246 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
were absolutely swarming with moths, especially after heavy rain, and on 
one or two evenings with some thunder. Irom June 22nd to the end of 
July I took the following :—Thyatira batis, two. Cymatophora duplaris, 
several. Acronycta ligustri, one; A. rumicis, common, some fine dark 
specimens. Leucania lithargyria, common; L. comma, several; L. impura, 
several; L. pallens, one. Xylophasia rurea, very common and variable ; 
A. lithowylea, common ; AX, monoglypha, quite a pest, some very fine black 
varieties. Apamea basilinea, common; A. gemina, several; A. didyma, 
common. Miana strigilis, common. Grammesia trigrammica, several (L 
have not found this moth so far north before). LRusina tenebrosa, several. 
Agrotis exclamationis and A. corticea, the latter being very plentiful, and 
individual specimens very different. Tvriphena comes, a few; T’. pronuba, 
very common as usual. Noctua augur, quite a pest, especially after it had 
been out some time, as many specimens turned up so worn as to be hardly 
recognisable; N. plecta, very common; JN. ¢-nigrum, two; N. triangulum, 
four; N. brunnea, common; N. festiva, very common and _ variable ; 
N. baia,atew. Calymnia trapexina, atew. Huplexia lucipara, common. 
Aplecta prasina, one; A. nebulosa, very common; A. tincta, three. Hadena 
dentina, atew ; H. oleracea, common; H. thalassina, very common, and in 
good condition till the first week in July; H. rectilinea, one (L have not 
heard of it being taken here betore). Gonoptera libatrix, one or two hyber- 
nated specimeus. Mania typica, very common. At light, from June 22nd 
to the present date, September drd, | have taken the following :—bryophila 
perla,atew. Hydre@cia nictitans, several. Xylophasia rurea and X. mono- 
glypha, very common. Neuronia popularis, common. Char@as graminis, 
very common. <Apamea didyma, Miana strigilis, and Agrotis corticea, all 
very commonly. A specimen of A. ashworthii, which had been attracted to 
light, was brought to me from Llangollen by a trieud. T'ryphena comes and 
1’. pronuba, common. Noctua glareosa, a tew; N. augur, plecta, brunnea, 
Festiva, dahlii, and wanthographa, common. Calymnia trapezina, common. 
Polia chi, common. Cleoceris viminalis, common. Hadena dentina, a 
tew. Habrostola triplasia, several. Plusia chrysitis, one; P. iota, several ; 
bP. pulchrina, tive; P. gamma came out about a week or so past in great 
abundance ; P. imterroyationis, one (I found the chrysalis of another spnn 
up amongst some heather, which emerged the following day). dmphipyra 
tragopogonis, afew. As to Geometre, amongst others, I have taken the 
foliowimg :-—Uropterya sambucata, Lillopia prosapiaria, Selenia wlunaria, 
Odontopera bidentata, Crocallis elinguaria, Boarmia repandata and b. 
rhomboidaria, Macaria liturata, Halia vauaria, Lomaspilis marginata, 
Larentia didymata, several different species of Hupithecia, Melanthia albi- 
cillata, Corenia munitata, designata, ferrugata, and unidentata, Cidaria 
truncata (very variable), C. prunata, testata, populata, fulvata, dotata, 
Anaitis plagiata, and J'anagra atrata, in great abundance.—A. M. Moss ; 
Hilerthwaite, Windermere, Sept. 3, 1892. 
Norss rrom Baru.—Lycena bellargus (adonis) has turned up here this 
season. J have never met with it before during the tew years I have 
collected in this neighbourhood. Llusia yamma has been very abundant, 
aud 1 took a few P.vota in June. Among other things, Geometra vernaria 
aud Lhibalapteryx tersata have been fairly common. Larve of Huchelia 
jacobée, Spilosoma menthastri, and Phalera bucephala, are very abundant 
Just at present. Altogether it 1s the best season 1 have had here, although 
poe few species have been scarce, notably Bryophila perla, which is 
