Lepidoptera taken near Ayton, by Simpson Buglass. 321 



MlANA FASCIUNCTJBA. Two. 



Oel^ena Haworthii. Not common ; flying over heath in day 

 time. 



Cabadrina blajntda. One ; Cleckhimin. 



Eusina tenebrosa. Common at sugar ; about three weeks later 

 this season than last. 



Tryphsna janthina. Several at sugar. 

 ,, orbona. Common at sugar. 



Xanthia Aurago. One. 



Dianth^ecia Cucubali. One ; Cleckhimin. 



Polia Chi. Very plentiful last season, in this quarter. You 

 could scarcely pass a stone wall or a tree about the latter end 

 of August, but Chi might be observed sitting thereon. The 

 only two I saw this season, both apparently newly out of the 

 chrysalis, was on October 20th, nearly two months later than 

 last. 



Epunda lutulebtta. One ; Cleckhimin. 



Anarta Myrtilli. Common on heath ; flies in sunshine. 



Heliodes Arbuti. Two. 



Abrostola Urticje. Two. 



Plusia bractea. One ; Cleckhimin. 



List of Lepidoptera taken near Ayton, during 1877. By 

 Simpson Buglass. 



Colias Edusa. I have got three specimens ; the first captured 



by Master James W. Bowhill, Ayton. 

 Acherontia Atropos. Two specimens ; one on 4th June at 



Ayton, and the other at Burnmouth, in August. 

 Ch^erocampa Porcellus. Pour good specimens. 

 Sesia Bombeciformis. Three specimens. These were reported 



as Sesia Apiformis in last year's list. 

 Euchelia Jacob^a. One specimen taken in Ayton "Woods. 

 Chimatobia boreata. Ayton Woods. 

 Larentia CjEsiata. One taken on Coldingham Moor. 

 Emmelesia albueata. Sea banks. 

 Eupithecia castigata. Lamberton Moor. 



