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Miana literosa. — Common at ragwort. 



Miana arcuosa.- Common flying at dusk, on railway 

 banks, and waste places. ? rather scarce. 



Celsena Hav/orthii. —Local, but abundant, flies by day, and 

 is difficult to catch, a very variable species. 



Caradrina morpheus. — Excessively rare. 



Caradrina blanda. — Rather scarce, near Aberdeen and Inver- 

 urie. 



Caradrina cubicularis. — Abundant, can be found in good con- 

 dition from beginning to end of season. Often covered with little red 

 mites. . : ^ 



' "Russina tenebrosa. — Often abundant at treacle, $ scarce. 



Agrotis valligera. - Common on ragwort and treacle on the 

 sandhills; a very variable species. 



Agrotis suffusa.— Common on treacle, uncertain in appearance. 



Agrotis saucia. — Local and rare (Professor Trail), rare near 

 Inverurie. 



Agrotis segetum.— This species sometimes appears in abund- 

 ance, and then disappears for a number of years; in 1888 it was very 

 comhloh; have not' iseen one since.' ' 



Agrotis exciamationis. - Abundant, also uncertain in its 

 appearance, this rule holds good with 'nearly all the Agrotis. 



Agrotis corticea.— Always scarce, very dark, Banchory, &c. 



Agrotis eursoria. — Abundant on the sandhills, varies excess- 

 ively.- * ^ . Mi.. . . - 



Agrotis nigricans. — Common on the coast, not rare inland, 

 variable, sometimes nearly black. 



Agrotis tritici. — Abundant on the sandhills, rarer inland, large 

 and distinc'tly^marked. ■ 



■ ! Agrotis -iaquilina. — Very rare, recorded by Prof. Trail. 



Agrotis obelisca. — Near Aberdeen, (" Lep. of Dee.") ' 



; Agrotis agathina.^Scarce everywhere. 



Agrotis- pOTphyrea. — Abundant on all heaths, have taken it 

 3,000 feet above the sea level. ' • 



- Agrotis praecox.— Has been taken at Aberdeen, Cruden and 

 near Invarurie, (recorded by Prof. Trail in " Lep. of Dee." j 



Agrotis pyrophila. — Very scarce, ; but widely distributed over 

 both counties, not uncommon last year (1890), larvae feeds in confine- 

 ment on grass, and other low plants. 



Agrotis lucernea. — Not uncommon on heather patches by 

 night, most abundant on the Kincardine coast, and along the railway 

 banks and cuttings. 



Triphaena janthina — Widely distributed, but always scarce. 



Triphaena fimbria. — Rare, Pitcaple, &c, 



