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and this peculiar flora results in a peculiar fauna, many species, 

 particularly among the micros, occurring here, and nowhere else 

 in the district except on similar ground along the Antrim 

 coast. 



There are no butterflies peculiar to the hills, but Lycozna 

 icarus (Common Blue) and Polyommatus phlaeas (Copper) are 

 common on the Chalk. Coenonympha pamphilus is to be found 

 all over the hills, and Euchfoe cardamines wherever Cardamine 

 pratensis grows. 



Of Sphinges, Macroglossa bombyliformis is common, and 

 Zygcena filipendulce on the east of Black Hill. 



Of the Bombyces, Nemeobhila plantaginis is rather scarce, but 

 Saturnia pavonia (Emperor) is common. The larvae of this 

 moth, and of Bombyx rubi are to be found feeding on heath in 

 the autumn, and the curious cocoon of the Emperor is a 

 familiar object in winter. 



Several good Noctuce occur, and Celcena Haworthii, Stilbia 

 anomala, Noctua glareosa and /estiva, Agrotis strigu/a, and 

 Hadena glauca and adusta are all fairly common. Some good 

 varieties of commoner species also occur on the higher ground, 

 Triphcena comes and Noctua xanthographa being especially 

 remarkable. Of the Geometrce may be mentioned Ematurga 

 atomaria, Oparabia filigrammaria, Larentia ccesiata and 

 salicata, Eupithecia satyrata, var. callunaria, E. nanata, 

 Phibalaptervx lapidata in marshy places, Cidaria populata, C. 

 testata, and Anaitis plagiata among Hypericum on the east side 

 of Black Mountain. 



Two species of Plume moths are common on Black Hill, viz., 

 Mimesioptilus bipunctidactylus and pterodactylus, and last 

 autumn I took a specimen of the very rare Platyptilia isodactyla 

 on marshy ground between Divis and Black Hill, where its 

 food-plant grows abundantly. 



A number of characteristic Tor trices occur, principally 

 among heather. Of these the following are worth mention : — 

 Tortrix viburnana, 7. palleana, Peronea caledoniana, Mixodia 

 Schulziana, Catoptria hypericana, Eupazcilia ciliella, Argyro- 

 lepia Hartmanniana and Xanthosetia zcegana. 



