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willow bushes not far from the place, on which the caterpillars 

 most likely fed. 



Catocala Fraxint. About the 9th of September, when sugar- 

 ing near Netherbyres, I was very much surprised to see one of 

 this rare moth. It was sitting with the forewings arched upward, 

 touching each other at the tip, and the hind wings spread back- 

 wards and pressing against the tree, giving this moth a most 

 peculiar-looking appearance. Both the hind wings were badly 

 torn, but the front wings were pretty perfect. There are plenty 

 of old ash trees near, and the banks of the Eye are wooded for 

 about three miles upward, so that it may have been bred further 

 up. 



Euclidia glyphica. Flies in sunshine, difficult to take. 

 Aglossa pinguinalis. Common in stables. 

 Enntchia cingulalis. One. On seabanks. 

 Botys verticalis. Common on nettle. 

 Pionea forficalis. Common near gardens. 

 Scopula ltjtealis. Seabanks ; common. 



,, Olivalis. Common near Dogs Mercury. 

 Stenopteryx hybridalis. Lauder. A. Kelly, 

 Scoparia ambigtjalis. One specimen. 

 ,, Zelleri. One specimen. 

 ,, dubitalis. One specimen. 

 Crambus pratelltjs. Common. 



,, tristelltjs. One specimen. 

 ,, cuLMELLirs. One specimen. 



„ horttjellus. One specimen. 

 Oncocera ahenella. One on seabanks. 

 Milia sociella. Three, not so rare. 

 Tortrix Kosana. Several. 



,, heperana. Not uncommon. 



,, Kibeana. Common. 



,, favillaceana. Not common. 



EUPICELIA ANGUSTANA. One. 



Xanthosetia hamana. Not uncommon. 

 Argyrolepia Cnicana. Seabanks near thistle. 

 Diurnea Eagella. Very abundant. 

 Taleporia pseudo-bombycella. One specimen. 

 Pltjtella porrectella. One specimen. 

 ,, annuletella. One specimen, 



