78 MACROLEPIDOPTERA OF THE CHESTER DISTRICT. 
NOCTUINA—Continued. 
Hadena Thalassina. Wallasey; Rock Ferry; Puddington. 
Chester; Holywell. E. 
», contigua. Rock Ferry—1 spn. in 1860 (/./.2.) 
Xylocampa lithorhiza. Wirral. E. (?) Helsby (iV.) 
Calocampa vetusta. Wallasey; Bidston; Upton; scarce. Holy- 
well. Delamere. 
», exoleta. Wirral, not abundant. Chester. Loggerheads. 
Llangollen. Colwyn. Ince. E. 
Xylina rhizolitha. Upton; Denhall; scarce. Colwyn. 
Cucullia Chamomilig. Bidston; Denhall; scarce. 
», umbratica. Wallasey; Bidston; Ness. Chester. Holy- 
well. Rhyl. E. Generally scarce. [Llandudno. 
Porritt in Ent. xiv. 216. ] 
Heliothis marginata. Wallasey; New Ferry; generally scarce. 
Rhyl. 
»» armigera. One specimen in 1857 on salt marsh nr. the 
mouth of Bromborough Pool ( A/.) 
Anarta Myrtilli. Wirral. Loggerheads. Delamere. E. 
Fteliodes Arbuti. Prenton Lane; Puddington. Chester (Manning). 
Beeston Castle (Day). Bagillt. Loggerheads. E. 
Brephos Parthenias. Between Minera amd Llangollen (Day). E. 
Abrostola Urtice. Holywell at flowers of Centranthus ruber. 
Ince (lV.) 
», ¢riplasia. Wallasey; Tranmere; Oxton; Ness; Pudding- 
ton; scarce. Chester. Ince (JV.). Holywell. Colwyn, 
at Centranthus. E. 
Plusia Chrysitis. Very common. 
», estuce. Round Birkenhead; Puddington. Chester. 
», Lota. Puddington. Holywell, common. Chester. 
Ince (Vi)oE: 
,, pulchrina. Puddington—seems scarce. Rock Ferry (W.G.), 
Chester. Loggerheads. Holywell. Ince(lV.) E. 
5, gamma. Very common. 
., interrogationis. Llangollen (Stainton’s Manual.) 
Gonoptera libatrix. Wirral, rather scarce. Tolerably common 
in most parts of the district. 
Amphipyra pyramidea. Puddington—1 specimen in 1870. 
» Lragopoginis. Common. 
Mania typica. Common. 
», Maura. Rather common. 
Stilbia anomala. Holywell (¥-A.) Talacre (/.7.2.) 
Catocala Fraxint. Eastham, and Upton Road, Birkenhead 
Elis.) 
Euchidia a Wallasey Sandhills—scarce. Woods nr. Llyn 
Helig (/.A4.) Bagillt. Loggerheads. Colwyn. E: 
» glyphica. Eastham (#.4.) Shotwick (A/.) Chester 
(Manning.) Beeston (Day.) Bagillt. Loggerheads. 
Colwyn. E. 
Phytometra 4Zénea. Bidston Hill. Colwyn. E. [Trefriw.] 
