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anthes. Ccenonympha arcania. G. pamphilus. Thecla ilicis. Poly- 

 ommatus phlceas. Lycana icarus.* L. argiolus. Hesperia thaumas. H. 

 lineola, the latter very common. H. sylvanus.* 



Hetekocera. 



Sphinges. — Smerinthus populi. Macroglossa stellatarum. Trochilium 

 apiformis. Thyris fenestrella. Zygana filipendulee, not common. 



Bombyces. — Nola cucullatella. Galligenia miniatq.* Lithosia meso- 

 mella. Qnophria quadra. Euchelia Jacob cece.* Callimorpha dominula, 

 common in a wood at the back of the hotel. Arctia caia, one larva. 

 Spilosoma fuliginosa, one full-grown larva. Hepialus humuli, one female 

 example. Psilura monacha, pupae on tree trunks. Bombyx neustria. 

 Satumia pavonia, one larva feeding on stunted sallow in the quarry below 

 castle. Dicranura vinula, full-grown larva. Notodonta dictcea, one larva. 

 Drynobia velitaris, one female specimen. Phalera bucephala, larvae. 

 Thyatira derasa. T. batis.* Cymatoplwra octogesima (== ocularis). 

 C. or. C. duplaris. The Cymatophoridae were taken at sugar, as also 

 were the following : — 



Noctlle. — Acronycta psi.* A. leporina. A. aceris. A. megacephala. 

 A. rumicis.* A. auricoma. Leucania litliargyria, variable. L. pallens. 

 HydrcBcia nictitans. Xylophasia lithoxylea. X. hepatica. Apamea 

 didyma (= oculea), many forms. Miana strigilis.* Caradrina taraxaci 

 (== blanda). Rusina tenebrosa.* Agrotis suffusa. A. exclamationis.* 

 A. ripcs. Noctua triangularum. N. brunnea.* N. baia, some nice forms. 

 Triphama pronuba.* Miana maura. Calymnia trapezina. C. affinis. 

 Euplexia lucipara.* Hadena oleracea. Gonoptera libatrix. Plusia 

 gamma.* Phytometra viridaria. Herminia derivalis and Hypenodes 

 costastvigalis were taken on the wing, and larvae were obtained of Dian- 

 tlicecia albimacula. Cucullia verbasci * and C. lychnitis ? 



Geometry. — Epione apiciaria. Angerona prunaria. Selenia bi- 

 lunaria v. juliaria. Crocallis elinguaria. Eugonia quercinaria (== angu- 

 lar ia). Boarmia repandata.* Hemithea strigata (= thymiaria). Acidalia 

 bisetata. A. dilutaria. A. remutaria. A. strigilaria, not uncommon. 

 A. inornata. Timandra amataria. Cabera pusaria.* C. exanthemata.* 

 Abraxas grossulariata.* Lomaspilis marginata.* Emmelesia alchemillata. 

 Eupithecia impurata. Hypsipetes sordidata (= elutata). Melanippe sociata. 

 M. galiata, larvae. Camptogramma bilineata.* Phibalapteryx tersata. 

 Cidaria testata. C. dotata (= pyraliata). Eubolia timitata (= men- 

 suraria). E. bipunctaria, a rather dark form. Anaitis plagiata.* 



Pyralides. — Aglossa pinguinalis. IScoparia cembra.* Nomophila 

 noctuella (= hybridalis). Pyrausta aurata (= punicealis). Herbida cespi- 

 talis. Endotricha jiammealis. Scopala olivalis.* Botys nivalis. Ebulea 

 crocealis.* E. verbascalis. E. stachydalis. 



Pterophori. — Oxyptilus hieracii ? Mimaseoptilus bipiinctidactyla. 

 Leioptilus scarodactylus. Aciptilia baliodactyla. 



Ckambi. — Crambus perlellus. C. tristellus. C. culmellus. Ilythyia 

 semirubella, Iihodophcca tumidclla. 



Tortrices. — Tortrix podana. T, crdtcegana, T. xylostcana. T. 

 rosana. T. heparana, T. ribeana. Peronea aspersana. Pent/dun, 

 gentiana. P. maryinana. El. dealbana,* Spilonota ros<.ccolana. Aspis 

 udmanniana. Sericoris lacunana. Euchromia purpurana. Orthotcenia 

 striana.* Sciaphila siibjeckma,* Grapholitlia penklericma,* G. genii- 



