322 LEI'IDOPTERA. 



black ; imdersurface of the same colour as tlie njijier. ((!. 

 T. Porritt.) 



February to 51 ay — but probably from the proceeding 

 autumn — and a second generation in July, on Hypauni 

 ciipressiforme, JJicranum scoparium, Bryumcapillare, Grirnmia 

 /i/'lmnala, and other mosses growing upon old walls, dykes, 

 and rocks. 



Pupa of ordinary shape and proportions, highly polished ; 

 eye, leg, and wing-cases clearly defined though not pro- 

 minent ; bright brown, with an olive tinge over the front of 

 the thorax ; oye-cases darker than the ground colour ; 

 abdominal divisions well defined, chocolate brown, this colour 

 showing clearly through the lower part of the wing-cases. 

 In a cavity, lined with .silk, at the roots of the moss. (C. T. 

 Porritt.) 



This moth loves to sit upon mossy walls, and upon rocks 

 and stones in mountain glens ; and rarely, if ever, is seen 

 upon a tree. It uLso sits very quietly and may be touched 

 where it rests without being alarmed if the weather is not 

 too warm, it principally frequents northern mountain dis- 

 tricts, but in rare instances has been seen in the south. A 

 specimen taken at light at Studland, Dorset, must surely 

 have been migrating; but it is said to occur on hills and 

 rocks in Devon ; also on the Black ^lountain, Herefordshire, 

 and casually in Leicestershire ; rarely in Cheshire, and 

 much more frequently in Yorkshire, North Lancashire, 

 Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Noi'thumberland ; 

 also on the mountains of North AYales. In Scotland it 

 seems to be generally distributed in suitable hill districts to 

 Sutherland and Ross, and also to the Hebrides and Orkneys ; 

 but I find no record for Shetland. In Ireland it appears to 

 be very uncommon ; Mr. Kane only quotes Mr. Hogau's old 

 record at Belfast, but this I have been able to confirm by the 

 capture, after long search, of two specimens on an old damp 

 wall in the suburbs of that city. 



