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Smerinthus ocellatus. — This species occurs near Hest bank, but I 

 have only taken larvae tbere ; at Witherslack the sallows growing 

 by the sides of the mosses are prolific hunting grounds for the larva3 

 in July. 



S. populi. — Common everywhere : imago in June, larvre in July 

 and August. 



Macroglossa stellatarum. — "Common at Arnside, Methop, and 

 Witherslack in May" (G. Loxham). 



Hemaris (M.) fuciformis. — " Rare near Methop bank in late May" 

 (G. Loxham). 



H. (ill.) bombyliformis. — " Occasionally about the mosses at Wither- 

 slack and near Methop bank in late May " (G. Loxham). 



SESIIDiE. 



Trochilium crabroniformis. — Common in the County Asylum grounds 

 on sallow trunks in late June and July. Occasionally at Heysham and 

 Hornby. 



Zyg^nimd. 



Ino statices. — Very local near Witherslack in late June and early 

 July. 



Zygana filipendultz. — Local, but abundant near Grange in July. 



Cymbid^;. 

 Hylophila prasinana. — Not common ; Grimshaw Lane, County 

 Asylum grounds, near Quernmore, &c, end of May. I have bred 

 this species from Witherslack and Methop larva?. 



Nolid.e. 

 Nolo, cucuUatella. — Local ; Freeman's Wood, Lancaster, in July. 



Arctiad^:. 



Nudaria mundana. — Not common, but generally distributed. Blea 

 Tarn, Quernmore, County Asylum grounds, &c, end of July. 



Cybosia (Lithosia) mesomella. — " Uncommon near Scotforth and at 

 Witherslack in July " (G. Loxham). 



Lithosia lurideola. — Common at Witherslack and Arnside in July. 



L. sericea. — Local at Witherslack in mid-July. 



(Enistis (Gnophria) quadra. — "Two examples attracted to light 

 near Lancaster, July, 1902 " (G. Loxham). 



HipocHta (Euchelia) jacobace. — Abundant at Witherslack and 

 Methop, less so at Warton, in June. 



Diacrisia (Nemeophila) russula. — Fairly common near Quernmore 

 and Clougha, common on the Witherslack and Methop Mosses in July. 



Parasemia (X.) pJantaginis. — Common at Witherslack, near Quern- 

 more, and Clougha in July and early August. 



Arctia caia. — Common everywhere in July. 



A. villica. — " Rare. Two specimens were taken in Ridge Lane, 

 near Lancaster, in June, a few years ago " (G. Loxham). 



Phragmatobia (Spilosoma) fuliginosa. — Rare at Heysham ; common 

 near Clougha and Methop bank, end of June. 



Spilosoma mend ica. — Common; Freeman's Wood, Lancaster (gene- 

 rally), Quernmore, &c, in June. 



BNTOM. — MARCH. 1905. H 



