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28. Charoeas graminis, gen. dist. ; often abundant ; in hun- 



dreds on heather blossom, 7.45 a.m., 12/8/96; on 

 sugared ragwort from 25/7/05 to 10/9/05. 



29. Cerigo cytherea, occasionally at sugar in woods, C. ; 



some very dark specimens, 16/7/99, 28/7/01. 



30. Luperina testacea, never observed till /98, when a few 



were taken at light, C, , 18/8/98. 



31. Luperina cespitis, taken by Mr W. S. Brocklehurst, not 



uncommonly, at light and sugar at Park Place, Glen- 

 luce, /8/09-10-11. 



32. Mamestra alhicolon, scarce at sugar, C. , and taken near 



golf course, Glenluce; e.d., 20/6/96, 12/6/97, 

 19/6/06. 

 i,Z. Mamestra furva, not uncommon at sugar; also at dusk 

 in meadows, C ; e.d., 20/6/96, 25/6/05, 18/6/06. 



34. Mamestra brassicoe, common and gen. dist.; e.d., 



16/6/99, 14/6/07, 8/6/10. 



35. Mamestra persicarioe, one taken on window, Alticry 



Lodge, by Mr J. Garraway, /03. 



36. Apamea basilinea, gen. dist.; often abundant; e.d., 



12/6/97, 14/6/99, 10/6/06. 



37. Apamea gemina, abundant and gen. dist. ; very variable. 



In thousands on raspberry flowers in garden, C, 

 23/6/06. 

 Var. remissa occurs not uncommonly, e.d., 12/6/97, 

 14/6/99. 15/6/02. 



38. Apamea unanimis, one on Scotch fir bud, front drive, C, 



1/7/06. 



39. Apamea oculea, gen. dist., abundant, and excessively 



variable; e.d., 8/7/97, 5/7/99. 6/7/05. 



40. Miana strigilis, common at sugar, C. ; e.d., 17 1^/99, 



15/6/01, 22/6/06. 

 Var. oethiops occurs commonly. 



41. Miana fasciuncula, ctfrnmon and gen. dist., very variable, 



typical red and clay coloured; e.d., 25/6/97, 17/6/99, 

 20/6/01. 



