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The next rarity of the season is Venusia cambricaria 

 (Welsh Wave). This insect at one time was so very rare that 

 few collections could boast of it. Of late years it has been 

 found in several English localities. Stainton gives no record 

 of its cajDture in Scotland. The Rev. F. 0. Morris cites Arran 

 and Ben Nevis as the only Scotch localities. I took it at 

 Dalscairth in July last. The larva is unknown. 



Scotosia undulata is another insect that may be considered 

 rare. The regular undulating transverse stripes, which have 

 suggested its specific name, are very beautiful. I took one 

 at Tinwald Downs, and one near Dalscairth. It very seldom 

 happens that more than one is taken during a season in the 

 same locality. They are almost always taken singly. The 

 moth appears in June. The caterpillar is said to feed on 

 sallow. 



Cilix spinula is a very beautiful little moth. It was 

 formerly considered rare, but it has recently been found near 

 Manchester, Brighton, and the Cotswold district. Stainton 

 gives no record of it further north than Newcastle. I found 

 it near Dalscone in July last. It is generally seen gambolling 

 about in wet and boggy places in the gloaming. The cater- 

 pillar is of a bright green, with a roAv of red dorsal spots ; its 

 head of a reddish hue. The caterpillar feeds on the sloe and 

 the wild cherry. 



Melanippa hastata (Argent and Sable) is a very pretty 

 insect, and is rather rare but widely distributed. Stainton 

 cites Dunoon, Arran, and Ben Lomond. I found it at Tin- 

 wald Downs, Dalscairth, and in Lochar Moss, near Barnkin. 

 The caterpillar is cinnamon brown or black brown, with the 

 dorsal line dark brown ; spiracular line formed of a series of 

 horseshoe-shaped yellow spots. It is said to feed on the 

 birch. I found the larva feeding on bog mirtle. The moth 

 appears in June and July. 



Carsia imbutata (Treble Bar) is a very local species, and 

 formerly taken occasionally in heathy places in the north of 

 En<^land, and also at Dunoon. Of late years it has been 

 found in some abundance in Chatmoss, near Manchester. 



