Partridge) . 



Botys ruralis, Scop.— One near Sligo (McC.) ; Cork, very 

 abundant ($.). 



Botys fuscalis, Schiff. — Common everywhere. 



Ebulea crocealis, Hb. — " Howth, Dublin, Wicklow, Gal- 

 way " (B.). 



Ebulea sambucalis, Schiff. —Appears to be generally distri- 

 buted. I, however, have never met with it. 



Spilodes sticticalis, L. — "Howth, by Dr. Wright" (B.). 



Pionea forficalis, L. — Common universally. 



Orobena straminalis, Hb. — Abundant locally. Cavan (B.) ; 

 Favour Koyal, Tyrone ; Enniskillen ; at Markree Castle, and 

 near Sligo (R.) ; Cromlyn (Mrs. B.), and Killynon, Co. West- 

 meath ; Killarney (B.) . 



Cataclysta lemnata, L. — Common everywhere. 



Paraponyx stratiotata, L. — Widely distributed, but some- 

 what local. Drumreaske, Monaghan ; and very abundant on 

 the Grand Canal near Athy, &c. 



Hydrocampa nymph^ata, L. —Very common. 



Hydrocampa stagnata, Don. — Very common. Stainton, in 

 his ' Manual,' refers to a pale variety as follows : — " Mr. Bond 

 has specimens of a pale variety in which the inner line and sub- 

 terminal line are obliterated. They were taken near Cork, and 

 perhaps may be a distinct species." This I have taken on the 

 shores of Lough Oughter at Farnham, Co. Cavan ; at Castle 

 Bellingham, Co. Louth ; and on the banks of the Brosna where 

 it enters the Shannon in King's Co. It is evidently only a variety, 

 as every grade of obliteration occurs to a pure white form (at 

 Lough Oughter especially), upon which the only markings that 

 remain are traces of the discoidal marks. 



Acentropus niveus, Oliv. — Occurs in the same locality at 

 Lough Oughter in some abundance. Also is extremely abundant 

 at Belleisle on the Upper Lough Erne ; and is also numerous in 

 parts of the Lower Lough below Enniskillen. 



