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Farnham, Co. Cavan, scarce ; Tullamore, King's Co., scarce ; 

 Killynon and Cromlyn, Co. Westmeath, fairly numerous ; rather 

 rare at Belfast (W.) ; Derry (O.) ; Castle BelHngham {Thornhill) ; 

 Drumreaske and Favour Eoyal, Co. Tyrone. 



Orthosia macilenta, Hb. — Generally distributed, and often 

 abundant. The pale straw-coloured form is somewhat scarce. 

 Examples of either colour have the stigmatal blotch obsolete. 

 Hazlewood and Markree, Co. Sligo, numerous ; and at Cromlyn 

 {Ml-. B.) ; Killynon, Co. Westmeath ; Favour Royal, Tyrone ; 

 Farnham, Cavan ; Derry (C.) ; Tullamore ; Cappagh, Co. Water- 

 ford ; Killarney ; Ashford, &c., Co. Wicklow ; and Co. Dublin. 



Anchocelis helvola, L. {rufina, L.). — This, like Tceniocamjja 

 pulvei'idetita, is one of the distributional anomalies of our Irish 

 fauna. This common British moth is decidedly rare in Ireland, 

 although Mr. Birchall, probably by some confusion of memory 

 between his English and Irish captures, recorded otherwise. 

 The few specimens I know of are of the dull red inconspicuously 

 banded form. One at Clonbrock (R.E.D.) ; Armagh (I.) ; and 

 Ashford, Co. Wicklow; three at Cappagh, Co. Waterford {Miss V.). 



Anchocelis pistacina, Fb. — Common and widely spread. 

 Variable, from clear pale greyish brown, or ochreous grey, to 

 brick-red ground colour, the markings presenting every stage of 

 obsolescence, the ab. ferrea, Haw., being sometimes met with 

 quite unicolorous. The latter is somewhat localised in Ireland. 

 Other aberrations met with are scrcna, Esp. ; sphcerulatina, 

 Haw. ; lineola, Haw. ; and venosa, Haw. 



Anchocelis lunosa. Haw. — Widely distributed, but most 

 abundant on the sea-coast. It is one of the most variable of the 

 Orthosiidse, and all the known forms are represented in Ireland, 

 the ab. agrotokles, Gn., being sometimes extremely black, with 

 very pale nervures. A strikingly fine form, not rare on the 

 S.W. coast, Saltee Islands, &c. 



Anchocelis litura L. — Three specimens at Clonbrock, Co. 

 Galway {R.E.D.) . 



Cerastis vaccinii, L. — Universally distributed and common. 

 The mahogany-coloured type with dark shading in the reniform 

 stigma, and the chestnut form with distinct waved lines and dots 

 are both common. The deep-mahogany unicolorous form, unicolor, 

 Tutt, is also not rare. 



Cerastis ligula, Esp. {spadicea, Hb.) — A rare Irish species. 



Var. siibnigra, Haw., marked with antemarginal pale band ; 

 and var. spadicea, Haw., are both represented in Ireland. 

 Localities: — Killarney, four; very scarce at Favour Pioyal, 

 Tyrone; Farnham, Cavan; and Belfast (IF.). (Co. Wicklow 



