INSECTS 



Taeniocampa gotbica, T. incerta, T. staii/ts, and T. pulverulenta are all common ; T. munda and 

 T. gracilis frequent, but T. populett and T. miniosa are very rare. We possess all the species of 

 Orthosia and Anchocelis, but none of the Orthosias are really common. 6. lota is only moderately 

 so, 0. macihnta frequent, but O. suspecta and 0. upsilon are very rare, and have only been taken in 

 Sherwood Forest. Anchocelh rufina seems fairly common about Mansfield, and has been taken in 

 a few other localities ; A. pistadna is decidedly common, A. litura moderately so, and A. lunosa 

 occurs pretty freely in one or two places, but seems to be local. Cerastis vaccinii, C. spadicea, and 

 Scoleposoma satellitia are all of common occurrence. The following are rare : Dasycampa rubiginea 

 (Mansfield, W. Daws), Oponna croceago (Sherwood Forest, J. R. Hardy), Xanthia citrago (Rufford 

 Abbey, Rev. W. Becher), and X. aurago (Mansfield, Daws). X. fulvago, X. flavago, and 

 X. circe/laris are not uncommon, and X. gilvago has occurred frequently in some localities. Cir- 

 rhoedia xerampelina is occasionally quite common in several localities about Nottingham ; in August 

 1900 one collector took forty-three specimens in a single evening ! The var. untcolor has also 

 occurred. 



COSMIIDAE 



Tethea subtusa and T. retusa are both recorded by Mr. J. R. Hardy as taken by him at sugar 

 between Worksop and Edwinstowe in July, 1896. One of the most noted Nottinghamshire insects 

 is Cosmia pa/eacea, which in favourable years is abundant at sugar in Sherwood Forest ; it has also 

 been taken at Langford Moor. Calymma trapezina is another abundant Sherwood Forest species, 

 and also occurs, though more sparingly, in several other localities. Calymnia diffinis and C. affinis 

 are both of frequent occurrence. 



HADENIDAE 



Eremobia ochroleuca was taken many years ago in Sherwood Forest by Mr. R. E. Brameld. 

 Dianthoecia capsincola is rather common, especially in the larval stage, but D. cucubali and D. car- 

 pophaga seem to be rare. Hecatera serena is rare, but formerly occurred in Sherwood Forest, and 

 three specimens were taken at Basford in 1900 (G. Henderson). Polia chi is common in most 

 parts of the county but, curiously enough, is not nearly so common at S. Leverton as P. flaviancta, 

 which the Rev. A. Thornley takes there commonly every year both at sugar and light, although it 

 is scarcely known in any other part of the county. Dasypolia temp/i, although according to Barrett 

 ' found only in rocky districts, on high hills, and upon the coast,' has several times occurred in 

 Nottinghamshire. Mr. W. Daws, of Mansfield, reports it as ' taken close to my house at gas 

 lights, and found amongst gas-coke at Sherwood Foundry, probably attracted by the light from the 

 furnace, 10 October, 1890." Miss Alderson took one specimen on the doorstep of Park House, 

 Worksop, about 1894 or 1895, and Mr. D. H. Pearson captured a specimen at a gas-lamp at 

 Chilwell, on 6 October, 1894. Epunda nigra occurs occasionally at Edwinstowe and Wellow. 

 C/eoceris vimina/is is found in various localities. MiseKa oxyacanthae is common, the var. capucina 

 being also of frequent occurrence. Agrieph aprlKna occurs sparingly in Sherwood Forest and about 

 Mansfield. Euplexia luctpara and Phlogophora meticu/osa are common ; of the latter species 

 Mr. Daws took a good series at Thieves Wood near Mansfield, between 7 and 10 December, 

 1895! Of the species of /fp/ecta, which are all found in Nottinghamshire, A. prasina is rare in 

 Sherwood Forest and at Mansfield, but more frequent in the extreme south of the county ; 

 A, occulta has occurred singly in Sherwood Forest, at Thieves Wood near Mansfield, and twice 

 at Southwell ; A. ntbulosa is moderately common ; A. tincta, recorded by Sterland as found 

 occasionally in Sherwood Forest, has since been taken by Mr. J. R. Hardy, who captured six 

 specimens among bilberry near Worksop, on 19 June, 1897; and A. advena is taken in several 

 localities. Hadena oleracea is abundant, and H. adusta, H. protea, H. dentina, H. trifo/ii, H. dis- 

 similis, H. pisi, H. tha/assina, H. contigua and H. genistae are all found in the county ; while 

 H. rectilinea is said by Sterland to have been once taken in Sherwood Forest, a not improbable 

 record, as it used to be taken near Sheffield. 



XYLINIDAE 



Xylocampa areola occurs at Rufford and Mansfield, and is not uncommon at South Leverton 

 (Thornley). Calocampa vetusta has been taken recently at Mansfield (Daws) and Chilwell 

 (Pearson) ; C. exoleta is of frequent occurrence ; and a single example of C. solidaginis is recorded 

 as taken by Mr. J. R. Hardy in Sherwood Forest on 27 July, 1898. Xyllna ornithopus and 

 X. soda are extremely rare, the former being recorded, possibly in error, by Sterland only (' occa- 

 sional in Sherwood Forest '), while a single specimen of the latter is said by Hardy to have been 

 taken by him near Worksop. Asteroscopus sphinx, also recorded for the Forest by Sterland, was 

 taken by Daws at Mansfield ('a few at light') on 10 October 1890. Cucullia verbasci is some- 

 times very common in the larval state in various localities ; C. chamomillae is rather scarce, but 

 C. umbratica not at all uncommon. 



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