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rare at rest. N. pyrophila, Ist July, rare. T. janthina, 25th July, not uncommou, 

 lime blossom and at Bugar ; fimbria, 18th July, common at sugar ; suhsequa, 1st 

 August, not uncommou at sugar : unfortunately, I did not recognize the moth in 

 time to secure many specimens ; one evening I saw five on one round, but did not 

 box one, thinking it only a variety of orhona ; orhonaf 16th J une, swarming at 

 engar, and varying both in colour and markings to an extraordinary degree ; pro- 

 nuha, 23rd June, very abundant at sugar. N. glareosa, 26th August, several at a 

 birch tree infested with Cossus ; clepuncta, 24th July, not uncommon at sugar ; 

 auguvy 1st July, frequent at sugar ; plecta, 21st June, rare, flying over grass. C- 

 nigrum, 22nd June, not uncommon at sugar ; triangulmn, 4th July, rare at sugar ; 

 hrunnea, 12th June, frequent at rasp blooms and at sugar. N. festiva, 16th July, 

 not uncommon at sugar ; confiv.a, 6th July, not rare at sugar j Dahlii, 27th July, 

 swarming at sugar, and presenting an extraordinary range of variation in colour 

 from bistre brown to dark maroon purple, — scarcely two are precisely alike in 

 markings; h ella (rithi), Isi August, common at sugar, varying much in colour j 

 umhrosa, 17th July, rare at lime blossoms, also at sugar; haja, 22nd July, common 

 at sugar ; negleda, 26th July, not uncommon at sugared rags placed on the heath ; 

 xa/nthographa, 20th July, swarming at sugar, and varying much in colour and mar- 

 kings. T. piniperda, 28th March, very abundant at sallows, ranging in colour from 

 brick red to grey and light green : pupae under moss at pine trees. T. gofhica-, 

 26th March, common at sallows, also at sugar ; ruhricosa, 17th April, not common, 

 on sallows, Califer Hill; instahilis, 27th March, frequent at sallows; stabilis, 28th 

 March, swarming at sallows, and after at sugar. 0. macilenta, 12th Sept., not 

 common, sugar. A. rufina, 27th August, very abundant at sugar ; Utura, 12th 

 August, swarming at sugar. C. vaccinii, 13th Sept., swarming at sugar, and very 

 valuable ; spadicea^ 16th Sept., plentiful at sugar. S. satelUtia, 7th Sept., swarming 

 at sugar. H. cerago, 6th July, not common, sugar ; fermginea, 28tli August, fre- 

 quent at sugar. E. fulvago, 8th August, not rare at sugar. C. trapezina, 23rd 

 July, swarming at sugar. D. capsincola, 29th June, not uncommon, hovering over 

 Lychnis vespertina, in the capsules of which the larvae abounded. D. cucuhalif 

 19th August, one specimen bred from larva found in July. P. chi, 31st July, very 

 abundant at rest on pine trees, also at sugar. E. nigra, 12th August, very abundant 

 at sugar. M. oxyacantluB, 8th Sept., frequent at sugar. A. apriZina, 16th Sept., 

 frequent at sugar. P. meticulosa, 23rd Sept., frequent at sugar. E. lucipara, Ist 

 July, rare at sugar. A. occulta, 15th August, rare at sugar ; nehulosa, 13th August, 

 rare, saw but missed at sugar, H. adusta, 30th May, rare at rest ; protea, 5th 

 August, swarming at rest on pine trunks, also at sugar j oleraceay 4th July, rare, 

 sugar; thalassina, 22nd June, not common at rest and at sugar. C. vetusta, 

 22nd August, common at sugar, but not nearly so frequent as the next ; last season, on 

 the contrary, exoleta, was the rarest of the two ; exoleta^ swanning in vast numbers 

 at sugar ; one night I counted more than 200 in one round of my trees. It also 

 occurred in the spring at sugar and sallows. X. rhizoUtha, 28th Sept., rare at 

 sugar. C. umhratica, 1st July, rare over Lychnis vespertina. A. myrtilli, 8th June, 

 common flying over heaths : the larvae very common. B. parthenias, 5th April, 

 very abundant in Altyre Forest flying over the birch trees ; notha, 16th April, same 

 locality as the above, but not so frequent. A. urticx, 26th June, flying over rasps. 

 P. chrysitis, 16th July, rare flying over flowers ; festuccc, 30th June, rare flying over 



