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re at rest. N. pyrophila, 1st July, rare. T. janthina, 25th July, not uncommon, 
Qe blossom and at sugar ; fimbria, 18tli July, common at sugar ; suhsequ^ii, 1st 
igust, not uncommon at sugar : unfortunately, I did not recognize the moth in 
tte to secure many specimens ; one evening I saw five on one round, but did not 
s one, thinking it only a variety of orhona ; orbona, 16th June, swarming at 
jar, and varying both in colour and markings to an extraordinary degree ; j-ro- 
ba, 23rd June, very abundant at sugar. N. glareosa, 26th August, several at a 
ch tree infested with Cossus; d-epv.n^a, 24th July, not uncommon at sugar; 
lur, 1st July, frequent at sugar ; plecta, 21st June, rare, flying over grass. C- 
rum, 22nd June, not uncommon at sugar ; trianaulum, 4th July, rare at sugar ; 
nnea, 12th June, frequent at rasp blooms and at sugar. N.festiva, 16th July, 
1 uncommon at sugar ; conf.ua, 6th July, not rare at sugar ; Dahlii, 27th July, 
inning at sugar, and presenting an extraordinary range of variation in colour 
m bistre brown, to dark maroon purple,— scarcely two are precisely alike in 
rkings ; oelh. (ruii), 1st August, common at sugar, varying much in colour ; 
brosa, 17th July, rare at Ume blossoms, also at sugar ; haja, 22nd July, common 
sugar ; neglecta, 26th July, not uncommon at sugared rags placed on the heath ; 
tJiographa, 20th July, swarming at sugar, and varying much in colour and mar- 
?a, T. piniperda, 26th March, very abundant at sallows, ranging in colour from 
i red to grey and light green : pup» under moss at pine trees. T. gothica, 
b. March, common at sallows, also at sugar ; nihriccsa, 17th April, not common, 
sallows, Califer Hill ; instahilis, 27th March, frequent at sallows ; stahilis, 2Sih 
■ch, swarming at sallows, and after at sugar. 0. macilenta, 12th Sept.. not 
imon, sugar. A. rimna, 27th August, very abundant at sugar ; litura, 12xh 
rust, swarming at sugai". C. vaccinii, 13th Sept., swarming at sugar, and very 
able ; spadi^ea, 16th Sept, plentiful at sugar. S. saidlitia, 7th Sept., swarming 
ngar. H. cerago, 6th July, not common, sugar; ferruginea^ 28th August, fre- 
It at sugar. E.fulvago, 8th August, not rare at sugar. C. trapesina, 23rd 
', swarming at sugar. JD. capsincola, 29th June, not uncommon, hovering over 
hnis vesperiina, in the capstiles of which the larvae abounded. D. cucubaU, 
I August, one specimen bred from larva found in July. P. chi, 31st July, very 
adant at rest on pine trees, also at sugar. E. nigra, 12th August, very abundant 
igar. M. oryacanth(E, 8th Sept., frequent at sugar. A. apriUna, 16th Sept., 
iient at sugai-. P. m^ticnhsa, 23rd Sept., frequent at sugar. E. luc-ipam, 1st 
, rare at sugar. A. occulta, 15th August, rare at sugar ; mbulosa, 13th August, 
. saw but missed at sugar, H. adusta, 30th May, rare at rest ; proUa, 5th 
QSt, swarming at rest on pine trunks, also at sugar ; oJeraaa, 4th July, rare, 
r; thalassina, 22nd June, not common at rest and at sugar. C. rt'fusfa, 
I August, common at sugai-, but not nearly so frequent as the next : last season, on 
5onti-ary, exoUta, was the rarest of the two; ezohta, swarming in vast numbers 
-gar ; one night I counted more than 200 in one rotmd of my trees. It also 
rred in the spi-ing at sugar and sallows. J. rhisoUtha, 28th Sept., rare at 
•. C. umbratica, 1st July, i-are over Lychnis i-espertin<u A. rnyrtilli^ Sth June, 
aon flying over heaths : the lai-vie very common. B. parthenias, 5th April, 
abundant in Altyre Forest flying over the birch trees ; nctha, 16th April, same 
iiy as the above, but not so frequent. A. urticte, 26th Jtme, flying over rasps. 
rysitis, 16th July, rare flying over flowers : fesh<c<r^ 30th June, rare flying over 
