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Archiv,' 186-2, or ' Annals of Natural History' for Jane, —* Intellectual Observer^ for 

 August, 1862, p. 67. 



Lepidoptera captured in 1862. — I have captured the following Lepidoptera 

 during the present summer. The universally common species are of course omitted ; 

 of those marled * I have duplicates. In spite of the absence of sunshine many of the 

 day-tlying species were extremely abundant, especially in Ireland. Sugar I have 

 found generally unproductive, contrary to my experience of former wet summers. 



*Leucophasia Sinapis, *Chortobius Davus, *Thecla Betulae, *Zygaena Minos. 

 All abundant in the West of Ireland. 



*Lithosia aureola. 



*L. caniola. I have again had the pleasure of taking this novelty on the Irish 

 coast. It flies softly soon after sunset, and again at dawn ; it also comes sparingly to 

 sugar. The larva is probably not exclusively licheuivorous : there is very little either 

 of lichen or moss on the ground where the moth occurs ; and Dr. Knaggs, who has 

 succeeded in rearing it from the egg, informs me that in confinement it feeds freely 

 on clover. 



*Orgyia fascelina. Larvae abundant in May and June, on sallows on the sand 

 hills at tbe mouth of the Mersey. The perfect insect appears to have very retired 

 habits: I have never met with it at large. 



*Lasiocampa Trifolii, *Nyssia zonaria, *Leucania littoralis, *Eubolia lineolala, 

 Rhodaria sanguinalis, *Agrotis corticea. All abundantly on the Lancashire and 

 Cheshire coast. 



*Mamestra albicolon, *Agrotis cursoria, A. praecox. Same localities, but much 

 rarer than in former years. 



*Agrolis Ashworthii. At sugar, Llangollen. 



A. lunigera, *A. Luceroea, *A. porphyrea, *Mamestra furva. At light and 

 sugar, on the Irish coast, occurred freely. 



CucuUia Cbamomilise. Al light, same locality. An addition to the Irish list. 



Diauthcecia Nisus. Ou the Irish coast: occurred in June and again in August; 

 whether a second brood, or only stragglers of the June brood, I am uncertain. 



*Xylophasia scolopacina, *Apauiea counexa, *Euperia fulvago, *Amphipyra py- 

 ramidea, *£rastria fuscula, *Baukia argentula, *Hydrelia unca. At Killarney (the 

 three last-named in profusion), in June. 



Cymatophora fluctuosa. One specimen floatiug in a ditch at Killarney, June 20tb. 

 New to the Irish list. 



Macroglossa Stellatarum. A specimen taken at midnight, June 18th ; attracted to 

 the lantern of a lighthouse elevated 130 feel. This seems a novel habit, and an 

 unusual hour for this insect to be on the wing. 



*Fidonia conspicuata. Bred from eggs kindly sent by Captain Russell, from 

 Suffolk. 



*F. brunneata. 



Botys terrealis. At Llangollen, sitting on rocks. 



*Sericoris litioraua. Irish coast, June and August. 



*Spilonota amcenana. Abundant on Cheshire sand hills, July. 



Eupoecilia albicapitaua. (See ' Auuual,' 1862). Irish coast, June. 



