278 THE entomologist's kecord. 



Cheloniidae. Nemeophila russuld, not uncommon locally on heaths : N. 

 plantaginis, common on Skiddaw and several other mountains. Arctia caia, 

 decidedlj' not common ; I have onl}^ seen two here ; searching for 

 larvaa last j-ear yielded none. Spilosoraa fnliginosa, a few on Ullock 

 Moss ; A'ar. horealis, Stgr., common on Skiddaw : S. luhricipeda, rare : 

 *S'. mentliastr!, moderately common everywhere ; I have several 



■which are almost brown, especially on the fore-wings. 



Liparidae. Dasychira pudihunda, Mr. Greenip reared the moth from 



larvfB found on oak. BoMBYcrnAE. Trichiara crataegi, rare, taken by 



Mr. Greenip. Foecilocampa poptdi, not common, pupa obtained by 

 digging. Eriogaster lanestris, rare ; I have not taken it myself. Bomhyx 

 rubi, common amongst the ling, on Avhich it exclusively feeds : B. 

 qiiercus var calhmae, same habits as B. rubi, full-fed in June : B. trifolii, 



very rare. Odonestis potatoria, \ery rare. Saturniidae. Saturnia 



carpini, common, larva almost always found on ling, but in confinement 



will take several substitute foods. Drepanulidae. Drepana 



lacertinaria, comiiion in Ullock Moss : D. fidcataria, common in Ullock 

 Moss and many other woods. Cilix glancata, rather rare, found 



occasionally about thorn hedges. Dicranuridae. Bicranuraftirada, 



D. hifidu, l)oth rare : B. vinida, occasionally found. (As we have few 



poplars in the district, insects that feed on poplar are not common). 



Notouontidae, Fterostoma p(dpiaa rare. Lopliopteryx camelina, com- 

 mon and generally distributed : L. carmeJita, has been taken at intervals 

 for a good many years back. Notodonta didaea, rare : N. dirtacoides, 

 I have taken this on the wing amongst birches : N. dromedarius, pupa 

 obtained by digging : iV". ziczac, rare : N. trepida, once taken by myself 

 and several times by Mr. Greenip : N. chaonia, N. trimacula, I dug a 

 pupa last winter (1893-4) which died, but which I believe was that 

 of one of these two species ; I have two similar ones which I dug this 



winter at oak. Pygaeridae. Phalera hucepliala, larva common on 



oak. Pygaera pigra, rare. Cymatopiioridae. Gouophora derasa, 



common at sugar. Thyatyra hntis, not so common as the preceding. 

 Cymatopliora dnplaris, I have taken this in Ullock Moss. Ai^pjlialia ddida, 

 common at sugar : A. flavicornU, rare: A. ridens, nxxQ. 



XOCTUIDES. — Bkyophilidae. Bryophila perla, occasionally found. 



BoJiBYCOiDAE. Bemas corijli, several taken. Acronycta tridens, 



rare: A. psi, generally common: A. leporina, taken occasionally : A. 

 ligustri, not uncommon by the river : A. rumicis, common. Bdoha 



caerideocephala, rather common. Leucaniidae. Leucania conigera, 



not uncommon : L. h'thargyria, not uncommon : L. comma, common : 

 L. mpura and B. paUens, both common at sugar. Tapinostold fulva, 

 common in marshy woods, flies just before dusk, may afterwards be 

 found on grasses, when it is very quiet and easy to take. Cliortodes arcuoHa, 



I have only taken it on the side of Latrigg, about half-way up. ■ 



Apajieidae. Hydroecianictitaiis, common ; the only form I have taken is 

 large, with very distinct markings, and a red reniform : H. micacea, taken 

 at sugar. Xylophasia rurea, both type and var. comhusta, common : X. 

 lithoxylea, common : X. suhliistris, occasionally at sugar : X. j)olyodon, ex- 

 cessively abundant at sugar, very variable, ranging from lightish grey to 

 black : X. hepatica, uncommon. Bipterygia scahriuscula, at sugar in Castle 

 Head Wood. Neiironia j^ojynlaris, very common. Charaeas gramlnis, 

 very common everywhere, often found in shops and houses, attracted by 

 light. Buperina testacea, taken occasionally : B. cespitis, rare. Mamestra 



