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I. 6-7 and 8-9 (occasionally). Has been taken at 

 light. Comes to flowers of Valerian, 

 Ragged Robin, Lobel's Catchfly, etc. 



0. 



fibrosa, Hb. = leucostigma. Hb. 



Fidonia. Genus includes limbaria and carbonaria. 



Field Wormwood. ( Artemisia campestris) 



Fiery Clearwing. (chrysidiformis, Esp., Aegeria (Sesia)) 



Figure of Eight Moth, (cceruleocephala, L., Diloba) 



Figure of Eighty, (octogesima, Hb. (ocularis, Gn.), Palimp- 

 sestis (Cymatophora)) 



Figwort. (Scrophularia) 



Filices. (Ferns) 



lucipara, Euplexia. (Small Angle Shades) 



L. 8-9. Night feeder, 

 brassicse, Mamestra. (The Cabbage) 



L. 6-10. 

 persicarise, Mamestra. (The Dot) 



L. 7-10. 



filigrammaria, HS., Oporabia (Epirrata). (Small Autumnal 



Carpet) 



L. 3-5. On Calluna and Vaccinium. 

 P. 6-8. Below ground. 

 I. 8-9. Rests on stones, rocks, plant stems, or even 



on ground. Comes to Heather bloom. 



Pairs may often be found on Heather 



twigs by night. 

 0. 9. Hatch in about 4J months. 



filipendulee, L., Zygcena ( Anthrocera). (Six-spot Burnet) 



L. 8-5. On Anthyllis vulneraria, Ornithopus, and 



Trifolium. 

 P. 6. In a boat-shaped cocoon spun high up on 



grass stems. 

 I. 7-8. Earlier ones are probable. Usually emerges 



between 10.30 A.M. and noon. 

 0. 



fimbria, L., Triphcena. (Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing) 



L. 9-5. Night feeder on Atriplex, Betula, Carpinus, 



Corylus, Cratsegus, Primula vulgaris, P. 



