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Tethea subtusa. One worn specimen at sugar. Highlaws. 

 Aplecta occulta. One very worn specimen at sugar. Highlaws. 

 Hadena Pisi. Two of this moth on Lamberton Moor, at sugar. 



IV. — Ay ton. By Simpson Buglass. 



Sphinx Convolvuli. I got one of this moth on a sheet which 

 had been left out at night. Ay ton. 



Lithosia quadra. I got a fine male this season. Ayton woods. 



Liparis Salicis. I got one specimen of this moth, the first I be- 

 lieve taken in Berwickshire. Ayton Castle. 



Orgyia antiqua. This moth must be more common than we 

 suppose, judging from the old webs of the female on the 

 trees, &c. Ayton. 



Macaria liturata. Fir woods, Whitfield, Ayton. 



Thera pirmata. I have netted two this season — probably com- 

 mon. Fir woods, Ayton. 



Dasypolia Templi. Three of this rare and curious moth have 

 been taken at light here — two males and one female. Ayton. 



Apamea unanimis. We have always passed over this moth for 

 oculea, but on sending one to Dr White, we found out our 

 mistake. The reniform is perfectly white. We don't know if 

 it comes to sugar. 



Celosna Haworthii. I got one specimen of this moth. Cold- 

 ingham Moors. 



Caradrina Alsltstes. At wood sage. Sea-banks. 



Agrotis saucia. This is the first season I have captured this 

 moth. It comes to sugar. Ayton Castle. 



Agrotis Tritici. I got a pair of this moth in the garden here. 

 Ayton Castle. 



Agrotis obelisca. At sugar. Sea-banks. 



Agrotis Pyrophila. I only captured one of this rare moth, but 

 fortunately it was in good order, and easily made out. At 

 flowers of wood sage. Sea-banks. 



Trachea Piniperda. This moth must be pretty common, as we 

 got twenty in one night. Sallow blossoms. Fir woods. 



T^eniocampa rubricosa. At sallow blossoms. Ayton woods. 



T^eniocampa cruda. I have only got three of this common moth. 

 It seems rare here. At sallow blossoms. Ayton woods. 



Aplecta occulta. I got two fine specimens of this moth. At 

 sugar. Ayton, 



Calocampa vetusta. I have only got one of this moth. At sugar. 

 Ayton. 



Heliothis armigera. I got one of this very rare moth. It was 

 captured by Master James Bowhill, Jun., Ayton. Mr Bow- 

 hill's garden. Ayton. 



