go ASH : LEPIDOPTERA AT SKIPWITH IN 1894. 
Noctua rubi. At sugar; Skipwith. 
Noctua umbrosa. Swarmed at ragwort flowers ; Skipwith. 
Noctua baja. At sugar and ragwort flowers ; Skipwith. 
Noctua xanthographa. Common in all stages; Skipwith. 
Trachea piniperda. A few at sallows, on edge of Skipwith 
Common. 
Tzniocampa gothica. T. rubricosa. T. instabilis. All three 
abundant at sallows ; Skipwith. 
Tzniocampa opima. One specimen taken at flowers of Galium 
cructatum in daylight, and another at rest on heather; Skipwith. 
Tzniocampa populeti. One larva on Populus nigra; Holly Carrs. 
Tzniocampa stabilis. Abundant at sallows ; Skipwith. 
Tzniocampa gracilis and T. cruda. A few at sallows ; Skipwith. 
Orthosia lota. At sugar; Skipwith. Not common. 
Orthosia macilenta. Several at sugar; Skipwith. 
Anchocelis pistacina. Skipwith ; scarce. 
Anchocelis litura. Skipwith; abundant. 
Cerastis vaccinii, Fairly abundant; Skipwith. 
Cerastis spadicea. Swarming at sugar in October and November, 
but remarkably uniform in appearance. 
Scopelosoma satellitia. Abundant and variable ; Skipwith. 
Xanthia cerago. X. silago. Both bred in numbers from sallow 
catkins, but only one specimen of var. flavescens ; Skipwith. 
Xanthia ferruginea. Not at all common; Skipwith. 
Cosmia trapezina. Larve abundant; Holly Carrs. 
Dianthzcia capsincola. ae plentiful in seed-vessels of 
Lychnis vespertina everywhere. 
Dianthzcia cucubali. One ‘asia at flowers; Skipwith. 
Polia chi. Two specimens only; Skipwith. 
Miselia oxyacanthz. Very abundant at sugar; Skipwith; but 
var. capucina decidedly scarce. 
Agriopis aprilina. Apparently scarce; Skipwith. 
Phlogophora meticulosa. Abundant everywhere. 
Euplexia lucipara. Fairly abundant; Skipwith. 
Aplecta nebulosa. Holly Carrs; one specimen. 
Hadena proteus. Escrick Park; one specimen. 
Hadena oleracea. Common; Skipwith. 
Hadena pisi. Larva on bracken and whitethorn; Skipwith. 
Aylocampa lithorhiza. At sallows; Skipwith. 
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