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Acronycta Myricae. IGlli . ane. Rare. One specimen at 

 Vest near Dallas. 



Leucania lithargyrea. 27th June. Very abundant at sugar. 



L. conigera. 4th July. Not uncommon at sugar, and 

 flying over Lychnis vespertaria. 



L. impura. 4th July. Not common at sugar. 



L. pailens. 3rd July. Very abundant at sugar and flowers. 



HydrcBcia nicticans. 7th Aug. Not uncommon at sugar. 



H. mi-cacea. 2nd Aug. Several specimens at sugar. 



Xylophasia rurea. 25th May. Common at raspberry- 

 blooms and sugar. 



X. polyodon. 23rd June. Very abundant at sugar and 

 at rest. 



Chareeas Graminis. I took this, last autumn, on ragwort. 



Luperina teslacea. 18th Aug. Abundant at light. 



Mamestra anceps. 25th June. Not unfrequent at sugar. 



M. brassicae. 23rd June. Occasionally at sugar and 

 at rest. 



Apamea basilinea. 2nd June. Very abundant at rasp- 

 berry-blooms* 



A. fibrosa. 29lh July. Rare at sugar. 



A. oculea. 2nd July. Swarming at sugar. 



Mi ana strigilis. 6th July. Not common at sugar. 



M. fasciuncula. 11th June. Very abundant at sugar. 



M. literosa. 25th July. Common at sugar. 



Caradrina cubicularis. 19th June to October. Over flowers, 

 at sugar, and swarming in hay-fields. 



Rusina tenebrosa. 7th June. Very common, flying over 

 raspberry-blossom, also at sugar. 



Agrotis valligera. 27th July. Not abundant at sugar. 

 Several beautiful varieties. 



A. suff'usa. 24th July until October. Not uncommon at 

 sugar. 



A. Segetum. 25th July. Not common at sugar. 



A. lunigera. 28th July. Rare at sugar. 



A. exclamationis. 24th June. Not common at sugar. 



A. corticea. 26th June. Not common at sugar. 



A. nigricans. '7th July. At rest and at sugar, not rare. 



A. Tritici. 26th July. Frequent at sugar. 



A. agalhina. 14lh Aug. Not uncommon on heaths, but 

 very difficult to take. 



