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Greenii)). Biston hirtaria, uncommon (ditto). Amphidasijs strataria, 



rave : A. bctnlaria, rathei* uucomiuon, best obtained by digging. 



BoARMifDAE. Hcmerophila abrnptaria, rare (W. Greenip). Cleora 

 glahraria, rare, have not taken it myself : C. lichcnaria, taken bv Mr. 

 Crreeni]). Boarinia repandata, not very plentiful but well distrilnited ; 

 some specimens are very beautifully and stronglj^ marked : B. 

 gemman'a, not very frequent. Tephrosia crepusadarin, taken by W. 

 Greenip : T. pimdidaria, rare. Gnojihofs ohscuraria, occurs on Barrow 



Mountain. Geometriuae. Pseiidoterpna pjriunata, taken in 1893 



about the foot of the lake. Geometra papdionaria, fairly abundant on 

 the west side of the lake about Portinscale. lodis lactearia, common in 



most woods. Hemithea striijata, taken by Mr. Greenip. Ephvridae. 



Ephyra pendidaria, a few taken each season. Acidaliidae. 



Hyria muricata, not uncommon in some of the peaty bogs. AstJtena 

 candidata, occurs sparingly. Venusia carahrica, rather rare. Acidnlia 

 dimkliata, not uncommon : A. hisetata, ditto : A. ddntaria, I have taken 

 this on the Borrowdale Eoad. A. virgularia, found sitting on 

 honeysuckle in the town : A. immutata, common in woods : A. 

 remutaria, very common in woods on bilberry : A. fumata, taken 

 commonly by Mr. Greenip, but I don't know the locality. A. aversata, 



very common, the banded form is very seldom taken here. 



Caberidae. Cabera pusaria and C. cxanthemaria, common in some 

 of the woods, most abundant, I think, in damp places. Bapta 



temerata, rare, I have not taken any myself. Macariidae. 



Macaria liturafa, not uncommon in woods on the west side of 



the lake. HaJia vaitaria, common in gardens. — Fidoxiidae. 



Panagra petraria, in various woods and on St. Herbert's Island. 

 Nitiiieria pidceraria, in the Great Wood. Ematurga atomaria, excessively 

 abundant iu many places wdiere ling gi-ows ; the <? varies from grey 

 and reddish brown to black ; I took one entirely black in 1893. Bupalus 

 piniarkt, common ; the S 's are pure black and wdiite with no ^^ellow 



shades. Aspdates strigillaria, common locally on the heaths. 



Zerexidae. Abraxas grossidariafa, common : A. sylcafa, abundant in 

 the Great Wood and on St. Herbert's Island. Ligdia adastata, have taken 



several in Fawe Park. Lomaspilis marginata, very common. 



Hyberniidae. Hybernia rupicapraria, very common : R. leucophaearia, 

 very common and variable : H. aiirantiaria, very common : H. 

 marginaria, not nearly so common as the last : H. defoUaria, very much 

 the commonest and most variable insect in the genus, generalh' found 

 in late autumn, but frequently newl}^ emerged specimens are met with 

 in early spring at the same time as H. leucophaearia. Anisopteryx 



aescidaria, very common. Larentiidae. Cheimatobia brnmata, 



very abundant everywhere : C. boreata, abundant in the Avoods. 

 Oporabia dduUita, very abundant and variable : 0. filigranunaria not 

 uncommon, Larentia didymata, very common, males inclined to be 

 dark : L. multistrigaria, taken occasionally : L. caesiata, common in 

 Great Wood and Cat Crag : L. flavicindata, taken by Mr. Greenip : 

 L. saUcata, found on many of the surrounding hills : L. olicata, common 

 in many places, as Great Wood, Ashniss Wood, and the sides and fills 

 of Skiddaw : L. viridaria, common almost everywhere ; varies from a 

 rusty ground-colour to a bright green. Emmelesia affinitata, taken 

 sparingly in various woods : E. aldienuUata, common in the hed"-es, 

 plentiful on the Borrowdale road : E. albidata, very common : E. 



