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Luperina testacea. Common. 
,, basilinea Do. 
Xylophasia rurea. Common. 
„ lithoxylea. Do. 
,, polyodon. Do. 
„ hepatica. Bred by myself from a larva found hybernating at Powers - 
court. The caterpillar of this species passes into the pupa state in 
spring, without feeding a second time. 
Triphaena pronuba. Common. 
„ orbona. Do. 
* ,, interjecta. At Kingstown. Not uncommon. 
* „ janthina. 
„ fimbria. Hybernating larvae, by Mr. Hogan, and by myself at Kingstown. 
Cerigo cytherea. Two specimens in Mr. Tardy’s collection ; also at Kingstown. 
Segetia Xanthographa. Common. 
Busina ferruginea. Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
Noctua baja. Do. 
„ umbrosa. Kingstown. 
„ bella. Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
„ festiva. Do. 
„ brunnea. Do. Mr. Bristow. 
„ C. nigrum. Do. 
Chersotis plecta. Pupae not uncommon at roots of elms, at Rathfarnham. and 
elsewhere. 
„ porphyrea. (?) Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
,, haworthii. Do. 
Spaelotis augur. Mr. Haughton ; at Kingstown in plenty. 
* „ ravida. (?) 
„ praecox. Taken on the coast by Dr. Ball and others. 
*Agrotis suffusa. 
„ ripae. This rare species has, I understand, been taken by the well-known 
collector, Mr. Weaver, of Birmingham. 
„ segetum. Common. 
„ lunigera. Mr. J. F. Stephens; Mr. Clear (Cork). 
,, exclamationis. Common. 
„ valligera. Mr. Hogan (Kerry). 
„ tritici. Do. do. 
„ putris. Pupae common at elms. 
„ fumosa. Mr. Hogan (Kerry). In reference to this genus, I cannot but 
think that several other species belonging to it might be found by a 
careful search. 
*Neuria saponariae. (?) 
Cerapteryx graminis. Mr. Bristow and others. 
*Heliophobus popularis. Kingstown. 
Taeniocampa gothiea. Common. 
,, instahilis. Do. 
,, stabilis. Do. 
„ cruda. Do. The remark made upon the genus Agrotis ap¬ 
plies even more to the present. 
Orthosia ypsilon. Mr. Tardy’s collection. 
,, lota. Do. 
„ macilenta (Hub). Do. 
Anthocelis litura. Do. 
„ pistacina. Do. Larvae, common at Rathfarnham and 
elsewhere, feeding on oak, lime, &c., in May. 
Scoliopteryx libatrix. Generally distributed. 
Cosmia affinis. One empty pupa, by myself. Rathfarnham. 
Euperia trapetzina. Generally distributed. 
* „ fulvago. (?) 
Xanthia silago. Mr. Tardy’s collection ; and at Kingstown, beaten from oaks and 
alder. 
