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Lepidoptera during 1876. By William Shaw. 



EYEMOUTH. 

 Sphinx Convolvuli. I have only seen one very much worn. 

 Selene illttnaria. Several specimens. Came to light. 



,, lunaria. One specimen. Came to light. 

 Acidalia incanaria. One specimen. 



Emmelesia ericetata. One specimen at sugar. Sealbanks. 

 Eupithecta suBFULVATA. Two specimens. At light. 

 castigata. Several specimens. At light. 

 nanata. One specimen. Lauder. A. Kelly. 

 vtjlgata. Several specimens. At light. 

 assimilata. One specimen. Lauder. A. Kelly. 

 exigttata. The most common of our Pugs. 

 Thera simttlata. Two specimens on seabanks. 



,, fiemata. Two specimens. At sugar. 

 Anticlea badiata. Four specimens. At light. Highlaws. 

 Cedaria miata. Four. In spring after hybernation. 



„ IMMANATA. Almost as common as centum notata. 

 Ptilodontis palpina. Bred one from chrysalis. 

 Acronycta megacephala. One from chrysalis. Poplar. 

 G-ortyna elavago. One at sugar. Netherbyres. E, Lam- 

 berton. 

 Xylophasia hepatica. One at sugar. Banks of the Ale. 

 Agrotis valligera. One at sugar. Seabanks. 



,, Tritici. Three at sugar. Seems to be rare. 

 ,, aqttilina. One at -sugar. Named by J. T. Carrington. 

 ,, agathina. One at sugar. Seabanks. 

 Xanthia Cerago. At ragwort. Much paler than English 

 moths. 



Cirrhcbdia xerampelina. One worn specimen at sugar. 

 Cosmia trapezina. One at sugar on seabanks. A curious 

 place for this moth. 



Epunda ltjtuxenta, Var. Ltjnebtjrgensis. Three at sugar, 

 named by Mr Carrington, who says the Berwickshire ones were 

 very fine. 



Calocampa vetttsta. One at sugar. Seabanks. 

 Sttlbia anomala. Three. One male and two females. Sugar. 

 Catocala ntjpta. About the end of August, when sugaring 

 on our seabanks, I captured a fine specimen. There were several 



