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IV. — Eyemouth. By William Shaw. 

 Poecilocampa Populi. Last year Mr. S. Buglass got two of this 

 moth on shop- windows at Ay ton. One of the caterpillars died 

 with us in changing. 

 Dicranura bifida. Mr. T. Ronton got a caterpillar at Ayton in 

 1873, which went into the chrysalis all right, but unfortunately 

 it had been stung. This year there was another caterpillar 

 found drowned in a tub of water. 

 Amphydasis bettjlaria. I have got two this season ; it has also 

 been got at Dunse, and seems to be widely distributed, but 

 not common. Banks of Eye. 

 Gnophos obscurata. Last year I got a bad specimen, but this 

 season I found it plentiful on our sea, banks. It comes to light 

 or may be captured on Burdock, Wood Sage, or Ragwort at 

 dusk. Sea-banks, Gunsgreen. 

 Acidalia scutulata. I have only a netted one of this little moth. 



Garden, Gunsgreen Hill. 

 Cabera exanthemaria. Common amongst Sallows, banks of the 



Ale, 

 Hybernta aurantiaria. Of this rare Berwickshire moth two 

 have been obtained, one came to the light when we were 

 sugaring, the other was found by Mr S. Buglass, sitting on a • 

 shop window at Ayton. 

 Ypsipetes impluviata. Common amongst the Alders here. The 

 chrysalis is obtained under moss and bark. Banks of the Eye. 

 Melanippe galiata. Last year I got a wasted specimen, but 



have got none this season. Sea-banks, Eyemouth. 

 Scotosia dubitata. I got a moth about the middle of October 



on Ivy, which I take to be a hybernated female. Eyemouth 

 Anaitis plagiata. I have taken two when sugaring. Hyperi- 

 cum hirsutum is abundant at the place, on which the cater- 

 pillars are likely to feed. Sea-banks, Eyemouth. 

 Thyatira batis. I have captured three of this beautiful Noctua 

 this season, other two have been taken at Ayton. It comes 

 freely to sugar. Banks of the Ale. 

 Acronycta tridens. Found along with the next, but it is diffi- 

 cult to distinguish them. Ayton and Eyemouth. 



,, Psi. Common. It comes freely to sugar. Eye- 



mouth. 



,, Ligustri. I have got two ; one from the chrysalis 



and one at sugar, another has been got at Ayton. Banks of 

 the Ale. 



„ Eumicis. The caterpillars are common on Cnicus 



arvensis on our sea-banks. Gunsgreen. 

 Xylophasia hepatica, We had a good many chrysalis of H. 

 thalassina, and one of them turned out to belong to this rare 

 Scottish moth. Ayton or Eyemouth. 



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