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Acronycta psi. — Common and widely distributed. 

 Acronycta megacephala.— Have met with this insect only twice. 

 Acronycta rumicis. — Have bred one specimen from larva found 

 near Onchan. 



Leucania conigera. — Rare. Odd specimens to be met with 



occasionally. 

 Leucania lithargyria. — Widely distributed. 



Leucania loreyi. — A larva found at Onchan by Mr. C. S. Circ.^son 



of Liverpool, and bred by him ; it was taken in an old garden. 

 Leucania impura — Widely distributed. 

 Leucania pallens. —Widely distributed. 



Tapinostola fulva. — Local and rare. Mr. Gregson states it occurs 



in damp or swampy places. 

 Hydroecia petasitis. — Only twice, at North of the Island. Mr. 



Gregson states it is plentiful on the river bank, near Castletown. 



Pupae at roots of Petasites vulgaris in August. 

 Hydroecia micacea. — Common on Ragwort flowers, near Ramsey. 



Pupae common in the stems of Ragwort, near the root, in August. 

 Xylophasia rurea. — Occurs at Tromonde, Lezayre, and elsewhere. 

 Xylophasia alopecurus. — Mr. Gregson records the capture of this 



insect. It is a very dark variety oi Rurea. 

 Xylophasia liihoxylea. — Not uncommon at Lezayre. 

 Xylophasia polyodon. — Extremely common and widely distributed. 



Very dark forms, known as var. Infuscata, are almost black, at 



Lezayre; and very light forms occur near the Nunnery. 

 Xylophasia hepatica. — Occurs at the Nunnery. 

 Laphygma exigua.— Mr. Gregson records the capture of this insect, 



he took it near Onchan. 

 Charaeas graminis. — Widely distributed, especially on th moun- 

 tains. Took several large specimens on Garaghan Mountain in 



September, i8go. 



var. Hibernica. — Mr. Gregson records the capture of this 

 variety which is very variable in colour and hardly two specimens 

 alike. 



Luperina luteago var. Barrettii. — Mr. Gregson took it at Port Jack 



and Onchan Bay, on the wing late at night. 

 Luperina testacea. — -Occurs at Ramsey, Mr. Jager took it at light 



there in 1890. 



Luperina cespitis. - All along the coast, larvae feeds on sheep's 

 fescue grass, perfect insect at light in September. 



Mamestra anceps. Entomologist," Vol. IV, p. 311. Mr. Gregson 

 has taken it at sugar on the coast at the end of May. 



Mamestra furva. — Local. Not unfrequently at Luchan. 



Mamestra brassicae. — Extremely common and widely distributed. 



