NOCTURE. 73 



Hydraecia nictitans L. Plentiful and often very strongly 

 coloured. Very partial to ragwort flowers. 



Adel (^. Denny); Askham Bog ( ?F./'.) ; Barnsley 

 {J.H.); Beverley {N.F.D.) ; Bishop's Wood {W.P.) ; 

 Blubberhouses {Lord Wahinghani) ; Bradford! {/. IV.C.) ; 

 Bramham {J.Sm.) ; Dewsbury {G.T.F.) ; Huddersfield !! 

 {G.T.F.); im&y \{IV.E.C.); Leeds !( ?K^.r.) ; Pannal ! 

 ( W.D.R.) ; Pontefract (B.H.) ; Redcar (/. Sang) ; Rich- 

 mond (/ Sang) ; Scarborough ( r. W.) ; Sheffield (A.£>.); 

 Wakefield (JF.T.). 



Hydraecia petasitis Di/. Beverley (JV.F.D.) ; Hudders- 

 field (y; F.) ; Kirkstall near Leeds (C -5".) ; Scarborough 

 (T. IV.); on the banks of the Don between Sheffield and 

 Rotherham {A.D.) ; Thorner {C.S.) ; Wakefield ! ( IV.T., 

 C.S., and others). 



Hydraecia micacea Fsp. Generally common. 



Askham Bog (JF-F); Barnsley {J.H.) ; Beverley 

 {N.F.D.); Bradford (/[FC.); Bramham (/.^///.) ; Hud- 

 dersfield ! {G.T.F.) ; Leeds !! {JKH.T.); Pontefract 

 (B.H.) ; Richmond (/ Sang) ; Ripon (/. IVaite) ; Scar- 

 borough W {Stainton's Manual) ; Sheffield {A.D.); Wake- 

 field {W.T.). 



Axylia putris L. Askham ^og{W.F.); Bradford (/. ?FC.) ; 

 Bramham {J.Sni.) ; Bridlington (M.L.) ; Goole {/. Harri- 

 son) ; Huddersfield {G.T.F.) ; Leeds ! ( W.B. T) ; Ponte- 

 fract {B.H.) ; Redcar (/ Sang) ; Richmond {G.F.H.) ; 

 Scarborough !! {Stainton's Manual) ; Wakefield ( IV.T.) ; 

 York {T.H.A.). 



Xylophasia rurea Fab. Abundant no doubt everywhere. 



In the south West Riding the variety combusta 

 Haw. is about as plentiful as the type, and many of the 

 specimens are exceedingly rich in colour. Mr. S. L. 

 Mosley says the varieties alopecurus Esp. and borealis 

 also occasionally occur at Huddersfield. 



