170 PORTLAND LEPlDOPTERA. 



SCOPARIA MERCURELLA, L. Abundant and very variable from the 

 ordinary form down to the white-banded var. port- 

 landica, Dale (formerly known as phceoleuca, Zell.) 

 with all kinds of intermediate varieties, all more or 

 less light. Mr. Dale, however, records (Proc. I., 58) 

 a few specimens of the dark var. concinnella, Curt., 

 as taken by his father. (See Proc. XL, pp. 55-58.) 

 ,, CRAT^EGELLA, Hb. In Pennsylvania grounds amongst 



elms (C. W. D.) 



RESIXEA, Haw. In Pennsylvania grounds amongst elms 



(C. W. D.) ; these two species are mistakenly given 



by Mr. Dale in Proc. I., 58, as " Abundant " and 



" Common." 



TRUNCICOLELLA, Sta. One on undercliff, August 3rd, 



1886 (E. R. B.) 

 ,, ANGUSTEA, St. The autamn brood common, the summer 



brood scarce. 



,, PALLIDA, St. Locally common amongst rushes. 

 NOMOPIIILA NOCTUELLA, Scliiff. Abundant. 

 PYRAUSTA AURATA, Scop. Rather common. 



,, PURPURALIS, L. Not common. 

 HERBULA CESPITALIS, Scliiff. Common. 

 ENNYCHIA CINGULATA, L. Rather common. 



ENDOTRICHA FLAMMEALIS, Scliiff. Locally common ; the record of 

 Asopia panealis, W. V., in Proc. L, 58, refers to this 

 species. 



BOTYD^, Gn. 



EURRHYPARA URTicATA, L. Not uncommon. 

 SCOPULA OLIVALIS, Scliiff. Not uncommon. 

 PRUNALIS, Scliiff. Not uncommon. 

 FERRUGALIS, Hb. Common ; one of the few species that 



may often be taken freely by day in October. 

 BOTYS FLAVALIS, Scliiff. Taken by J. C. Dale on July 16th, 1839, 

 also by (J. G. R.) ; Lep. Dors. p. 35, Edn. 1891, p. 36. 



