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Rh Cymotophora ocularis, Linn. Halton ; also on poplar

Asphalia diluta, SchifF. Black Park

flavicornis, Linn. Black Park ; about birch ridens, Fab. Black Park ; on oak

Acronycta leporina, Linn. Taken at Chesham by Dr. Churchill

aceris, Linn. Chesham, Chalfont Road, Black Park

megacephala, Schiff. Generally common among poplars

alni, Linn. Marlow ; one larva found at Halton, but it unfortunately died tridens, Schiff. Chesham, Buckingham,Halton psi, Linn. (Common Dagger Moth). Common everywhere

rumicis, Linn. Black Park, Buckingham, Chesham, Halton, where also its dark var. salicis has been found

{{bar|2}] ligustri, SchifF. Black Park, Claydon, Halton. The Rev. J. Greene found pupæ in great profusion under moss on beech and ash trees in Beech Wood

Agrotis suffusa, Hb. ; ypsilon, St.C. Buckingham, Long Down Hill, Black Park ; sometimes common

segetum, Schiff. (Turnip Moth). Everywhere too abundant, but especially so in cultivated fields

corticea, Hb. Halton, High Wycombe, Black Park

cinerea, Hb. The Rev. J. Greene says : ' Of this (then) rare species I obtained three at light, and beat out others from beech." It is usually found on chalk hills and downs

puta, Hb. Common at Halton ; also at the electric light at High Wycombe

exclamationis, Linn. Everywhere abundant ; in woods, fields, meadows and gardens nigricans, Linn. Black Park ; abundant at Halton tritici, Linn. One specimen only found under a stone near Chesham

agathina, Dup. Black Park ; found at night at heather bloom

porphyrea, Hb. ; strigula, St.C. Black Park, among heath

saucia, Hb. Chalfont St. Peter, taken by the Rev. J. Seymour St. John

pyrophila, Fab. One specimen, taken by the Rev. J. Greene at flowers of syringa

ravida, Hb. Halton and the Chiltern district ; taken at the blossoms of the lime ; abundant in 1893

Axylia putris, Linn. Chesham, Halton, Buckingham, Black Park, High Wycombe

Triphaena fimbria, Linn. (Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing). Black Park, Halton, Buckingham, Chesham ; in woods

janthina, Esp. Chalfont St. Peter, Buckingham, Chesham, High Wycombe, Halton, Chalfont Road ; at flowers

interjecta, Hb. Chalfont St. Peter, Chalfont Road, Halton, Chesham ; flying along hedges in the afternoon sunshine

subsequa, Hb. One taken by Messrs. Peachell at electric light at High Wycombe

orbona, Fab. ; comes, St.C. Generally common in woods. Mr. J. B. Williamson of Slough reports that he has reared specimens from larvæ taken at that place, of which the yellow of the hind wings was darkened as much as in those received from Scotland

pronuba, Linn. (Common Yellow Underwing). Abundant everywhere, but most so in hay-fields

Noctua glareosa, Esp. Taken at Chesham by Dr. Churchill

augur, Fab. Buckingham, common ; Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham, Black Park ; probably generally distributed

plecta, Linn. Chesham, High Wycombe, Black Park

triangulum, Tr. Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham, Buckingham, Black Park ; frequent in woods

c-nigrum, Linn. Buckingham, Black Park, Chalfont St. Peter, High Wycombe, Long Down Hills

rhomboidea, Tr. ; stigmatica, St.C. Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham, Black Park, in beech woods

brunnea, Fab. Buckingham, Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham, Black Park ; probably in all woods

dahlii, Hb. Chalfont St. Peter, Black Park

festiva, Hb. Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham, Buckingham, Black Park ; probably in all woods

baja, Fab. Widely distributed in woods

rubi, Viewig ; bella, Bkh. Chesham, Black Park ; common at Halton

umbrosa, Hb. Halton, Buckingham, not scarce

xanthographa, Fab. Generally abundant in woods and lanes

neglecta, Hb. ; castanea, St.C. Chalfont St. Peter, Black Park

Eurois herbida, Hb. ; prasina, St.C. Black Park, Halton; in woods, uncertain

{{bar|adusta, Esp. Chesham, Halton, Black Park ; in woods, not very common {{nop}} {{smallrefs}} {{c|95}}