LEPIDOPTERA OF ASSYNT DISTRICT OF SUTHERLANDSRTRE. 75 



Metrocampa margaritata* — Common. 



Selenia bilunaria. — Lochinver ; larvae ; Mr. Whittle. 



Gonodontis bidentata. — Lochinver. 



Opisthograptis luteolata. — Lochinver. 



Epione apiciaria. — Lochinver ; bred from sallow. 



Semiothisa liturata. — Lochinver. 



Hybernia marginaria and Plug alia pedaria. — Larvae at Loch- 

 inver on birch and sallow. 



Pachys betularia. — Lochinver ; at rest on rocks ; the light form 

 only. 



Boarmia repandata* — Common at rest on rocks ; the speci- 

 mens were grey, resembling the Hebridean form ab. sodorensium, 

 Weir. 



Gnophos myrtillata* — Not uncommon at rest on rocks ; a 

 rrather dark form. 



Ematurga atomaria* — Common on the moors. 



Bupalis piniaria. — Lochinver, abundant ; the northern form 

 of course. 



Thamnonoma wanaria. — Gardens at Lochinver. 



Scodiona fagaria. — Lochinver, rare. 



Zygaena filipendidae.-^l could not come across a colony 

 of this species on the mainland, but Mr. Adkin reports that 

 William Salvage found one on the mountain, Suilven, and 

 Mr. Whittle wrote me that he found a Zygaenid cocoon at 

 Lochinver which was probably one of this species. As I have 

 already stated, there was a numerous colony on the Island of 

 Soyea. The examples of those I have brought home do not 

 differ from southern specimens with the exception that the 

 thorax and abdomen is somewhat more shaggy. 



Hepialus liumuli. — Lochinver ; the examples are strictly 

 typical. 



H. sylvinus. — Eeported by Mr. Whittle from Lochinver. 



H. fusconebulosa (velleda).* — Common at Lochinver, less so 

 at Inchnadamph. A very dark and richly variegated form, 

 quite as much so as the Shetland specimens ; var. gallicus, Ld., 

 ■occurred in the proportion of about 1 to 5 of the type form. 



Scoparia ambigualis, race atomalis.* — Abundant everywhere. 



S. murana. — One or two examples on walls at Inchnadamph. 



S.frequentella. — Lochinver, at rest on rocks; common. 



S. angustea. — Eeported by Mr. Whittle at rest on the house 

 at which we stayed at Lochinver. 



Nemeophila noctuella. — Very pale specimens were common 

 on Soyea at the end of June. 



Pyrausta purpuralis* — A few examples only of either this 

 species or of P. ostrinalis ; the specimens are intermediate. 



Botys lutealis. — Lochinver ; reported by Mr. Whittle. 



B. fuscalis* — Common. 



B.forficalis. — In gardens at Lochinver. 



