392 J.EPIDOPTERA OF THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. 



Halia wavaria. L. Common in gardens. 



Strenia clathrata. L. Throughout the district^ but not 



common. 

 Panagra petraria. H. Abundant on hills and downs amongst 



Pteris aquilina. 

 Numeria pulveraria. L. Glos. Clifton, Durdham Down, 



Rudgewood^ Wotton-under-Edge, [Cotswolds, 



and Newnham.] 



Somerset. Leigh Woods, Weston-super- 

 Mare. Not common. 

 Fidonia atomaria. L. Glos. Henbury, Worcombe Hill, 



Wotton-under-edge, [Newnham,] 



Somerset. Brockley, Weston - super - mare. 



Common. 

 J, piniaria. L. Common in fir-woods throughout the 



district. 

 Miona euphorbiata. W.V. Glos. Rudgewood. j.a.h. Wotton- 



under-edge. Dursley. g.h. [Newnham]. 



Somerset. Brislington. p.h.v. Portishead 



Woods. Weston-super-mare. g.h. Scarce. 

 Scoria dealbata. L. Glos. This has been taken on the 



Cotswolds, but beyond the limits of my district. 



Manual 11. 6^']. 

 Sterrha sacraria. L. Glos. Mr. J. C. Dale, in the 



*' Zoologist ^^ for 1858,^. 6249, says, "1 possess 



\h.e first British specimen (of Sacraria) taken by 



Mr, House, near Bristol.'' 

 Aspilates gilvarta. W.V. Glos. "I think I have taken 



Gilvaria on the open Down of Nibley Knoll, 



but am not certain.'' v.r.p. 



Somerset. Weston-super-mare. g.r.c. Dr. 



Livet told me some years since he had met with 



''a few specimens on the Mendips, near 



Wells,'' but it has not been taken lately. 



[Exeter, Stainton's Manual.'] 



