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List of Lepidoptera taken near Eyemouth, in 1877. By 

 William Shaw. 



Colias Edusa. Seems to have been distributed over Scotland ; 



in June I got two, and Mr dimming, Ayton Castle, seven. 



Mr Kelly, Cleckhimin, took half a dozen on Gullane Links, in 



September, which must have been the second brood. 

 Nola conpijsalis. One specimen, Highlaws road. 

 Setina irrorella. Has not been uncommon this season ; sea 



banks. 

 Liparis Salicts. One male near a balsam-poplar ; Eyemouth 



MU1. 

 Ephyra ptjnctaria. One worn specimen ; Ayton "Woods. 

 Maoaria liturata. One specimen ; seems rare here ; Ayton 



"Woods. 

 Emmelesia albxjlata. Four specimens ; sea banks. 

 Eupithecia satyrata. Three fine specimens ; sea banks. 

 ,, Lariciata. One specimen ; Ayton "Woods. 



„ assimilata. One specimen; shaken from currant 



bushes. 



„ rectangulata. On apple trees, common ; Highlaws. 



W. Sandison. 

 Anticxea derivata. Two specimens near Dog Eose ; Highlaws. 

 Mamestra anceps. Not uncommon, on sea banks. 

 Agrostis Pyrophila. One specimen ; sea banks. 

 DiANTHiECiA Ctjcubali. One fine specimen, the first I have seen 



here ; banks of the Eye. 

 Dasypolia Templi. One male at light, Eyemouth ; — P. Brack. 

 Heliothis armigera. One fine specimen ; sea banks. 

 Crambus falsellus. One on sea banks. 

 Scop aria Crat^egella. Larvae among H. rutabulum. 

 ,, truncicolella. One; larvae among moss. 

 ,, CembRjE. One; sea banks. 

 Peronea sponsana. One specimen. 

 Onepashia mttsculana. One specimen. 

 Ephippiphora Brunnichiana. Sea banks ; several. 

 Sciaphila Virgatjreana. Seabanks ; one. 



,, Colqithounana. Two ; Highlaws. 

 Dictopteryx Bergmanniana. Several ; Highlaws. 

 Argyrotoxa Conwayana. One specimen. 



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