MACROLEPIDOPTERA OF THE CHESTER DISTRICT. 75 
NOCTUINA—Continued. 
Mamestra Persicarie. Larva common on Pteris aquilina nr. 
Holywell. E. 
Apamea basilinea. Rather common. 
» gemina, Rather common. 
ae », war. oblonga. Wallasey—scarce. 
» unanimis. Wallasey; Rock Ferry; Puddington. E. 
Loggerheads. Chester—rather common (1858), 
,, oculea. Very common. 
Miana strigilis. Very common. 
», fasetuncula. Wirral. Chester, common (1858). Logger- 
heads. Colwyn. E. 
,, Uterosa. Wallasey Sandhills; Denhall. Chester. Helsby. 
Loggerheads. E. 
,, furuneula. Wallasey; Ness; Burton. Chester. E. 
», arcuosa. Bidston Marsh; Puddington, scarce. Holywell. 
Celena Haworthit. Gwern, Minera nr. Wrexham (1859). E. 
Grammesia trilinea. Occurs throughout the district. 
59 ,, var. bilinea. Rock Ferry; less frequent elsewhere. 
Caradrina Morpheus. Wallasey; Denhall. Chester (Day.) Dela- 
mere (Z.) Loggerheads. Bagillt. Rhyl. Colwyn. E. 
,, Alsines. Wallasey; Bromborough, scarce. Colwyn. 
,, dlanda. Wirral. Loggerheads. Bathafarn. Rhyl. Colwyn. 
», ¢eubicularis. Very common. 
Rusina tenebrosa. Wallasey; Bidston; Ness; Burton, scarce. 
Holywell. Loggerheads. Colwyn. E. 
Agrotis valligera. Wallasey Sandhills. Rhyl. [Llandudno. } 
», puta. Near Wallasey—1 specimen. Stourton Wood (W.G.) 
,», suffusa. Wirral. Holywell. Colwyn. 
» Saucia. Bidston; Upton Valley; Eastham Wood; Ness. 
Colwyn. 
», segetum. Common, 
[ ,, lunigera. Llandudno—1 specimen. ] 
» exclamationis. Common. 
,, corticea. Wallasey. Holywell. Colwyn. 
,, ripe. Rhyl at sugar, 1857. 
,, cursoria. Wallasey Sandhills; formerly more plentiful ; 
Denhall—1 spn. [Mouth of Conway River (W.G.) ] 
», migricans. Occasionally taken; Wallasey Sandhills ; 
Denhall. 
»  Tritict. Wallasey; Denhall. Rhyl. Chester (Day.) 
,», a@guilina. Occasionally on Wallasey Sandhills; Denhall, 
scarce. 
,, obelisca. Wallasey Sandhills—scarce (LV. Cooke.) 
,, agathina. Wallasey Sandhills 1 spn. in 1864 (AZ.) 
,, porphyrea. Bidston Hill; Claughton fir wood; Prenton 
Mount Wood. Loggerheads. Moel Fammau. E. 
» precox. Wirral, not abundant. 
» pyrophila. Holywell (¥.A.). Loggerheads. 
», lucernea. Loggerheads. 
