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 INSECTS Scopula olivalis, Schiff. Every where common — prunalis, Schiff. „ „ — ferrugahs, Hb. Fairly common and double brooded ; Bogno> Brighton, Eastiourne, Fernhurst, Hastings, Leiues, JVorthing Mecyna polygonalis, Hb. Probably an im- migrant. A specimen taken in October, 1855, by Mr. Mitten at Hurstpierpoint was included in the sale of the late Mr. S. Stevens' collection in March, 1900, and is now in the col- lection of Mr. E. R. Bankes of Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire Botys pandalis, Hb. Widely distributed in woods ; Abbots IFood, Battle, Brighton, near Emsworth, Eartham, Hastings, Lczues — flavalis, Schiff. Abundant on the chalk near Brighton, Eastbourne and Leiues (Goss) ; a single specimen on the Clymping sandhills in 1889 (Fletcher) — hyalinalis, Hb. Very local ; Abbots IVood, near Emsworth — ruralis, Scop. Everywhere common — fuscalis, Schiff. Locally abundant among Melampyrum, Pedicularis and Rhinan- thus — asinalis, Hb. ' Sussex to Devon and Pem- broke^ (Meyrick, Handbook, p. 417), Eastbourne (Shearwood) Ebulea erocealis, Hb. Widely distributed among Conyza squarrosa and Inula dysenterica and not uncommon — verbascalis, Schiff, Rare ; reported only from St. Leonards — sambucalis, Schiff. Everywhere com- mon — stachydalis, Germ. Locally abundant among Stachys sylvatica ; Brighton, Bramber, near Emsworth, High Down near Goring, Hastings Spilodes stiticalis, Linn. Brighton {Manual, ii. 153), C/wi«;7, one specimen (Fletcher), Eastbourne — palealis, Schiff. Coast near Brighton, Bevendean Slopes, Cisshury, Eastbourne {Shearwood), Hastings, IForthing — verticalis, Linn. Apparently not com- mon; Brighton {Manual, ii. 153), East- bourne Pionea forficalis, Linn. Everywhere com- mon Orobena straminalis, Hb. Apparently scarce ; Arundel Park, Brighton commonly (Manual, ii. 152), Bramber, Battle, Eastbourne, Guestling Perinephele lancealis, Schiff. Not common ; Abbots JVood, Brighton {Manual, ii. 149), Emsworth, Battle, Guestling Margarodes unionalis, Hb. An occasional immigrant. A specimen taken at Brighton was in the late Mr. Stevens' collection, and at tlie sale thereof passed into the possession of Mr. Sydney Webb. Another, a male, was taken in Bognor in 1895 by Mr. Guermonprez Diasemia litterata, Sc. The late Mr. Samuel Stevens on more than one occasion told me that many years ago he met with this species on Bury Hill near Arundel. I know of no recent captures in ITist Sussex (W.H.B.F.) ; Eastbourne (R. Adkin) — ramburialis, Dup. Probably an occasional immigrant. Once at Landport near Letues (G. H. Verrall) Stenia punctalis, Schiff. Very local ; East- bourne, Palmer, Hastings, Lewes Cataclysta lemnata, Linn. Very common, flying over ponds and ditches ; may be bred from old flower stems of Alisma plantago collected in May Paraponyx stratiotata, Linn. Locally abundant at Lewes and North Mundham, and occurs also at Eastbourne and Hastings Hydrocampa nympheata, Linn. Common and widely distributed, especially in marshy districts — stagnata, Don. Locally common ; Arundel Park, near Emsiuorth, Hastings, Lewes, Shoreham Acentropus niveus, Olivier. Rare ; Hastings, Guestling once taken at ' light ' PTEROPHORI Agdistis bennetii, Curt. Thorney Island and doubtless in other places round Chi- chester Harbour where Statice limonium grows. The moth is also very abun- dant on the shores of Hayling Island Platyptilia ochrodactyla, Hb. Brighton ; not uncommon among Achillaea millefolium (Vine) and along the bank of the river near Petworth among Tanacetum vul- gare ; occurs also in the Fernhurst district — bertrami, Rossi. Not common ; recorded from Brighton, Leiues, Hastings — gonodactyla, Schiff. Among Tussilago farfara at Burgess Hill, Hastings, Lewes, Steyning Amblyptilia acanthodactyla, Hb. Common and generally distributed — cosmodactyla, Hb. Apparently very local ; Brighton, FalmerDoivns, Shoreham (Vine) Oxyptilus teucrii, Jordan. Not uncommon in Tilgate Forest (Vine) — parvidactylus, Hw. Widely distributed and not uncommon, especially on the downs. Arundel Park, Clapham Down, Ditchling Common, downs near Shoreham