INSECTS 



Cymotophora ocularis, Linn. Halton ; also 



on poplar 

 Asphalia diluta, SchifF. Black Park 



flavicornis, Linn. Black Park ; about birch 



ridens, Fab. Black Park ; on oak 

 Acronycta leporina, Linn. Taken at Ches- 



ham by Dr. Churchill 



aceris, Linn. Chesham, Chalfont Road, 



Black Park 



megacephala, SchifF. Generally common 



among poplars 



alni, Linn. Marlow ; one larva found 



at Ha/ton, but it unfortunately died 



tridens, SchifF. Chesham, Buckingham, 



Halton 



psi, Linn. (Common Dagger Moth). 



Common everywhere 



rumicis, Linn. Black Park, Buckingham, 



Chesham, Halton, where also its dark 

 var. salicis has been found 



ligustri, SchifF. Black Park, Claydon, 



Halton. The Rev. J. Greene found 

 pupae in great profusion under moss on 

 beech and ash trees in Beech Wood 

 Agrotis suffusa, Hb. ; ypsilon, St.C. Buckingham, 

 Long Down Hill, Black Park ; some- 

 times common 



segetum, SchifF. (Turnip Moth). Every- 



where too abundant, but especially so 

 in cultivated fields 



corticea, Hb. Halton, High Wycombe, 



Black Park 



cinerea, Hb. The Rev. J. Greene says : 



' Of this (then) rare species I obtained 

 three at light, and beat out others from 

 beech." It is usually found on chalk 

 hills and downs 



puta, Hb. Common at Halton ; also 



at the electric light at High Wycombe 



exclamationis, Linn. Everywhere abun- 



dant ; in woods, fields, meadows and 

 gardens 



nigricans, Linn. Black Park ; abundant 



at Halton 



tritici, Linn. One specimen only found 



under a stone near Chesham 



agathina, Dup. Black Park ; found at 



night at heather bloom 



porphyrea, Hb. ; strigula, St.C. Black 



Park, among heath 



saucia, Hb. Chalfont St. Peter, taken by 



the Rev. J. Seymour St. John 



- pyrophila, Fab. One specimen, taken 



by the Rev. J. Greene at flowers of 

 syringa 



- ravida, Hb. Halton and the Chiltern 



district ; taken at the blossoms of the 

 lime ; abundant in 1893 

 Axylia putris, Linn. Chesham, Halton, Buck- 

 ingham, Black Park, High Wycombe 



Triphaena fimbria, Linn. (Broad-bordered 

 Yellow Underwing). Black Park, Halton, 

 Buckingham, Chesham ; in woods 



janthina, Esp. Chalfont St. Peter, Buck- 



ingham, Chesham, High Wycombe, Halton, 

 Chalfont Road ; at flowers 



interjecta, Hb. Chalfont St. Peter, 



Chalfont Road, Halton, Chesham ; flying 

 along hedges in the afternoon sun- 

 shine 



subsequa, Hb. One taken by Messrs. 



Peachell at electric light at High 

 Wycombe 



orbona, Fab. ; comes, St.C. Generally 



common in woods. Mr. J. B. William- 

 son of Slough reports that he has reared 

 specimens from larvae taken at that 

 place, of which the yellow of the hind 

 wings was darkened as much as in 

 those received from Scotland 



pronuba, Linn. (Common Yellow Under- 



wing). Abundant everywhere, but 

 most so in hay-fields 



Noctua glareosa, Esp. Taken at Chesham by 

 Dr. Churchill 



augur, Fab. Buckingham, common ; Chal- 



font St. Peter, Chesham, Black Park ; 

 probably generally distributed 



plecta, Linn. Chesham, High Wycombe, 



Black Park 



triangulum, Tr. Chalfont St. Peter, 



Chesham, Buckingham, Black Park ; fre- 

 quent in woods 



c-nigrum, Linn. Buckingham, Black Park, 



Chalfont St. Peter, High Wycombe, Long 

 Down Hills 



rhomboidea, Tr. ; stigmatica, St.C. Chal- 



font St. Peter, Chesham, Black Park, in 

 beech woods 



brunnea, Fab. Buckingham, Chalfont St. 



Peter, Chesham, Black Park ; probably 

 in all woods 



dahlii, Hb. Chalfint St. Peter, Black 



Park 



festiva, Hb. Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham, 



Buckingham, Black Park ; probably in 

 all woods 



baja, Fab. Widely' distributed in woods 



rubi, Viewig ; bella, Bkh. Chesham, 



Black Park ; common at Halton 



umbrosa, Hb. Ha /ton, Buckingham, not 



scarce 



xanthographa, Fab. Generally abundant 



in woods and lanes 



neglecta, Hb. ; castanea, St.C. Chalfont 



St. Peter, Black Park 

 Eurois herbida, Hb. ; prasina, St.C. Black 



Park, Halhn; in woods, uncertain 

 adusta, Esp. Chesham, Halton, Black 



Park ; in woods, not very common 



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