THE BRITISH NATURALIST. 



[July 



Hadena chenopodii — Local and rare (Lep. of Dee), rare near 

 Pitcaple. 



Hadena oleracea. — Common everywhere. 



Hadena pisi. — Abundant, beautifully variegated forms are 

 generally bred. 



Hadena thalassina. — Local and generally rather scarce. 

 Hadena coniigua. — Rare, Banchory. 



Hadena rectilinea. — Abundant in many localities, uncertain in 

 appearance, sometimes very scarce. 



Cloantha solidaginis. — Abundant at Derncleugh, scarce else- 

 where. 



Calocampa vetusta. — Abundant everywhere. 



Calocampa exoleta. — Not so common as the former species, 

 and is almost a month later in appearing, very common in spring. 



Xylina rhisolitha.— Mr. Connon has taken this species on 

 Bennachie, it is very rare. 



Cucullia umbralica. — Local, but not uncommon. 



Heliothis scutosa. — Once at Bay of Nigg, by Mr. Duncan, 

 (see "British Naturalist," Vol. I., p. 75). 



Anarta melanopa. — Rare, Braemar (Dr. F. B. White). 



Anarta cordigera. — Rare, Morrome Hill, Braemar (Dr. F. B. 

 White. 



Anarta myrtilli. — Common on all moors, larvae on heath. 

 Brephos parthenias. — Rare, Braemar, Haslehead, &c. (Lepid- 

 optera of Dee). 



Abrostola urticae. — Common everywhere, larvae abundant on 

 nettles. 



Plusia chrysitis. — Generally common, larvae not rare. 



Plusia bractea. — Local and scarce, Echt, Peterhead, and 

 several times at Muchalls. 



Plusia festucae. —Widely distributed, always scarce. 



Plusia pulchrina — Common everywhere, larvae not scarce. 



Plusia gamma. — Uncertain in appearance, sometimes very 

 abundant. 



Plusia interrogationis. — Local, but not scarce, larvae only on 

 heath. 



Gonoptera libatrix.-- Scarce everywhere. 



Amphipyra trapopognis. — Widely distributed and common. 

 Mania typica. — Abundant 



Stiibia anomola. — Abundant in many localities, larvae common 

 on grass in early spring, very easily reared. 



Catocala fraxini. — Once at Cutler at sugar by Mr. Mundie and 

 once at Derncleugh at sugar, in September, 1890 (see Entomologist, 

 i8go, p. 170. 



