LEPIDOPTERA OF THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. 1/3 



LiPARis AURiFLUA. Fab. Abundant everywhere. 



,, SALicis. L. Glos. Henbury. J. Bolt. '' Two bred 



from larvae found on small leaved willow, near 



Stroud." M.G.M. 



Somerset. Leigh Woods, scarce, j.g. Wells. 



Dr. Livett. Scarce, and local. 

 ,, MONTACHA. L. Glos. '' Taken on Durdham Down, but 



probably the result of eggs and larvse turned 



loose." p.H.v. 



Somerset. Weston-super-Mare. w.h.g. 

 Orgyia pudibunda. L. Throughout the district, but not 



abundant. 

 ,, ANTiauA. [y. Abundant everywhere. 

 Demas coryli. L. Glos. Durdham Down, p.h.v. 



Somerset. Leigh Woods, j.g. Portishead. 



j.N.D. Scarce. 

 Trichiura crat.^gi. L. Glos. Scarce, near Bristol, p.h.v. 



Stapleton. g.h. Ashley Hill, by Mr. Naish. g.h. 



Somerset. '^ Leigh Woods, one specimen, 



1876." e.s. 

 Pcecilocampa populi. L. Generally distributed, and not 



uncommon, especially in the larval state. 

 Eriogaster lanestris. L. do. do. 



BoMBYX neustria. L. do. do. 



„ RUB I- L. do. do. 



,, wuercus. L. Common everywhere. Mr. I. W. Clarke 



bred a fine series of varieties, including several 



of the form known as CalluncB, from a batch of 



ovae laid by a typical female of Quercus, Linn. 

 Odonestis potatoria. L. Common everywhere. 

 Lasiocampa auERCiFOLiA. L. Glos. Scarce at Baptist Mills, 



at light, 1874 and 1876. i.w.c. and g.h. 



Scarce at Wottun-under-Edge. v.r.p. One 



specimen near Stroud, m.g.m. 



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