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THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



0. oculea. — Varies as it does elsewhere. 

 Miana furuntula. — No peculiarity. 



Caradrina cubicularis. — Normal. I never saw but one variety of this species, 

 it was given to me by my friend H. Doubleday, and is highly prized by me, 

 Agrotis suffusa. — Large, rich coloured, and common. 

 A. obelisca* — Small. 

 A, agathina. — Small, light. 

 A, porphyrea. — Normal. 

 A. exclamationis. — Very fine (extraordinary). 

 Triphcena pronuba, — Every shade of colour from dark to light. 

 Noctua glariosa, — Medium, say rich coloured. 

 N. augur j N. plecta, N, c-nigrum. — Usual style. 

 N. brunnea. — Very small. Rich dark coloured. 



N. J "estiva. — Small, but every conceivable colour from the light peach- 

 blossomed variety conflua to rich dark red browns, sometimes striated, often 

 self-coloured. 



N. Dahlii ? — If not the preceding requires further examination ! 

 N. xantkograpka. — Fine. 



Taniocampa rubricosa. — Variable in colour, always light greys. It appears 

 to have lost its rich ruddy colour at Hoy. 



Epunda lutulenta var. luneburgensis. — Ground almost black, with light 

 silvery edging to central striga. Never saw any so fine before. 



E. viminalis. — Large. Bright silvery ground with well-pronounced 

 markings ! 



Hadena adusta. — Rather dark. H. glauca. — Ordinary size and colour. 

 H. dentina. — Usual forms 



H. oleracea. — Like rubricosa this appears to have lost its ruddiness at 

 Hoy, and appears in light greys of various shades. 



H. tkalassina. — Light and beautiful. 



Habrostola urtica, Plusia gamma, P, v-aureum, Stilbia anomala, Herbula 

 cespitalis. — The usual forms. 



Scopula lutealis and primalis.— Rather small. 



Stenopteryx hybridalis. — Usual form. 



Scoparia atomalis and augustalis. Rather light ; fine. 



Crambus pratellus. — Ordinary specimen. C. ericellus. — Large and well- 

 marked. C. culmellus. — Usual forms. 



Peronia caledoniella. — Ordinary specimen. P. variegana. — Do., little 

 variation. 



P. hastiana. — Does not vary much. Variety combustana being the only 

 pronounced variety bred, all else are darkish or dark. 



