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THE BRITISH NATURALIST. [Febuarv 



Mamestra persicarise. — Occurs occasionally at north of Island. 



Larvae seen in old weedy gardens in September. 

 Mamestra albicolon. — Mr. Gregson took it on the coast, north of 



Peel. 



Apamea basilinea. —Widely distributed and common. 



Apamea gemina. — Occurs at Lezayre. 



Apamea unanimis. — "Entomologist," Vol. IV, p. 311. 



Apamea fibrosa. — Local and rare. Mr. Gregson records its capture 



on the low lands near the Nunnery Grounds. 

 Apamea oculea. — Common and widely distributed. Comes freely 



to sugar at Lezayre. 

 Miana strigilis. - Occurs at Lezayre. Came freely to sugar in 



i8go. 



Miana fasciuncula. — Occurs at Lezayre. Came freely to sugar in 

 1890. 



Miana literosa. — Widely distributed. 



Miana furuncula.— Appears at Lezayre, Onchan, and Pulrose. 

 Caradrina morpheus. — Has been taken at Onchan, and elsewhere 

 on the coast. 



Caradrina cubicularis. — Common and widely distributed, occurs 



everywhere. 



Agrotis valiigera.— Occurs along the Onchan coast. Common on 



Ragwort flowers in August at Ramsey. 

 Agrotis suffusa. — Widely distributed. Comes freely to sugar at 



Lezayre. 



Agrotis saucia. — Uncertain in its appearance. Has been taken 

 near Ramsey. 



Agrotis segetum. — Common in Lezayre. Comes freely to sugar 

 there. 



Agrotis exclamationis. — Common and widely distributed. Some 

 lovely forms and very variable in colour came to sugar in Lezayre 

 in 1890. 



Agrotis corticea. —Appears v/idely distributed but by no means 

 common. 



Agrotis ripee. — Local. Mr. Jager took about one dozen near Ramsey 

 in x\ugust, 1890. 



Agrotis curs.oria. — Local and rare. Occurs occasionally on th 

 coast at Onchan. 



Agrotis nigricans. — Took two very light coloured specimens at 



Cottage Mona, Lezayre, at sugar in 1889. 

 Agrotis tritici. — Occurs all round the coast of the Island. Mr. Jager 



took it near Ramsey in 1890. 

 Agrotis obelisca. — Local and rare, to be met with occasionally. i 



