A HISTORY OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 



GONOPTERIDAE 



Gonopttra Kbatrix (the ' Herald ') is not uncommon, and is frequently found hybernating in 

 outhouses in the winter. 



PLUSIIDAE 



Habrostola tripartita and H. triplasla, Plusia chrysltis, P. lota and P. pulchrina are all fairly 

 common, P. ckrysitis often indeed very abundant at Worksop (Miss Alderson) ; P. gamma occurs 

 some years in the utmost profusion ; P. festucae is rare, and confined to Sherwood Forest ; and 

 Sterland records P. bractea (' a few times ') and P. interrogationis (' once in a garden at Edwinstowe ') 

 for the same district. 



HELIOTHIDAE 



Anarta myrtilU and Heliaca tenebrata are of frequent occurrence, especially the latter, which is 

 reported by the Rev. A. Thornley to be common at South Leverton in hay-fields, and abundant 

 in the green drives at Treswell Wood. Hellothis dipsacea has occurred in Sherwood Forest 

 and at Mansfield (Daws). 



POAPHILIDAE 



Phytometra viridaria is widely distributed, but not common. 



EUCLIDIIDAE 

 Euclldia mi is rather common, and E. glyphica is by no means rare. 



HERMINIIDAE 



Zanclognatha grisca/is, Z. tarsipennalis, and Pechypogon barbalh are all of more or less common 

 occurrence. 



HYPENIDAE 



Hypena proboscidalis occurs commonly in the county. 



BREPHIDES 



Brephos partbenias is common in Sherwood Forest and one or two other localities, and B. notha 

 is recorded by Sterland for Sherwood Forest. The latter record, however, requires confirmation 

 before it can be accepted. 



GEOMETRAE 



UROPTERYGIDAE 



The Swallow-tail Moth (Uropteryx sambucaria') is fairly common in all parts of the county. 



ENNOMIDAE 



Epiane apiciaria, although not common, is very widely distributed. Rumia luteolata is very 

 common everywhere. Ven'dia macularia is rare, the only records being Clumber Park (Miss Alder- 

 son), Sherwood Forest (Hardy), and Marnham in the Trent Valley (Rev. E. Cunningham). 

 Angeronia prunaria, another scarce species, which was recorded for Sherwood Forest many years ago 

 by Sterland, has been taken singly at Ollerton and Edwinstowe by Mr. J. R. Hardy, and sparingly 

 at Thorney in 1896 by Mr. G. Henderson. Metrocampa margaritaria is well distributed and 

 frequent. Ellopla prosapiaria is fairly frequent among Scotch firs in Clumber Park, where the 

 specimens are small and dark-coloured (Miss Alderson), and is scarce about Mansfield and Newark. 

 Eurymena dolabraria occurs sparingly in Sherwood Forest, and single specimens have recently been 

 taken at Mansfield, Cotgrave, and Langford Moor. Pericallia syringaria is another scarce species, 

 met with occasionally about Nottingham, Mansfield, Southwell, Worksop, and Retford. Selenia 

 bilunaria is fairly common and widely distributed, while S. lunaria is rare, the only recent record 

 being Worksop (Miss Alderson). Odontopera bidentata is pretty common everywhere, as are Crocallis 

 e/inguaria and Eugonia alniaria. Eugonia fusca ntaria sometimes occurs rather freely at South Lev- 

 erton (Thornley), and is also taken about Worksop, Southwell, and Nottingham, but not commonly. 

 E. quercinaria is found occasionally in Sherwood Forest and other places in the north of the county, 

 and E. erosaria occurs at Worksop and Chilwell. Himera pennaria is not rare. 



AMPHIDASYDAE 



Phigalia pedaria is widely distributed and frequent, but Nyssia hispidaria seems confined to the 

 northern half of the county, having been taken at Worksop, Ollerton, S. Leverton, and Mansfield. 



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