164 PORTLAND LEPIDOPTERA. 



CUCULLIA ABSINTHII, L. Larva common on Artemisia absinthium.* 

 UMBRATICA, L. Two specimens (C. P.) 



;, Gn. 



GONOPTERA LIBATRIX, L. Not common (C. P.) 



PLUSIID^E, Bdv. 



HABROSTOLA TRIPARTITA, Hufn. One (C. P.) 

 PLUS: A IOTA, L. One, July 19th, 1887 (K M. R.) 



GAMMA, L. Often in great numbers. Larva on worm- 



wood and many other plants. 



NT, Hb. One at night in the grounds of Portland Castle, 

 Sept. 1888 (C. P.) Two bred Sept. 6th and 10th, 

 1894, from larvse found by Mrs. N. M. Richardson. 

 The re-occurrence of this species (of which the 

 British records are not more than 3 or 4 in number) 

 would suggest that it is more or less established at 

 Portland. 



HELIOTHID^, Gn. 



HELIOTIIIS PELTIGERA, Scltiff. One seen on Chesil Beach by 



(J. J. W.) 1885. Two taken in 1888 (C. P.) 

 ARMIGERA, Hb. One taken in 1885 (J. J. W.) 



ACONTIID^E, Gn. 



ACONTIA LUCTUOSA, Esp. Occasionally in fields on the top of the 

 cliff. 



HERMINIID.E, Gn. 



RIVULA SERICEALIS, Scop. Common. 



HYPENID.E, H.-S. 



HYPENA PROBOSCIDALIS, L. Common amongst nettles. 

 HYPENODES COST^TRIGALIS, St. Rather common. 



* Cucullia chamomillce, Schiff. Mr. Dale informs me that this is 

 recorded by mistake in his list, Proc., Vol. I., p. 56. 



