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Noctuce taken at Forres.-^, psi ; 27th July: at sugar, larv«. very coint> 
A le,or^na.. 25th August: beat larv. fron. birch. A. U.ustH; 24th J 
at sugar. ^. rumias ; 1st September : swept larv^B from heather. 4. 1% 
24th August: my excellent friend, Mr. G. B. Longstaff, beat from heather . 
hairy tuberculatedlarv^, which can scarcely be any other than this species'. 
co.^,..a; 12th July : exceedingly common at sugar and ragwort, varyinga", 
deal m colour. L. lUUar.yria; 10th July : very abundant at sugar, varies I 
in colour. L. ^aliens; 12th July: swarming at sugar, also on ragwort 
mcUans ; 19th August : not uncommon at sugar. E. micacea ; 12th August. 
micommon at sugar, also at rest. X. rurea ; 31st July : at sugar, surely ;eryl 
X ^olyodon ; 10th July : swarming at sugar, and varying from the ordinary southi 
type to b.stre.brown and black. C. gra^nis ; 5th August : on ragwort by c^ 
C. cyt-kerea; 28th July : two specimens, one at sugar and the-other at a «Co.' 
Bxrch ; an interesting addition to the Morayshire list. L. testacea ; swarmim 
rest at sugar, and with net, varies a good deal. M. aljecta; 31st July 1 
not found before, I believe, so far north. M.ance.s; 19th July : occasional! 
sugar M. Irassic. ; 19th July : commonly at sugar and also at rest. A. gerrl 
12th July: not unfrequent at sugar. A. oculea; 15th July: abundant at suf 
also on ragwort by day; as usual, very variable. M. fascuincula ; 10th J„ 
Bwarmmg at sugar, also on ragwort by day. M. literosa ; 20th July : at rest z 
at sugared trees. 0. hlanda ; 12th July: rare, at sugar; an addition to 
Morayshire list. C. cuUcularis ; 19th July : common at rest, also with net. 
tenelrosa; 23rd July : common. A. valUgera; 28th July : not uncommon at su- 
and on a " Cossus Birch," on ragwort by day. A. suffusa ; 15th August : comn 
at sugar up to November. A. sancia ; 29th September : took two at sugar, ne^ 
heard of this insect so far north before. A. segetum ; 20th August: at rest 
lumgera; 28th July: not uncommon at sugar. A. exclamationis ; 10th Jri 
abundant at sugar. A. corticea; 15th July; not unfrequent at sugar, also ^ 
lantern on ragwort. A. cursoria; 11th August: not unfrequent, by smoking c 
of "Bents," on the Culbin Sands. A. nigricans; 4th August: common unc 
stones in barren fields, also at sugar. A. trUid; 4th August: swarmin.. at re 
at sugar, and under stones with the last; varies immensely in size, colour a 
markmgs, some specimens closely resembling ohelisca. A. aquUvna ; 14th Au^e, 
rare with net. A. agathina ; I4th August : in great profusion flying over heath, 
rarely at sugar. It is very difficult to take this moth in perfection. I know 
msect that so soon looses its freshness, owing to the looseness of the scales T 
best plan to capture it is to light the lantern, and watch the places among t 
heather which are partly sheltered with trees. The insect appears to fly for abo 
a quarter of an hour briskly over the heather, after which it settles for half-an-ho 
or so, during which time it may be found on the heather bloom ; the slio-hte' 
shake, however, causes it to fall like a stone, when it is usually lost. After tt 
half-hours' rest, it flies again, and must be taken with the net and lantern Tt 
period yields by far the greatest number of moths. A. porpj^yrea; 16th Juh 
abundant flying over heather, larvae afterwards in profusion. A prcecox- 5i 
August : smoked out of " Bents " on the Culbin Sands, also two specimens at re 
in a greenhouse and one in a spider's web, same place. A. pyropMla ; ^9th July 
smoked out of " Bents " on the Culbin Sands, also two specimens at rest in a hous. 
T. suhsequa; 10th September : only one or two specimens at sugar, very late an. 
