MACROLEPIDOPTERA OF THE CHESTER DISTRICT. 79 
GEOMETRINA. 
Ourapteryx sambucaria. Common. 
Epione apiciaria. Wallasey; Rock Ferry; Denhall; Puddington; 
not common. Chester. Holywell. Loggerheads. E. 
Rumia Crategata. Extremely common. 
Venilia maculata. Colwyn. 
Metrocampa margaritata. Rather common. 
Eliopia fasciaria. Prenton; Ness; Burton; scarce. Llyn 
Helig. Cwm Mountain. Loggerheads. Wood nr. 
Bagillt. Delamere. E. 
Eurymene dolubrata. Rock Ferry. Eastham Wood (A/.) 
Scarce. E. 
Pericallia syringaria. Denhall, scarce. Newton, Chester. 
Holywell (7.A.) Ince (WV.) E. 
_ Selenta illunaria. Common. 
»» ¢unaria. Rock Ferry; Puddington. Holywell (#.4.) 
Scarce. 
Odontoptera bidentata. Wirral. Chester. Bagillt. Loggerheads. 
Colwyn. E. 
Crocullis elinguaria. Wirral—not abundant. Chester. Holywell. 
Loggerheads. E. 
Ennomos Tiliarta. Claughton and Clifton Parks, Birkenhead. 
Chester (Day.) E. 
», fuscantaria. Upton Valley; North Birkenhead—scarce. 
», erosaria. Tranmere. Rock Ferry (4/.) Scarce. 
Himera pennaria. North Birkenhead and Eastham Wood (<A/7.) 
Puddington; Ness. Chester (Day.) E. 
Phigalia pilosaria. Wirral, in most woods. Chester. Dela- 
mere. 
iVyssta zonaria. Formerly abundant on Wallasey Sandhills; 
Hoylake Sandhills; Puddington Marsh. ‘‘ Maintains 
‘existence in a portion of the last locality which 
“‘is constantly covered by the tide. I have seen 
‘‘the females crawling up rail posts to avoid the 
“tide.” (/.#.B.) Rhyl Sandhills near Plas Tirion, 
formerly abundant, but not seen lately. 
Amphidasts prodromaria. Eastham Wood (Gallins.) Whitford 
(P-A.) EN 
», betularta. Wirral. Black var. commonest in Eastham 
Wood (W.G.) Chester. Holywell. E. 
Hemerophila abruptaria. Upton; Tranmere; Rock Ferry; Ness; 
scarce. Chester (Manning.) E. 
Cleora lichenaria. Scarce at Frankby; Prenton Wood. 
Boarmia repandata. Very common. 
», Yrhomboidaria. Not plentiful; Tranmere; Puddington ; 
common at Ness. Lead Works, Chester. Holywell. 
Colwyn. E. 
Tephrosia laricaria. E. 
» punctulata. E. 
