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Acherontia atropos. — The Tuskar Light-house, ofE Camsore 



Point. 

 Chaerocampa porcellus occurs all along the coast. 



On the Keragh Islands, some miles from Hook Point, is a vast 

 mass of Silene maritima, "s^hich should be the haunt of numerous 

 Dianthoecise. Here I took Arctia fuliginosa in great abundance, 

 both the imago, pupa, and full-fed larva, on the ragwort, on the 7th 

 June. 



Eupithecia expallidata. — Mine Head. 



,, isogrammata. — GlengarifP. 



,, castigata. — Castletown, &c. 



,, virgaureata. — Crookhaven. 



,, pumilata. — Glengariff, Yalentia, &c. 



Pyrausta purpuralis. — Glengariff. 



,, ostrinalis. — Glengariff. 



Herhula cespitalis. — Glengariff and Crookhaven. 



Among the Micro-lepidoptera the following may be worth record- 

 ing :— 



Depressaria pastinacella. — Mine Head. 



Seiaphila perterana. — Mine Head. 



Bactra furfurana. — Poche's Point. 



Euchromia purpurana. — Poehe's Point. 



Orthotsenia antiquana. — Roche's Point. 



Seiaphila colquhounana. — Poehe's Point (a very local species). 



Sericoris littorana. — Tramore. 



Scoparia truncicolatis. — Sneem. 



Ephippiphora argyrana. — Glengariff. 



Lobesia atricapitana. — Poehe's Point. 



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