2 Boyd, Faunal Survey of Rostlierne. 



leporina, Lygvis testata, Geometra papilioiiaria, Acidalia 

 straniinata (var. ciirellata), P(Bdisca solandriana, Argy- 

 resthia retmella, Elachista cerussella, etc. 



Platyptilia bertrami, Hedya ocellana, Elachista cerus- 

 sella, Elachista apicipunctella, Laverna raschkiella, Litho- 

 colletis vifninlella and Lithocolletis stettinensis are new to 

 the Cheshire list, and a few other species have seldom 

 been recorded before for Cheshire. 



As is always the case in this district, a tendency 

 towards melanism is to be seen in a number of species, 

 such as Phigalia pedaria (var. monacharia), Hybernia 

 margi)iaria (var. fuscata), Cidaria truncata, Malenydris 

 didyniata, Hydriomena iinpluviata (ab. infuscata), Diurnea 

 fagella, Hedya ocellana, etc. 



I must acknowledge my thanks to Mr. W. Maiisbridge 

 and Mr. J. H. Durrant for kind help in identification of 

 the Microlepidoptera. 



The nomenclature followed is that of R. South in the 

 Moths of the British Isles (1907 and 1908) for the macro- 

 lepidoptera, and in his synonomic list of British Lepi- 

 doptera (1884) for the Microlepidoptera. 



Pieris napi, L. 



Fairly common ; the only butterfly 1 have seen. 



Smerinthus populi, L. 



A batch of ova on a poplar-trunk below the 

 Church ; at present in pupa. One emerged 

 16.3. 14. 



Chcerocavipa elpenor, L. 



Recorded by Mr. J. Thorpe in Day's Lepidoptera 

 of Cheshire. 

 Orgyia antiqua, L. 

 Dicranura viuula, L. 



One in the large willow-bed, 25.5.13, freshly 

 emerged above its pupa on a willow-stump. 



