Insects. 



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

 Tepbrosia cousonaria. End of April and May. Abundant on fir-trunks, but very 

 local. 



Tepbrosia extersaria. End of May and beginning of J une. Scarce on tree-trunks ; 

 commoner at sugar. 



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



Pborodesma bajularia. July. Beaten from oak. 



Epbyra orbicularia. May. Beaten from a bedge. 



Astbena sylvata. May, June. In woods and bedges, not common. 



Eupisteria heparata. June, July. Scarce. 



Corycia taminata. May. Flying at dusk. 



Minoa eupborbiata. May, June. Common in woods. 



Pacbycnemia bippocastauaria. April. Excessively abundant on heatbs. The 

 swarms of this species were absolutely bewildering. When I bad 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. 



Eupitbecia pulcbellata. May, June. A few specimens occurred in different 

 localities. 



E. tripunctata. Larva on Umbelliferai in October, uot common. 

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

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



Lobopbora 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 bedges, 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. 

 Diantbcecia Cucubali. June. At blossoms of Silene inflata. 

 Epunda nigra. October. At sugar. 

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



