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and June. Very common in Middlesex, at Hampstead and Highgate ; not 

 rare in Knole Park, Sevenoaks, and West Wickham. 



Acidalia Scutulata and Bisetata.— -At rest on palings, and flying along 

 weedy banks, June or beginning of July. Highgate not very common. 



A. Trigeminata.— July and August. At sugar, in woods, or by motiv- 

 ing. New Forest. 



A. Interjectaria. — Same habits as A. bisetata, only in fine condition at 

 end of June and beginning of July. Highgate. 



A. Incanata. — Ditto. By beating and mothing in woods. 



A. Immutata. — By beating bramble, &c, by day. July and August. 

 Park Hill and Stubby Copse, New Forest. 



A. Remutata. — -By mothing and beating in woods. June and July. 

 Highgate, Hampstead, and West Wickham. 



A. Avers ata. — By beating, mothing at sugar, and at rest on palings 

 usually not far from the ground. June, July, and August. Woods and 

 lanes, near weedy places. Common round London and in the New Forest. 



Corycia Temerata. — Used to take this at the end of May and in June, 

 by beating bird cherry by day, and by mothing. Not common. Bishop's 

 Wood, Hampstead ; near Addington, in a plantation called "Ballards" or 

 " Germans/' and said to be common in parts of the New Forest. 



C. Tamin ata . — -May and June. By beating and mothing about sloe, &c. 

 and rest on fir trunks. Rather common in woods ; " Ballards," Addington 

 (Surrey), and New Forest. 



Macaria Liturata.— -By beating old fir trees. Ramnor inclosure, New 

 Forest. July. 



Halia Wavaria. — June and July. At rest on garden walls and at 

 light. London. 



Panagra Petraria.— By beating and mothing about Bracken in woods. 

 Bishop's Wood, Hampstead, West Wickham, and New Forest. May and 

 June. 



Scodionia Belgiaria.— -To be taken till late at night, resting with closed 

 wing on flowers of heather. May. Shirley Heath, Surrey ; also said to 

 occur at Lyndhurst. 



Selidosema Plumaria. — Abundant in July, on heaths near Lyndhurst, 

 New Forest. Female at the beginning of August. Disturbed by day. 



(To be continued.) 



