INSECTS 



common, and S. cembrae, S. murana, S. dubitalis, S. mercure//a y S. crataegella, S. resinea, S. trundco/e//a, 

 and S. angustea all occur with more or less frequency ; S. lineola has, however, only been taken in 

 Sherwood Forest by Mr. R. E. Brameld. Nomophila noctuella occurs in the Worksop district. 

 Pyraustra purpuralis, P. ostrina/is, and Herbula cespitalis are frequent. 



BOTYDAE 



Eurrhypara urticata is common everywhere among nettles. Scapula lutealis and S. olivalis are wide- 

 spread and common, and S. prunalis of frequent occurrence. Botys ruralis is another common species ; 

 but of B. asinalis only a single specimen has been taken by Mr. Daws at Mansfield. Ebulea crocealis 

 occurs in the Worksop district, and E. sambucalis is common. Spilodes sticticalis is represented by a 

 single specimen captured at Mansfield by Mr. Daws. Pionea forficalis is common nearly everywhere. 



HYDROCAMPIDAE 



Cataclysta lemnata occurs in plenty in suitable localities. Paraponyx stratiotata is found about 

 Worksop. Hydrocampa nymphaeata and H. stagnata occur in the Mansfield and Worksop districts. 



ACENTROPODIDAE 

 Acentropus niveus has been taken near Worksop and Mansfield. 



PTEROPHORI 



The Plume moths are only moderately well represented in Nottinghamshire. Platypttlia 

 gonodactyla, Mimaeseoptllus bipunctidactylus, and M. pterodactylus occur in Sherwood Forest and the 

 Mansfield district ; M. zophodactylm and Oedematophorm lithodactylus at Worksop ; Pterophorus mono- 

 dactylus, Leioptilus osteodactylus, and Aciptilia tetradactyla in Sherwood Forest ; A. galactodactyla in 

 Wellow Park, where the Rev. W. Becher finds the larvae on burdock ; A. pentadactyla is every- 

 where common ; and Alucita hexadactyla is plentiful in some localities. 



CRAMBI 

 CHILIDAE 

 Schoenoblus forficellm occurs in the Worksop district. 



CRAMBIDAE 



Cra mbus pratellus, C. triste//us, C. culmellus, and C. hortuellus are widely distributed and common ; 

 C. pine/lus, C. per/e//us, and C. inquinatellm occur at Mansfield, Worksop, and in Sherwood Forest ; 

 C. fahellus has been taken at South Leverton by Rev. A. Thornley ; C. pascuellus in Sherwood 

 Forest by Mr. R. E. Brameld ; C. selasellus at Worksop by Mr. Houghton ; and C. sylvellus, 

 C. uliginosellus, C. warringtonellus, C. contamincllus, C. gtniculeta, C. chrysonuchellus, and C. craterellus 

 are all reported from the Mansfield district by Mr. W. Daws. 



PHYCIDAE 



Myelophila cribrum is reported by Mr. Daws as bred from pupae found in thistles in the Mans- 

 field district. Homoeosoma nimbella and H. nebulella were both taken at Worksop in 1901 by 

 Mr. J. T. Houghton. Ephestia elutella occurs at Worksop, where it has been taken by Miss Alderson 

 and Mr. Houghton ; E. ficella and E. kubniella are reported by Daws from Mansfield, the former 

 bred from dried fruits, the latter probably introduced in flour. Euzophera pinguis is recorded by 

 Brameld for Sherwood Forest. Cryptoblabes bhtriga has been taken in Clumber Park by Miss 

 Alderson. Phycis fusca occurs at Worksop (Houghton), and P. betulae was taken for the first time in 

 1902 at Edwinstowe by Miss Alderson. 



Nephopteryx spissicel/a, Rhodophaea cansocieHa, R. advenella y and R. tumidella all occur, but rarely, 

 in Sherwood Forest. 



GALLERIDAE 



Aphomia sociella is not uncommon in the vicarage garden at S. Leverton (Thornley), and 

 Achroea grisella is found at Worksop (Houghton). 



TORTRICES 

 TORTRICIDAE 



Tortrix podana, T. rosana, T. beparana, T. unifasciana, T. minlstrana, and T. forsterana are all 

 more or less common. 7". viridana is an abundant and destructive pest in oak woods, sometimes 



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