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 INSECTS NOCTUAE (continued) Xanthia citrago, L. X. cerago, SchifF. X. silago, Hb. X. aurago, Schiff.; common and widely distributed. X. gilvago, Esp.; scarce but widely distributed, Leominster, Ledbury, Wool- hope Hoporina croceago, SchifF. Fairly common ; taken occasionally at sallows in the spring Dasycampa rubiginea, SchifF. Occasionally, Ledbury, Woolhope Cerastis vaccinii, L. C. ligula, Esp.; not rare Scopelosoma satellitia, L. Xylina semibrunnea. Haw.; not uncommon. X. petrificata, SchifF; scarcer than the last in the Woolhope district. X. rhizolitha, Fb. Xylocampa lithoriza, Boric. Calocampa exoleta, L. Scarce, but widely distributed, Whitfield (F. E. Harman), Leominster, Woolhope. C. vetusta, Hb.; Whitfield, several (F. E. Harman) CucuUia verbasci, L. The larva often found in Herefordshire on Scrophularia aquatica. C. asteris, SchifF; the larva common among golden rod (Solidago virgaurea). C. chamo- millae, SchifF; rather scarce. C. umbratica, L. Plusia chrysitis, L. P. bractea, Fb. Talcen many years ago by the Rev. T. Hutchinson at Leo- minster. P. festucae, L.; scarce, taken many years ago at Leominster and more recently at Tram Inn. P. pulchrina, Haw.; generally distributed and fairly common in Woolhope district. P. iota, L. P. gamma, L. Habrostola urticae, Hb. H. triplasia, L. Chariclea marginata, Fb. Heliothis armigera, Hb. Twice at Leominster by Mr. Thomas Hutchinson. H. peltigera, SchifF; Once at Burghill by Dr. Chapman. Heliodes arbuti, Fb. Erastria fiiscula, Bkh. Common in one or two places in Woolhope district amongst Calamagrostis epigejos, which is its food plant in Hereford- shire Bryophila perla, Fb. Phytometra aenea, Hb. Woolhope, abundant Anarta myrtilli, L. Black Mountain, Nash Scarr Gonoptera libatrix, L. Catocala nupta, L. Enchdia glyphica, L. E. mi, Clerck Aventia flexula, SchifF; Leominster, Woolhope, occa- sionally Herminia barbalis, Clerck. H. tarsipenna'is, Tr. H. grisealis, Hb. Hypenodes albistrigalis, Gn.; Woolhope, not uncom- mon. H. costaestrigalis, Steph.; Woolhope, common Hypena rostralis, L. H. proboscidalis, L. Rivula sericealis. Scop. Brephos parthenias, L.; common among birch in woods. B. notha, Hb. ; not uncommon among aspens in woods GEOMETRAE Ourapteryx sambucata, L. Angeronae prunaria, L.; Woolhope, Ledbury Rumia crataegata, L. GEOMETRAE {continued) Cabera pusaria, L. The variety rotundaria once bred by Mrs. Hutchinson at Leominster. C. exanthemaria, Scop. Bapta temerata, SchifF; Woolhope, larva sometimes common upon blackthorn growing on rough ground ; Kentchurch (Rev. S. C. Watkins) Macaria liturata, L. Halia wauaria, L. Panagra petraria, Hb. Fidonia atomaria, L. F. piniaria, L.; the white northern form is the one that occurs in Here- fordshire Numeria pulveraria, L. Aspilates strigillaria, Hb. ; on mountain limestone, Dotuard ; Wenlock limestone, Woolhope; and on cornstones. Castle Frome ; extremely local, but common where it occurs Eurymene dolobraria, L. Odontoptera bidentata, L. Ennomos alniaria, L. E. fuscantaria. Haw. The presence of the larva may often be detected by the semicircular pieces it eats out of the ash- leaf, which look just like the work of a leaf- cutting bee. E. erosaria, Schiff. E. angularia, Schiff. Crocallis elinguaria, L. Himera pennaria, L. Selenia illustraria, Hb. S. lunaria, Schiff. S. il- lunaria, Hb. Pericallia syrlngaria, L.; not common. Epione advenaria, Hb.; Woolhope, common in some of the woods, and often where there is no bilberry. E. apiciaria, Schiff. Metrocampa margaritata, L. EUopia fasciaria, L. Biston prodromarius, Schiff. B. betularius, L.; the black form has been taken once, about ten or twelve years ago, by Mr. Hutchinson at Leo- minster Phigalia pilosaria, Schiff. Nyssia hispidaria, Schiff ; Woolhope, not rare Gnophos obscurata, Schiff. ; Woolhope, on the Wenlock limestone Cleora lichenaria, Schiff. C. glabravia, Hb.; once at the Dozvard by Mr. E. W. Bowen ; the insect now in J. H. Wood's collection Tephrosia laricaria, Stn.; Woolhope. T. biundularia, Esp. T. extersaria, Hb.; Woolhope, fairly common. T. punctalaria, Schiff. Boarmia repandata, L. B. rhomboidaria, Schiff. Hemerophila abruptaria, Thunb. Hibernia aurantiaria, Hb. H. defoliaria, L. H. progremmaria, Hb. H. leucophaearia, Schiff. H. rupicapraria, Schiff. Anisopteryx aescularia, Schiff. Abraxas grossulariata, L. A. ulmata, Fb.; abundant wherever the wych-elm grows Ligdia adusta, Schiff. Lomaspilis marginata, L. Pseudoterpna cytisaria, Schiff. Geometra papilionaria, L. lodis vernaria, L. ; Woolhope, common. I. lactaearia L. Phorodesma bajularia, Schiff.; Kentchurch (Rev. S. C. Watkins), Tarrington. The moth gets on the wing just after sunset Hemithea thymiaria, L. 89 12