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BrepJios parthenias. — I have only bred specimens from Witherslack 

 larvae. " Common on Methop and Witherslack Mosses in March and 

 early April " (G. L.). 



GEOMETRIDiE. 



Urapteryx sambucaria. — Common and generally distributed in July 

 and August. 



Epione apiciaria. — I took a specimen in the County Asylum grounds 

 in July, 1900 ; at Witherslack it is local, and not uncommon in one 

 locality near Methop. The moth flies late at night at the end of July 

 and beginning of August. 



llumia luteal ata (cratcegata). — -Abundant everywhere throughout the 

 summer months. 



Venilia macularia (maculata). — Fairly common near Carnforth on 

 the L. & N. W. Railway batters. The moth flies in June. 



Metrocampa margaritaria. — Fairly common in Grimshaw Lane, 

 County Asylum grounds, Blea Tarn, &c, in July. Abundant in 

 Arnside. 



Ellopia prosapiaria (Jasciaria). — Common at Arnside in July. 



Eurymene dolabraria. — Local and uncommon ; Corporation Wood, 

 Quernmore, County Asylum grounds, Arnside, and Witherslack, in 

 June. 



Hyqrochroa (Pericallia) syringaria. — " Local, near Hornby in July " 

 (G.L.j. 



Selenia bilunana (illunaria). — Fairly common and generally distri- 

 buted in April and July. 



S. lunaria. — A male specimen taken at Warton, near Carnforth, on 

 June 8th, 1905. 



Odontopera bidentata. — Common in Grimshaw Lane, Corporation 

 Wood, County Asylum grounds, Blea Tarn, &c, in May. 



Crocallis elinguaria. — Common and generally distributed in July 

 and August. 



Ennomos (Eugonia) alniaria (tiliaria). — Comes freely to light in 

 August, and is common about Quernmore, Blea Tarn, &c. 



E. quercinaria (angularia). — Occurs about Methop and Witherslack 

 in September and October. 



Himera pennaria. — Comes freely to light in September and October 

 at Blea Tarn, Quernmore, County Asylum grounds, &c. This species 

 is subject to considerable variation — from light brown to rich rufous 

 red, in colour, and some specimens are strongly suffused with black 

 scales. 



Phigalia pedaria (pilosaria). — Common in Corporation Wood, Quern- 

 more, County Asylum grounds, Blea Tarn, &c, on the tree-trunks in 

 March ; also comes freely to the street-lamps. We get a fine dark 

 unicolorous grey variety of this species in the first-named locality. 



Amphidasys strataria (prodromal id). — Uncommon ; I have bred ex- 

 amples from Methop larvae taken in July. "It occurs sparingly in 

 Corporation Wood, Quernmore" (G. L.). 



A. betularia. — -I have bred both the type and var. doubledayaria from 

 Methop and Witherslack larvas taken from birch in September. I have 

 only taken specimens on the wing near Lancaster on three occasions — 

 near Rush-a-lee in June — and these have all been the black variety. 



