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Nemeophila plantaginis, common. Arctia caia, common. Spilosoma 

 menthastri, common, but local. Hepialus humuli, common ; H. velleda, 

 common ; H. lupulinus, common, but local ; H. hectus, occasionally. 

 Dasychira fascelina, not uncommon in marshy places. Orgyia antique/,, 

 larvae, common on sallows. Bombyx rubi, B. callunce, common on the 

 heath. Saturnia pavonia, also common on heath. Dicranura furcula, 

 larvae, occasionally ; D. vinula, larvae, common. Lophopteryx camelina, 

 larvae, occasionally. Notodonta dictcsa, sometimes very common ; N. dro- 

 medarius, larvae, occasionally. N. ziczac, larvse, common. Thyatira batis, 

 occasionally common at sugar. Bryophila perla, occasionally at light. 

 Demas coryli, larvae, occasionally. Acronycta psi, common ; A. rumicis, 

 occasionally ; A. menyanthidis, A. myricce, not uncommon at sugar. 

 Leucania conigera, common along the coast ; L. lithargyria, occasionally 

 common : L.impura, L. pollens, common. Tapinostola fulva, not common. 

 Hydrcecia nictitans, common ; H. micacea, also common, mostly at light. 

 Xylophasia rurea, very common; X. litJwxylea, common, but local; 

 X. monoglypha (polyodon), very common. Charceas graminis, common on 

 the ragwort. Cerigo rnatura, not common. Luperina testacea, common at 

 sugar, and also at light. Mamestra albicolon, not uncommon along the 

 coast; M. furva, not very common; M. brassica, common. Apamea 

 basilinea, common ; A. gemma, also common ; A. unanimis, rare ; 

 A. didyma, very common. Miana strigilis, not common ; M. fasciuncula, 

 very common ; M. literosa, not so common as the former. Celana 

 haworthii, sometimes common. Stilbia anomala, rare ; I have not taken 

 it myself. Caradrina quadi -[punctata, common all the year round. Rusina 

 tenebrosa, males common, but females rare to find. Agrotis vestigialis, 

 common on the ragwort along the coast ; A. suffusa, sometimes common in 

 spring and autumn; A. segetum, very common, mostly along the coast; 

 A. exclamationis, also very common : A. cursoria, A. nigricans, A. tritici, 

 very common along the coast on the ragwort, also at sugar ; A. agathina, 

 rare ; A. strigula (porphyrea), flying very commonly when beginning to get 

 dusk ; A. simulans, occasionally, but not common. Noctua glareosa, 

 N. augur, N. plecta, N. c-nigrum, always common ; N. triangulum, some- 

 times common ; N. brunnea, N. festiva, v. confiua, N. dahlii, N. rubi, 

 N. umbrosa, N. baia, N. neglecta, sometimes very common where there is 

 heath ; N. sobrina, occasionally, but not common ; N. xanthographa, very 

 common everywhere. Triphcena ianthina, occasionally ; T. fimbria, rare ; 

 T. comes (orbona), very common ; I was informed of one of the rare 

 T. orbona (subsequa), taken near here, but when I saw the specimen I found 

 it was only an uncommon form of T. comes ; T. pronuba, common ; I have 

 seen this species on the wing from June to October. Amphipyra tragopo- 

 gonis, not common. Mania typica, common. Panolis piniperda, not 

 common. Pachuobia rubricosa, common. Tceniocampa gothica, common. 

 Orthosia suspecta, common, but local ; 0. macilenta, also common and 

 local. Anchocelis rufina, very common ; A. litura, sometimes common. 

 Cerastis vaccinii, common in spring and autumn. Scopelosoma satellitia, 

 common and local. Xanthia fulvago (cerago), sometimes common ; 

 X. Jlavago (silago), not so common ; X. circellaris, common. Calymnia 

 trapezina, not common. I have one of the DiantJmcicB that was named for me 

 as V.compta, but has been doubted ; D. cucubali has been taken here, but not 

 common. Poliachi, common, but local. Dasypolia templi, occasionally. Apo- 

 rop.'iyla lutulenta, not common, mostly along the coast; A.nigra, sometimes 



