BIE.CHALL CATALOGUE OF IRISH LEPIDOPTEKA. 71 



Apamea Basilinea. — Generally distributed, and common. 

 ,, Gemina. — Yery common near Galway. 

 ,, TJnanimis. — Dublin and Wicklow. 

 ,, Ophiogramma.— -One specimen in the collection of Trinity 



College, captured by Mr. Tardy; locality unknown. 

 ,, Fibrosa. — Abundant atKillarney ; and has occurred at Belfast. 

 ,, Oculea. — Common eyery where. 

 Miana Strigilis. — Do. 



,, Easciuncula. — Do. 



,, Literosa. — Common on the coast. 



„ Euruncula. — Yery abundant. The variety Rufuncula of Ha- 

 worth occurs very commonly at Howth. The wings are 

 uniformly clay- coloured, without lines or spots, and the 

 insect has a strong superficial resemblance to Nonagria Cin- 

 color. 

 ,, Expolita — Common near Galway. The Irish specimens are 

 smaller and much more richly coloured than any English 

 ones I have seen. 

 Celsena Haworthii. — Common on the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains. 

 Grammesia Trilinea. — Common in most places. 

 Caradrina Blanda. — Do. 



,, Cubicularis. — Do. 



Rusina Tenebrosa. — Do. 



Agrotis Yalligera. — Abundant on the coast. 



,, SufTusa Wicklow and Howth. 



,, Saucia. — Dublin in 1855. 

 ,, Segetum. — Too common everywhere. 



,, Lunigera. — Common at Howth; has also occurred at Cork. 

 „ Exclamationis. — Abundant everywhere. 

 ,, Corticea. — Widely distributed, and not uncommon. 

 ,, Ripse. — Malahide sandhills. 

 ,, Cursoria. — Do., very abundant. 

 ,, Nigricans. — Do., and Howth. 

 ,, Tritici. — Common everywhere on the coast. 

 ,, Aquilina. — Malahide sandhills. 



,, Obelisca. — Abundant at Howth — frequents the higher slopes of 

 the hill, where it may be taken freely from the Ragweed 

 flowers in August, in company with Lunigera. Although 

 Tritici swarms at the foot of the hill and along the shore, 

 it rarely intrudes on the more aristocratic society of the 

 higher levels. 

 ,, Agathina. — Howth and Wicklow. Taken not uncommonly 

 by sweeping the heath at night in August and September. 

 ,, Porphyrgea. — Yery common at Howth, secreting itself by day 



among the broken limestone shale. 

 ,, Praecox. — Common on the sandhills of the Dublin coast. 

 ,, Ravida. — Mr. Greene's list. Locality of capture unknown to me. 

 ,, Lucernea. — Yery common at Howth. 



