Insects. 



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Caradrina Morpheus. Rather scarce ; once at sugar. 

 C. cubieularis. Not uncommon. 



Rusina tenebrosa and Agrotis suffusa. I have taken both these 

 species, the former at sugar and the latter at ivy blossoms, but neither 

 common. 



A. Segetum and A. exclamationis. Very abundant in 1860, but not 

 so common last season. 



A. nigricans. I took a rather worn specimen flying about some 

 bramble blossoms, about three miles from here, also a very good 

 example on the heath, both in August last. 



A. porphyrea. Common on the heath, both at sugar and at the 

 heather blooms. 



Triphsena janthina, T. fimbria and T. interjecta. The two first may 

 sometimes be met with at sugar. Of the last I have only taken a 

 single mutilated specimen. 



T. subsequa. This is one of the entomological prizes for sugarers 

 and searchers of privet blossoms. Mr. Greene took a pair in 1860, 

 both at the blossoms I believe. Although sugar is very well in its 

 place, yet the blossoms of the privet and ivy surpass the best sugar 

 mixture ever concocted. 



T. orbona and T. pronuba. Both common at sugar. 



Noctua plecta. Common at sugar and about bramble blossoms. 



N. Rubi. I have taken this insect once or twice. 



N. umbrosa. Not uncommon. 



N. xanthographa. Abundant. 



Trachea piniperda. This I have taken but once, though accounted 

 so common an insect. 



Taeniocampa gothica, T. instabilis, T. stabilis, T. gracilis and T. 

 cruda. All these moths have a great love for the flowers of the sallow. 

 I have never taken any at sugar. T. gracilis and T. cruda are not 

 common ; the others are. 



Orthosia Ypsilon. Not common. 



O. lota. Of frequent occurrence at the ivy blossoms. 



Anchocelis pistacina and Cerastis Vaccinii. Common at the ivy 

 blossoms. Some curious varieties of the latter species may be some- 

 times obtained. 



C. spadicea. Abundant at ivy. 



Scopelosoma satellitia. Of frequent occurrence at ivy and sallows. 

 Dasycampa rubiginea. I took a very good example of this rarity 

 at ivy last October. 



Xanthia ferruginea. Not uncommon. 



