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A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE 3I0THS OF 

 MIRAMICHI WITH NOTES THEREON. 



By J. D. B. F. MA.CKENZIE. 



As the clim.ite is largely insular, owing to the influence of 

 the bay waters, and the nights cooler than further inland, the 

 moths like the butterflies are not numerously represented here. 

 They appear, too, as a rule, later in the spring and early sum- 

 mer, and very few species can ever be said to be abundant. 



Occasionally, and for unknown reasons, a new, or very rare, 

 form arrives in swarms, as if carried beyond the limit of its us- 

 ual habitat. Its rarity or entire absence the following year shows 

 a lack of ability to withstand the eftects of our climate, and the 

 accidental character of its occurrence the previous season. 



This list is not complete even for the limited area collected 

 over, and is published rather as a beginning in one of the most 

 interesting and practically viseful departments of natural history, 

 with the hope that it may stimulate students and local collectors. 



BOMBYCID^. 



Sjiilosoma virginica, Datana minidra, 



Adins liina, Tdcn j (hj hemv.<^ 

 Leu CO Tctia A crsca . 



NOCTU^. 



ApateUn momhi. A'patelld Amcricnnn, 



Agrotis hnrusjyica, Agrotu subgothica, 



Ayrotis pitychroufi, AgnAis lenerahUis. 



Mdiiiedra nimonsd, Affdvodra latex, 



Mmnedrtt olivrice<i, Mmiiedra renigera, 



Hndcna dftrad'ttrix, Hnelena aretica, 



Hypjia xylinoide^, Heliojhihi comiiUiides. 



Evcirra'di'i jtnmjyw/t, Hcoliojiteryx lihatrix, 



Curtdlid intermalid, Pliiria himncidat'i. 



