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and this peculiar flora results in a peculiar fauna, many species, 
particularly among the micros, occurring here, and nowhere else 
in the district except on similar ground along the Antrim 
coast. 
There are no butterflies peculiar to the hills, but Lycoena 
icarus (Common Blue) and Polyommatus phloeas (Copper) are 
common on the Chalk. Coznonympha pamphilus is to be found 
all over the hills, and Euchloe cardamines wherever Cardamine 
pratensis grows. 
Of Sphinges , Macroglossa bombyliformis is common, and 
Zygoena filipendulce on the east of Black Hill. 
Of the Bombyces, Nemeobhila plantaginis is rather scarce, but 
Saturnia pavonia (Emperor) is common. The larvae of this 
moth, and of Bombyx rubi are to be found feeding on heath in 
the autumn, and the curious cocoon of the Emperor is a 
familiar object in winter. 
Several good Noctuce occur, and Celcena Haworthii, Stilbia 
anomala , Noctua glareosa and f estiva, Agrotis strigula , and 
Hadena glauca and adusta are all fairly common. Some good 
varieties of commoner species also occur on the higher ground, 
Triph( 2 na comes and Noctua xanthographa being especially 
remarkable. Of the Geometrce may be mentioned Ematur^a 
atomaria , Oparabia Jiligrammaria , Larentia ccesiata and 
salicata , Eupithecia satyr at a, var. callunaria , E. nanata , 
Phibalaptervx lapidata in marshy places, Cidaria populata , C. 
testata , and Anaitis plagiata among Hypericum on the east side 
of Black Mountain. 
Two species of Plume moths are common on Black Hill, viz., 
Mimesioptilus bipunctidactylus and pterodactylus , and last 
autumn I took a specimen of the very rare Platyptilia isodactyla 
on marshy ground between Divis and Black Hill, where its 
food-plant grows abundantly. 
A number of characteristic Tortrices occur, principally 
among heather. Of these the following are worth mention : — 
Tortrix viburnana , 7. palleana , Peronea caledoniana , Mixodia 
Schulziana , Catopiria hypericana , Eupcecilia ciliella , Argyro - 
lepia Hartmanniana and Xanthoseiia zcegana. 
