A HISTORY OF 
Xylophasia hepatica, Hb. Luton 
— rurea, Fab. 5 
Apamea basilinea, Fab. Luton, Bedford 
— gemina, Hb. Bedford 
— oculea, Gn., didyma, St. C. Abundant 
everywhere 
Miana strigilis, Clerck. Generally common 
— fasciuncula, Haw. Bedford 
— furuncula, Tr., bicoloria, 5t.C. Bedford, 
Luton 
Eremobia ochroleuca, Esp. Recorded in Bed- 
fordshire, Westwood and Humphrey, 
ii. 228 
Dipterygia pinastri, Linn., scabriuscula, St. C. 
Bedford 
Euplexia lucipara, Linn. Generally common 
Phlogophora meticulosa, Linn. | Common 
everywhere 
Hydrecia nictitans, Bkh. Bedford 
— micacea, Esp. Bedford, Luton 
Gortyna flavago, Esp., ochracea, St.C. Bed- 
ford, Luton 
Tapinostola fulva, Hb. Luton 
Leucania conigera, Fab. Bedford, Luton 
— lithargyria, Esp. Bedford; probably 
everywhere 
— impura, Hb. Everywhere abundant 
— pallens, Linn. ae 5 
— straminea, Tr. Reported at Bedford by 
Mr. A. Sharpin 
— comma, Linn. Bedford 
Taniocampa gothica, Linn. Generally com- 
mon at sallow bloom 
— cruda, Tr., pulverulenta, St. C. Abundant 
about sallows 
— stabilis, View. Abundant about sallows 
— instabilis, Esp., incerta, St. C. Common 
about sallows 
— gracilis, Fab. Bedford, Luton 
Pachnobia rubricosa, Fab. Bedford 
Rusina tenebrosa, Hb. Bedford, Luton 
Mania maura, Linn. Generally distributed 
Nenia typica, Linn. Common everywhere 
Amphipyra pyramidea, Linn. Bedford, in 
woods 
— tragopogonis, Linn. Generally common, 
often coming into houses 
Hydrilla arcuosa, Haw. Luton, in fields 
Stilbia anomala, Haw. Bedford 
Caradrina morpheus, Tr. Generally com- 
mon in gardens 
— alsines, Bkh. Bedford, Luton 
— blanda, Tr., taraxaci, St. C. Generally 
distributed 
— cubicularis, Bkh., quadripunctata, St. C. 
Abundant everywhere 
Grammesia trilinea, Bkh., trigrammica, St. C. 
In all woods 
Calymnia trapezina, Linn. 
woods 
Common in 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
Calymnia diffinis, Linn. Bedford, among elm 
— affinis, Linn. ‘3 s 
Orthosia ferruginea, Schiff., circellaris, St. C. 
Generally common 
pistacina, Schiff. Generally common 
litura, Linn. Bedford, Potton 
lunosa, Haw. Bedford 
lota, Linn. 5 
— macilenta, Hb. ,, 
Xanthia citrago, Linn. Bedford, among lime 
— cerago, Schiff., fulvago, St. C. Bedford, 
Luton 
— silago, Hb., flavago, St. C. Bedford, Luton 
— aurago, Schiff. Taken at Potton by Mr. 
W. Bond-Smith 
— gilvago, Esp. Bedford, not rare 
Cerastis vaccinii, L. Generally common 
— ligula, Esp., spadicea, Stn. Bedford, Luton, 
Potton 
Scopelosoma satellitia, Linn. Bedford, Luton 
Xylina semibrunnea, Haw. Bedford, Potton, 
at ivy bloom 
Xylocampa lithoriza, Bkh., areola, St. C. 
Bedford 
Calocampa exoleta, Linn. 
— vetusta, Hb. 35 
Cucullia verbasci, Linn. Bedford, Potton; 
larvze on Verbascum and Scrophularia 
— umbratica, Linn. Bedford, Luton; at 
flowers in gardens in the evening 
Plusia chrysitis, Linn. Generally distributed 
—— pulchrina, Haw. Luton 
—- iota, Linn, Luton, Bedford, Potton 
—- gamma, Linn. Everywhere abundant, 
buzzing about flowers 
Habrostola urtice, Hb., tripartita, St. C. 
Potton, Luton, Bedford 
— triplasia, Linn. Bedford, Potton 
Heliothis marginata, Fab., umbra, St. C. 
Taken near Bedford by Rev. O. W. 
Harries 
Heliodes arbuti, Fab., tenebrata, St. C. Bed- 
ford, in meadows 
Acontia luctuosa, Esp. Bedford, a very local 
species 
Bryophila perla, Fab. Generally common on 
walls 
Gonoptera libatrix, Linn. Generally distri- 
buted. Fond of hiding in cellars dur- 
ing the winter 
Catocala nupta, Linn. Generally distributed, 
sitting on trunks of willows 
Euclidia mi, Clerck. Bedford, Luton, Woburn 
— glyphica, Linn. Bedford 
Herminia barbalis, Linn. Luton, among sallow 
— tarsipennalis, Tr. Luton 
— grisealis, Hb. Bedford 
Hypena rostralis, Linn, 
— proboscidalis, Linn. 
nettles 
Bedford 
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Everywhere among 
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