182 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Hemerophila abruptaria. — Comes to light in May in several localities 

 in the district, but nowhere plentiful. 



Boarmia repandata. — Occurs in June and July at Arnside, Methop, 

 near Clougha, Corporation Wood, &c. 



B. gemmaria (rhomboidaria). — Common throughout the district in 

 June and July. 



B. roboraria. — Local and scarce. " Corporation and Quernmore 

 Woods in June " (G. L.). 



B. consortaria . — -Local and scarce. " Corporation and Quernmore 

 Woods in June" (G. L.). 



Tephrosia consonaiia. — Local. Witherslack and Quernmore at the 

 end of May. The imagine may be found sitting on the fir-tree trunks. 



T. ere puscul aria.— Corporation Wood and near Methop in April. 



T. biuiuhdaria. — I have bred some fine dark forms of this species 

 from Methop larvae beaten from birch and oak-trees in June. "Cor- 

 poration Wood in April" (G. L.). 



Gnophos obscararia. — Local ; at Methop and Witherslack in July. 



Cabera pusaria. — Plentiful everywhere in July and August. 



C. exanthemaria. — Occurs abundantly in nearly every locality in 

 July and August. 



Bapta temerata. — Fairly common at Arnside (on the Knott), 

 Witherslack, Methop, &c, in June. 



Macaria notata. — Local ; this species occurs at Arnside in June, 

 but is not common. 



M. liturata. — Fairly common in the fir-woods at Arnside, Grange, 

 and Methop in July. 



Halia vauaria (wavaria). — Generally distributed, and common in 

 July. 



Strenia clathrata. — Local; near Warton, on the L. & N.W. Railway 

 batters, in May and early June. 



Penagra petraria. — Common at Clougha, Quernmore, &c, in June. 



NumerLa puheraria. — Not common ; occurs at Arnside, Methop, 

 and Witherslack in April and May. 



Scodiona belgiaria. — Fairly common at Witherslack ; less so and 

 very local near Clougha in June. 



Selidosema ericetaria {plumaria). — Fairly common on the Wither- 

 slack mosses in July. 



Ematurga atomaria. — Abundant on the mosses at Witherslack, 

 Methop, Heysham, &c, and on the moors at Clougha and Quernmore 

 from May to August. 



Bupalvs piniaria. — Common at Grange, Methop, Arnside, and 

 Quernmore, in the fir-woods in June. Our form has a white ground 

 colour. 



Perconia (Aspilates) stngillaria. — Plentiful on Methop and Wither- 

 slack Mosses ; less common at Heysham in June. 



Abraxas grossulariata. — Abundant everywhere in lanes and gardens 

 in July and August. This species is subject to great variation ; I 

 have forms bred from larvae found near Warton on blackthorn (Prunus 

 spinosa) which are very dark, with coalesced spots, and others from 

 Grimshaw Lane, very light with few spots. 



A. sylvata (ulmata). — Local; near Halton and Methop and about 

 Yealand. The moth is on the wing in June and July. 



