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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[July 



Cabera Exanthemaria. — Common, but more local than Pusaria. 



Macaria Liturata. — Rather local, but widely distributed and not 

 rare sometimes in fir woods. 



Halia Wavaria. — Abundant, but very local, in some districts it 

 is hardly ever seen, e. g., Pitcaple. 



Scodiona Belgiaria. — Rather scarce, but generally on all moors. 



Fidonia Carbonaria. — Not uncommon on the hills near Braemar. 



Fidonia Atomaria. — Excessively abundant and variable. 



Fidonia Piniaria. — Also very common. We only get the S 

 with white ground colour. The $ 's are small and dark, quite 

 different from the English. 



Fidonia Pinetaria. — Locally common. Braemar, Derncleugh, 



&c. 



Abraxas Grossulariata. — Abundant about Aberdeen, Woodside, 

 Old Meldrum, &c. Also common at Pitcaple (introduced). Before I 

 introduced the species it was one of our rarest Lepidopterons, now it is 

 too abundant, and the sexes show a curious tendency to dimorphism. 



Lomaspilis Marginata. — Local, but not rare. All our speci- 

 mens tend to have a continuous band across the centre. 



Hybernia Aurantiaria. — Not common. 



Hybernia Progemmaria. — Local, but not rare. We don't get 

 the very dark form here. 



Hybernia Defoliaria. — Not rare about Pitcaple, but rare else- 

 where. 



Chematobia Brumata. — Excessively abundant. 

 Oporabia Dilutata. — Abundant everywhere ; variable. 

 Oporabia Filigrammaria. — Local, and not very common. 

 Oporabia Autumnaria. — Rare. Near Banchory and Braemar. 

 Larentia Didymata. — Excessively common. Abundant on 

 Ragwort flowers just before sundown. 



Larentia Multistrigaria. — Abundant. 



Larentia Gaesiata. — Swarms on all moors, rises from the rocks 

 and stone fences in hundreds at the approach of the collector. I have 

 often taken them almost black. 



Larentia Salicata. — Rather scarce, but not rare. A very 

 "skittish" species, and not easily approached. 



Larentia Olivata. — Local. Common on Ragwort and other 

 flowers at niglit. Very easily taken. 



(To he continued.) 



