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A LIST OF THE " MACRO-LEPIDOPTERA " OF 

 LANCASTER AND DISTRICT. 



By C. H. Forsythe. 



(Continued from p. 110.) 



Ncmagria arundinis (typha). — "Near Cockerham in September" 

 (G. Loxham). 



Tapinostola fulva. — Local near Rush-a-lee in September. Our 

 local form is nearly white. 



Gortyna ochracea.—" The larvae are common near Cockerham Moss 

 in July and August" (G. Loxham). 



Hydrcecia nictitans. — Common and fairly well distributed in July, 

 August, and early September. 



H. petasitis. — Near Hest Bank and Carlisle Bridge. The larvas 

 occur in the roots of the butter-bur {Petasites vulgaris) in June and 

 July. 



H. micacea. — Common everywhere in August and September, and 

 comes to sugar and bloom freely. 



Xylophasia rurea. — Common everywhere in May and June ; the 

 var. combusta is fairly common. 



X. lithoxylea. — Comes to sugar in the County Asylum grounds, at 

 Bowerham, Blea Tarn, &c, end of July and August. 



X. sublustris. — Uncommon ; near Halton, County Asylum grounds 

 and Witherslack, in June and July. 



X. monoglypha (polyodon). — Abundant and very variable in colour — 

 from light grey to black — in June, July, and August. 



Epineuronia [Neuronia) popularis. — Fairly common some years, not 

 so in others ; Halton, Quernmore, Blea Tarn, County Asylum grounds, 

 &c, in August and September. 



Charteas graminis. — Generally distributed but nowhere common, in 

 July and August. 



Luperina testacea. — Comes freely to street lamps in August and 

 September, and is generally distributed. 



Mamestra furva. — Local, near Clougha at sugar in July. " Fairly 

 common at Witherslack " (G. Loxham). 



M. brassica. — Plentiful everywhere ; all through August and Sep- 

 tember the larvae are to be found feeding upon cabbage and other 

 Cruciferae in nearly every garden. 



M. persicaritB. — I have only bred this species from Methop and 

 Witherslack larvae taken in September. The imago appears in June 

 and July. 



Apamea basilinea. — Fairly common in Grimshaw Lane, Blea Tarn, 

 Bowerham, &c, in June. 



A. gemina. — Fairly common and generally distributed in June 

 and July. 



A. didyma (pculea), — Abundant and very variable; comes freely to 

 sugar everywhere in July and August. 



Miana strigilis. — Fairly plentiful at sugar, County Asylum grounds, 

 Halton, near Clougha, Blea Tarn, Bowerham, &c, in June and July. 

 The var. cethiops is common. 



