162 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



A LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF ROXBURGHSHIEE. 



By W. Eenton. 

 Concluded from p. 135. 



Noctna depnncta. — More or less common at sugar in August. Widely 

 distributed. 



N. augur, N. plecta, N. c-nigrum, N. triangiilum, N, brunnea, are all 

 common. 



N. /estiva and var. confiua. — Common in the larval and perfect 

 stages, on heath. 



N. dahlii. — Collected a few on Adderstone-lea Moss, August, 1900. 



N. riibi, N. umhrosa, N. baia, are also very common. 



N. neglecta. — Common on Rubers-law in August. The larva in 

 May and June on heath. 



N. xanthographa. — Common and variable everywhere. 



Triplmna ianthma, T. fimbria, T. comes, T. promiba, are common in 

 imago and larval stages throughout the county. 



Amphipyra tragopogonis. — Common everywhere. 



Mania typica, M. maura. — Both very common species at sugar, &c. 



Panolis jnniperda. — Well distributed at sallows in April ; the larva 

 on Scotch fir in August. 



Pachnobia rubricosa. — Common at sallows, 



TcFniocampa gothica, T. incerta, T. opim.a, T. stabilis. — Common at 

 sallow catkins in April. 



T. pulverulenta {cruda). — Only one or two each year. ■ 



Orthosia upsilon. — One at sugar near Hawick, July, 1901. 



0. lota. — Well distributed in August. 



0. macilenta. — Common everywhere in September. 



Anchocelis litura. — Also a common species. 



Cerastis vaccinii and Scopelosoma satellitia likewise common. 



Xanthia citrago, X.fulvago, X. flavago, X. circellaris. All more or 

 less common. 



Clrrhcedia xerampelina. — Some seasons very common on ash- 

 trunks from July to end of September. 



Tethea subtusa. — Of very rare occurrence near Kelso. 



Calyvmia trapezina. — Common throughout the district. 



Dianthmcia conspersa. — Generally scarce ; in a few places, however, 

 as at Hawick on the banks of the Teviot, it is common. 



Z). capsincola, D. cucubali, are of very common occurrence in general. 



D. carpophaga. — One netted as it was flying over white campion, 

 July, 1902, near Hawick. 



Hecatera serena and Polia chi, with variety, all common throughout 

 the county. 



Dasypolia templi. — Generally rare. I have bred the species on cow- 

 parsley, from ova obtained from females in May. 



Aporophyla lutidenta. — A few at sugar annually in September ; 

 Kelso and Hawick. 



A. nigra. — More common than the preceding species, and widely 

 distributed. 



