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56. Agrostis ripoe, one taken at sugar by Mr J. Garraway, 

 end of Drumblair Road, 15/7/05. 



57- Agrostis cursoria, local, but not uncommon on the coast 

 in suitable places; took it fairly plentifully on ragwort, 

 Glenluce golf course, 26 and 27/7/05. 



58. Agrostis nigricans, one taken in garden, C, 1 1/8/96; 



another, Whitedyke Low Moor, C, 30/9/97. 



59. Agrostis tritici, on coast, local ; exceedingly abundant 



where it occurs, and excessively variable ; in thousands 

 (often a dozen on one head) on ragwort, Glenluce golf 

 course, 18 to 27/7/05. 



60. Agrostis agathina, not uncommon on the moors round 



C, on heather blossom after dark; also at light on 

 moors, C. ; larvae are obtained sweeping the heather 

 in May and June; e.d., 18/8/06, 22/8/10. 



61. Agrostis lucernea, local, not uncommon below rocky 



cliffs ; plentiful on rough boulder-clad slopes below Gar- 

 heugh Rocks, Luce Bay, 13/7/05, 14/7/05, 18/4/06. 



62. Actebia prcecox, a few taken by W. S. Brocklehurst at 



Craigenveoch at light, /8/09, /8/10. 



63. Lycophotice strigula, common on all the moors ; at sugar 



in woods, C. , on rhododendron; very common on 

 heather blossom; e.d., 20/6/96, 18/6/99, 20/6/06. 



64. Triphopna ianthina, gen. dist., frequent, 20/8/oT, 



15/8/02, 28/7/05. 



65. Triphaena femhria, frequent at sugar in woods, C. ; e.d., 



10/7/96, 11/7/05- 26/7/05. 



66. Triphcpna promiha, abundant everywhere, very variable; 



e.d., 14/6/99, 17/6/06, 20/6/11; latest, 27/9/05. 



67. Triphcena comes, common everywhere, very variable; 



e.d., 10/7/97, 15/7/98, 15/7/05, 20/7/99; la'est, 

 25/9/97. 



68. Noctua glareosa, common on the moors round C. on 



heather blossom; e.d., 28/8/05, 26/8/06, 16/8/10. 



