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The majority of these might reasonably have been expected 

 in their several districts, but have evidently been overlooked 

 previously. The following however are worthy of note: — ■ 



Selenia lunaria. Bradford makes an addition to the 

 number of localities where this species has occasionally occurred, 

 though seldom more than a few specimens seem to be taken in 

 one season at any of them. 



Venusia cambricaria. Mr. Butterfield says this local 

 moth occurred in profusion in stony places; this is very gratifying, 

 as it appears to be getting scarcer in some of its better known 

 localities. 



Larentia salicata. Perhaps the most interesting species 

 in the list; having been noticed only in one or two other York- 

 shire districts. 



Celssna Haworthii. Evidently occurs on all our West 

 Riding moors wherever its food plant, the cotton grass, occurs. 



Anchocelis lunosa. A most unusual species in the 

 county, though there seems to be no reason why it should not 

 occur more frequently. 



RARITIES IN 1878. 



These have been but few in number and not equal in interest 

 to those of last year. 



Colias Edusa, which last year created such excitement 

 amongst us, has not put in an appearance at all; and even in the 

 southern counties has been scarcer than in ordinary seasons. 



The best moth taken was the Deilephila ga!ii at Bradford, 

 already alluded to; and the single larva at Escrick Park is the only 

 record we have of Acronycta aini. As a Yorkshire example the 

 Anchocelis lunosa at York is about as rare as any of them. The 

 feature of the year, not only in our own but in other counties, 

 has been the unusual number of Acherontia Atropos that have 

 been found. These were mostly in the larval state, but many 



