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K . brunnea, Schiff. 
Noctua brunnea, Schiff. Wien. Verz. 83. 
Graphiphora brunnea, West. & Hum. Brit. Moth. i. 128, pi. 25, fig. 11. 
Noctua brunnea, Staint. Man. i. 235. 
More common than N. triangulum, but not so frequent as N.f es- 
tiva, and appears local. 
Ajpp. — June and July. 
Log. — Plymouth ; Bickleigh-vale ; Ivybridge ; Whitsand-clilfs ; 
Mount Edgcumbe ;-— Torquay, Dr. B. ; Harford Moor, E. B. R. 
The larv(B mostly on fern." — R. B. R. 
Every one who has bred this insect must have noticed the deep 
rich tmies with which the scales of the wings are tinted. These 
grand shadings of lake and brown and black lose brilliancy after 
the death of the moth. 
247. N. festiva, Schiff. 
Noctua f estiva, Schiff. Wien. Verz. 77. 
Graphiphora festiva. West. & Hum. Brit. Moth. i. 131, pi. 26, fig. ]. 
Noctua festiva, Staint. Man. i. 236. 
Generally common. 
App. — June and July. 
Log. — Plymouth ; Mount Batten ; Bovisand ; Salcombe ; Tot- 
nes ; Tavistock ; — Torquay, Dr. B. ; Harford-moors, JR. B. R. ; 
Barnstaple, G. F. M. ; Teignmouth, Dr. J. 
248. N. Dablii, Hub. 
Noctua Dahlii, Hiib. Noct. pi. 99. 
Graphiphora Dahlii, West. & Hum. Brit. Moth. i. 131, pi. 25, fig. 12. 
Noctua Dahlii, Staint. Man. i. 236. 
Not uncommon, but local. 
Frequents open places in woods, where, at dusk, it is easily cap- 
tured on the wing. 
Ap^p. — August. 
Loc — Plymbridge ; Shaugh- woods ; Radford-wood ; — Torquay, 
Dr. B ; Exeter, E. P. ; Stokewood, H. D, 
