Insects. 8399 



Boarmia consortaria. May, June. Not scarce on tree-trunks. 



Tephrosia eonsonaria. End of April and May. Abundant on fir-trunks, but very 

 local. 



Tephrosia extersaria. End of May and beginning of June. Scarce on tree-trunks ; 

 commoner at sugar. 



Geometra papilionaria. August. At rest on Pteris aquilina, late at night. 



Phorodesma bajularia. July. Beaten from oak. 



Ephyra orbicularia. May. Beaten from a hedge. 



Asthena sylvata. May, June. In woods and hedges, not common. 



Eupisteria heparata. June, July. Scarce. 



Corycia taminata. May. Flying at dusk. 



Minoa euphorbiata. May, June. Common in woods. 



Pachycnemia hippocastanaria. April. Excessively abundant on heaths. The 

 swarms of this species were absolutely bewildering. When I had swept up half a 

 dozen into my net at once, and was boxing them, others would perch on the heath- 

 tops just by, as though watching the process. 



Emmelesia alchemillata. June — August. Very abundant in hedges and woods. 



Eupithecia pulchellata. May, June. A few specimens occurred in different 

 localities. 



E. tripunctata. Larva on Umbelliferae in October, not common. 



E. irriguata. A specimen occurred on a larch-trunk early in May. 



E. tenuiata. July, August. Beaten from oak -bushes. 



Lobophora sexalata. End of May, June. On tree-trunks and in hedges, not 

 common. 



L. viretata. May, June. On birch and fir-trunks, not common. 



Melanippe hastata. June. Flying wildly over a wood- path in the sunshine. 



Coremia quadrifasciata. June, July. Common in lanes at one or two places. 



Scotosia undulata. July. Beaten from a hedge. 



Cidaria psittacata. September, October. At sugar and ivy-bloom. 



C. picata. June, July. Beaten from hedges, common. 



C. silaceata. May, June. Mothing, scarce. 



Drepana Hamula. Apparently common in June, flying round the tops of oak 

 trees, but quite out of reach. Odd specimens of the second brood occurred in August 

 and September. 



Notodonta carmelita. April. On birch-trunks, scarce. 



N. dodonaea. May. Flew into the room, attracted by the light. 



Ceropacha Or. July. At sugar, scarce. 



Acronycta leporina. May. On a fir-trunk high up. 



A. Aceris. July. On an oak-trunk. 



Agrotis saucia. October. At sugar. 



A. agathina. August, September. At heath-bloom, but very scarce. 



Noctua ditrapezium. July, August. At sugar and rush-bloom, and one speci- 

 men bred. 



Tamiocampa leucographa. April. At sallow-bloom. A fine set. 



Dasycampa rubiginea. October. Has occurred at ivy-bloom. 



Dianthoecia Cucubali. June. At blossoms of Silene inflata. 



Epunda nigra. October. At sugar. 



E. viminalis. July. At sugar and rush-bloom, common. 



