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Archiv,' 1862, or ' Annals of Natural History ' for June. — 4 Intellectual Observer ' for 

 August, 1862, p. 67. 



Lepidoptera captured in 1862. — I have captured the following Lepitloptera 

 during the present summer. The universally common species are of course omitted ; 

 of those marked * I have duplicates. In spite of the absence of sunshine many of the 

 day-flying species were extremely abundant, especially in Ireland. Sugar I have 

 found generally unproductive, contrary to my experience of former wet summers. 



*Leucophasia Sinapis, *Chortobius Davus, *Thecla Betulae, *Zygaena Minos. 

 All abundant in the West of Ireland. 



*Lithosia aureola. 



*L. caniola. I have again had the pleasure of taking this novelty on the Trish 

 coast. It flies softly soon after sunset, and again at dawn ; it also comes sparingly to 

 sugar. The larva is probably not exclusively licheuivorous : there is very little either 

 of lichen or moss on the ground where the moth occurs ; and Dr. Knaggs, who has 

 succeeded in rearing it from the egg, informs me that in confinement it feeds freely 

 on clover. 



*Orgyia fascelina. Larvse abundant in May and June, on sallows on the sand 

 hills at the mouth of the Mersey. The perfect insect appears to have very retired 

 habits : I have never met with it at large. 



*Lasiocampa Trifolii, *Nyssia zonaria, *Leucania littoralis, *Eubolia lineolata, 

 Rhodaria sanguinalis, *Agrotis corticea. All abundantly on the Lancashire and 

 Cheshire coast. 



*Mamestra albicolon, *Agrotis cursoria, A. praeeox. Same localities, but much 

 rarer than in former years. 



*Agrotis Ashwortbii. At sugar, Llangollen. 



A. lunigera, *A. Luceruea, *A. porphyrea, *Mamestra furva. At light and 

 sugar, on the Irish coast, occurred freely. 



Cucullia Chamomillae. At light, same locality. An addition to the Irish list. 



Dianthcecia Nisus. On the Irish coast: occurred in June and again in August; 

 whether a second brood, or only stragglers of the June brood, I am uncertain. 



*Xylophasia scolopacina, *Apainea connexa, *Euperia fulvago, *Amphipyra py- 

 ramidea, *Erastria fuscula, *Bankia argentula, *Hydrelia unca. At Killarney (the 

 three last-named in profusion), in June. 



Cymatophora fluctuosa. One specimen floating in a ditch at Killarney, June 20th. 

 New to the Irish list. 



Macroglossa Stellatarum. A specimen taken at midnight, June 18th : attracted to 

 the lantern of a lighthouse elevated 130 feet. This seems a novel habit, and an 

 unusual hour for this insect to be on the wing. 



*Fidonia conspicuata. Bred from eggs kindly sent by Captain Russell, from 

 Suffolk. 



*F. brunneata. 



Botys terrealis. At Llangollen, sitting on rocks. 

 *Sericoris littorana. Irish coast, June and August. 

 *Spilonota amcenana. Abundant on Cheshire sand hills, July. 

 Eupcecilia albicapitana. (See * Annual,' 1862). Irish coast, June. 



