THE 7L0RA. OP LIVEEPOOL. 



9. 8. viMiMALTs. L. (Common Osier.) March, April. ^ 



Common m wet places near Liverpool, and in Wirral. 



10. S. ciNBREA. L. ("S. aquatica. Sm.) (Gray Sallow.) 



March, April. ^ 



Common about ponds in Fazakerley, and on the north 

 side of Croxteth Park, — W.H. Also in muny Mimilai* 

 situations in Wirral. 



11. S. AURiTA. L. (Round-eared S.) April, May. i? 



Moist places in Wirral and near Liverpool, very frequent. 



12. S. CAPREA. L. (Great round -leaved S.) April, May. ^ 



Woods and dry hedges, frequent. 



13. S. NIGRICANS. Sm. (Dark-leaved S.) April — June, i? 



Near Soutliport, — H. Aughton. 



"The diflferent species of Willow in the various stages of their existence afford 

 food to a very great number of insects. The root, pith, wood, both the inner and 

 outer bark, and leaves, each support numerous species, in all the different orders, 

 from the minute Coccus to the splendid Vanasa Antiopa." The following are a few 

 of the licpidoptera found upon them, some of which have been found in this 

 locality : — " Vanessa Antiopa (the Camberwell Beauty). Apatura Iris (the Purple 

 Emperor) Smerinthtu ocellatus (the Eyed Hawk), Trochilium Crabroniformit (the 

 Lunar Hornet), Cossus ligniperda (the Goat Moth), Pygoera bucephala (the Buff Tip), 

 Cerura bicuspis, C. furcula (the Kitten), C. Vinula (the Puss), Leiocampa dietceoides 

 (the Small Swallow Prominent), L. dictcea (the Swallow Prominent), Lophopteryx 

 Camelina (the Coxcomb Prominent), Pterostoma palpina (the Pale Prominent), 

 Petasia Catsinia (the Sprawler), Ptilophora plumigera, Gastropacha Quercifolia 

 (the Lappet), Stilpnotia Salicis (the White Satin), Heraclia Dominula (the Scarlet 

 Tiger), Orthosia gracilis (the Lead-coloured Drab), O. sparsa (the Powdered Quaker), 

 O. slabilis (the Common Quaker), O. cruda (the Small Quaker), O. litura (the Brown- 

 Spot Pinion), O. Lota (the Red-line Quaker), O. Upsilon (the Dingy Shears), 

 Sphecia Apiformis (the Hornet), Apatela Leporina (the Miller), Acronycta Alni (the 

 Alder), A. megacephala (the Poplar Gray), Plasturis retusa (the Double Kidney), 

 Scoliopteryx libatrix (the Herald), Cleoceris viminalis (the Minor Shoulder-Knot), 

 Brepha Parthenias (the Orange Underwing), B. Nolha (the Light-Orange Under- 

 wing), Satumia Pavonia Minor (Emperor Moth), and Notodonta Dromedarius (the 

 Iron Prominent)." 



2. POPULUS. Linn. Poplar. Direc. Octand. L. 



1. P. ALBA. L. (Great white P. or Abele.) March, April. I? 



Moist woods and hedges, frequent, but in most, if not in 

 all eases, planted. 



2. P. TRKMULA. L. (Trembling P. or Aspen.) March, 



April. 1? 



Moist woods, not nncoramon but scarcely indigenous. 



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