28. 
29. 
30: 
25. 
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CCENONYMPHA, Hb. 
C. pamphilus, L. Generally distributed and common. 
C. tiphon, Rott. = typhon, Hw., and davus, F. Var. philoxenus, 
Esp. We have no typical ¢phon in the district. All 
the insects taken are dark, with numerous and large 
ocellated spots on the undersides, and vary considerably 
inter se. Very local, and found only on moss lands, but 
often fairly plentiful where it occurs. 
C.—Recorded from Abbot’s Moss, Clarke’s Moss, 
Hatchmere, and Oakmere (all in the Delamere Forest 
district) by most of the local collectors; but the species 
has, apparently, been exterminated on some of the 
mosses ; Wilmslow, r. (Tp.) 
F.—Whixall Moss, c. (Th.) 
D.—Minera Mountain (W.L.) 
ERYCINIDA:. 
NEMEOBIUS, Stph. 
N. lucina, L. The only records are :— 
C. - Once taken between Eastham and Hooton (C. S. 
Gregson in &.Z.) 
Car.—Said to occur in a lane near Gloddaeth, Llan- 
dudno, Harding (W.Z.) 
LYCAENID. 
THECLA, F. 
T. w-album, Knoch. Exceedingly rare in the district. 
C.—Two recorded from the Wyches, near Malpas, by 
F.H.W.D. Delamere, one taken 1888 (Nixon), in col 
lection Chester Museum. ; 
F.—Miss Perkins bred the species from larvee beaten 
from a wood bordering her garden at Ashgrove, Overton. 
CALLOPHRYS, Billb. 
C. rubi, L. In Cheshire appears to be found only in the 
Delamere Forest district. Recorded locally in all the 
N. Wales counties except Anglesea. 
C.—Delamere Forest, recorded as c. by most of the 
local collectors; Sandiway and Abbot’s Moss (Co.); 
Tarporley (Stk.) 
F.—Larve beaten from wood bordering garden at 
Ashgrove, Overton (Pe.) ; Valley of the Dee near 
Overton (W.G.) 
D.—Llangollen and near Ruthin (W.G.) 
