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Dicranura vinula, L. — Abundant and widely distributed ; 

 have taken the larvse on sallows above 1000 ft. on the mountains. 



*Ph('osia tremida, L. — Larva; locally abundant on poplars 

 near Stewartstown, Loch Fea, and near Cookstown ; imago at 

 light at Lissan. 



Pheosia dietceoides, Esp. — Larvae not uncommon on birch (but 

 rarer than the jireceding species) at Lissan and in the Lough 

 Neagh district, also near Favour Royal (K.). 



Notodoiita ziczac, L. — Abundant and widely spread ; larval 

 on willow, sallow and poplar. 



Notodonta dromedarins, L. — Larvae abundant on alder and 

 birch, imago at light ; also abundant at Favour Eoyal (K.). 



Lopiiojjteri/x camelina, L. — Abundant generally in the county ; 

 the local form of a dark reddish brown. 



Pterostoma palpina, L. — Rare; Altadiawan (K.). 



Phalera hucephala, L. — Larvae abundant almost everywhere ; 

 imago much less common. 



Pi/flcera pigra, Hufu. — Larvffi common on sallows near 

 Lissan, and in abundance on dwarf sallows on the margin of 

 Lough Fea (H.) and at Favour Royal (K). 



Thyatirid<B. 



Habrosifiie derasa, L. — Fairly abundant at Favour Royal (K.), 

 also in this district at sugar and grasses. 



Thyatira batis, L. — Abundant in woodlands ; the form with- 

 out the pink tinge on the spots not uncommon. 



Palimjpsestis duplaris, L. — Not uncommon at Favour Royal 

 and abundant at Altadiawan (K.) ; not rare near Cookstown and 

 at Lough Neagh ; the local form var. argentea, Tutt. 



*Polyploca flavicoi'uis, L. — Several bred from larvae found 

 near Tamnamore, Lough Neagh. 



Lymantridce. 



*On/yia antiqua, L. — Not uncommon locally in September 

 and October, and larvae often abundant on birch and heather. 



* DasycJiira fasceUva, L. — Larvae not rare on heather near 

 Tamnamore, Lough Neagh, but nearly always stung. I took a 

 female at rest June, 1915. 



Poecilocampa populi, L. — Kane states that this species is 

 abundant at Favour Royal ; not uncommon in this district at 

 light, November and December. 



Lasiocampa quercus, L., var. callimce. — Abundant on moor- 

 lands and bogs. 



Macrothylacia ruin, L. — Abundant almost everywbere ; larvae 

 often very numerous on the moorlands. 



Cosmotr'iche potatoria, L. — Locally common at Favour Royal 

 (K.), also in the Lough Neagh district. 



