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Hybernia rupicapraria, abundant ; leucophseria, sparingly ; 

 aurantiaria common ; defoliaria, a few. 



Cheiniatobia brumata and boreata. Very common. 



Oporabia dilutata. A few. 



Larentia pectinitaria. Pretty common. 



Eupithecia castigata and minutata, common ; centaureata and 

 rectangulata, one each. 



Melanthia ocellata. Common. 



Coremia unidentaria. One. 



Scotosia dubitata. One. 



Cidaria testata. Common on the heath. 



Platypteryx falcula. Not rare. 



Cilix spinula. do. 



Stauropus fagi. A few have been taken by different individuals. 



Pygsera bucephala. Larvae by beating oak. 



Notodonta camelina. do. 



N. dodonsea. Larvse taken on the " major," 



Diloba cEeruleocephala. Larvae pretty plentiful on oak.and thorn. 



Cymatophora diluta. Common at sugar. 



Acronycta psi. Common ; I have taken the larvae of tridens 

 once on a plum tree, where there were a lot of psi. 



Chaereas graminis. Common on the ragwort flowers. 



Cerigo cytherea. Not uncommon at sugar. 



Luperina testacea and cespitis. Not unfrequent. 



Agrotis suffusa. Occasionally. 



Tryphaena j an thina and fimbria. Occasionally. 



Noctua glareosa. Very common on the ling flowers ; C. -nigrum, 

 occasionally ; Dahlii, occasionally ; neglecta, two in 1872 and one in 

 1876 — all the red form. 



Orthosia macilenta. Common. 



Anchocelis rufina. Very common ; pistacina and litura not so 

 common. 



Cerastis spadicea common. Yaccinii of every shade. 

 Xanthia ferruginea. A few. 



Euperia fulvago. This is the speciality of Sherwood. In 1872 

 over one thousand specimens were taken by four individuals. I ha^e 

 never found it so common since. 



Epunda nigra. One. 



Miselia oxyacanthae. Common, a few of the dark variety. 

 Agriopis aprilina. Pupae by digging at oaks. 



