THE FAUNA OF IJ'S'ERPOOL. 



EUPITHECIA PaLUSTRARIA. 



Rare. One speoiineu taken by air. Diggles at Claughtoa. 



Genus DOSITHEA. 



DOSITHEA ViRGULARIA. 

 Common. 



DOSITHEA SCUTULABIA. 



Rather scarce. Specimens liave been taken from time to time at WiiUasey, 

 Tranmere, and elsewhere. 



DOSITHEA PiEVERSARIA. 



Very common. 



Genus ACIDALIA. 



ACIDALIA PeROCHRAKIA. 



Taken at BiJston. — Mr. N. Cooke. 

 Acidalia Ldtearia. 



Caught in ■woods. — il/r. N. Cooke. 

 Acidalia Nitidabia. 



Caught about the mosses of the district. — Mr. N. Cooke. 

 Acidalia Subsericearia. 



Eare. Dacre Park, Rook Ferry. — BIr. Diggles. Jackson's Wood, Claughton. 

 Bidstou plantation. —Mr. Warrington. 

 Acidalia Remdtaria. 



Common. 

 Acidalia Aversaria. 



Taken in 1852 in some plenty at Preuton Wood. ^More rarely at Rock Ferry. 

 Near Warrington, about hedges. Mr. N. Cooke. 



Genus PGECILOPHASLA.. 

 Pcecilophasia, Marginaria. 

 Plentiful everywhere. 



Genus TIMANDRA. 

 Timandra Imitaria. 



Generally distributed. Common. 



Genus BRADYEPETES. 

 Bradyepetes Amataria. 



Rare. Oxton. A single specimen taken a few years ago. — Mr. IJ'ilson. 

 Genus STRENIA. 

 Strenia Clathraria. 



One specimen taken at Claughton by Mr. Almond. 



Genus HYRIA. 

 Htria Auroraria. 



Mosses of the district.— il/r. N. Cooke. 



TORTRICES. 

 Genus HALIAS. 

 Haliar Prasinana. 



Though a common insect throughout the country, only one specimen has been 

 taken hitherto in this neighbourhood, by Mr. Diggles. 



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