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Hemerophila Abruptaria. — ^^Has only been taken near Stone- 

 haven. 



Cleora Lichenaria.— Rare, Banchory, and Monymusk. 



Boarmia Repandata.— Common, we only get the light bluish 



grey form here, excessively abundant about Banchory. 



Gnophos Obscurata. — Common at Muchalls. I have taken it 

 flying by day. 



Dasydia Obfuscata. — Fairly common on moors almost every- 

 where, rather lighter in colour than the Perthshire examples. 



Psodos Trepidaria. — Common on hills near Braemar, above 

 2,500 feet (Prof. Trail's " Lep. of Dee.") 



Geometra Papilionaria. — ^Braemar and Fyvie scarce, but 

 common at Banchory. Mr. Milne, of Aberdeen, captured, and saw 

 them flying in abundance near Banchory in 1888. The following year 

 I went with Mr. Milne to the same place, but we only captured a few, 

 it was also very scarce last year, 1890. 



Ephyra Punctaria. — Very rare, Pitcaple, Banchory, Aberdeen, 



&c. 



Ephyra Orbicularia. — I have captured three or four in my own 

 garden at Pitcaple, it has not apparently been taken anywhere else in 

 Scotland. 



Ephyra Pendularia. — Not rare in birch v/oods, and widely 

 distributed. I have taken the larvae in Pittodrie Woods by beating 

 the birches. 



Venusia Cambricaria. — Rare, Haslehead and Pitcaple. 



Acidalia Bisetata. — Formerly taken near Peterhead, by the late 

 late Rev. I. Yuill. 



Acidalia Incanata. — -Discovered near Stonehaven several years 

 ago by Mr. Tait. 



Acidalia Remutata. — Peterhead [Rev. I. Ajuill.) 



Acidalia Fumata. — Abundant above Braemar, has not yet been 

 taken in any other district of Aberdeenshire. 



Acidalia Aversata. — Abundant in marshy woods. 

 Var. Spoliata.— Also common, but more local. 



Timandra Amataria. — Very local, found near Burnharvie. 



Cabera Pusaria. — Abundant and variable. 



Cabera Rotundaria. — I have a beautiful specimen which I 

 captured in Pittodrie Wood in 1887. 



