A HISTORY OF DURHAM 



Peronea comparana. Generally common 



tristana. This insect has occurred at Gibside 



and at Darlington, both records being sixty 

 or seventy years ago. I know of no recent 

 occurrence 



rufana. Has occurred Tery generally, and in 



places such as Hartkpool sand hills, where 

 there is neither poplar nor willow 



favillaceana. Heskden Dene, etc. 



maccana. Upper Tynedale 



hastiana. Black Hall Rocks among dwarf sallow, 



and Cole Hill Wood near Hartkpool 



-umbrana. Taken by Mr. Maling in 1875 in 



Thornky Dene in the valley of the Derwent 



variegana. Very common everywhere 

 Paramesia aspersana. Generally distributed and 



common 



ferrugana. Generally distributed and common 



caledoniana. Common on the moors of Upper 



Teesdak 

 Teras caudana. Generally common among sallows 



STIGMONOTID-ffi 



Pcecilochroma corticana. Well distributed, but 

 not very common 



bouchardana. Among fir trees 



tenerana. Conisc&ffe Moor, near Darlington, and 



once in Heskden Dene 



Anisotaenia ulmana. Has only been taken in 

 Heskden Dene by Mr. Gardner, but is cer- 

 tain to occur elsewhere 



Semasia populana. I found larvae and bred this 

 insect at Hartkpool in 1884 



woeberana. DarRngton, in gardens 



rufillana. Common in the south of Durham, 



though limited to Tork by Mr. Meyrick 

 nanana. Among spruce fir in Teesdale 



vacciniana. Has only been met with at Wol- 



singham 

 Eucelis aurana. Castle Eden Dene and the railway 



cutting north of Hart station 

 Ephippiphora regiana. Eggleston, Upper Teesdale, 



and Heskden Dene; probably all woods 



where there is sycamore 



argyrana. Generally distributed among oaks 

 Stigmonota internana. Among whins as far as 



Castle Eden. I do not know if it occurs 

 further north. Meyrick limits it to Tork 



perlepidana. Darlington (]. Sang). The re- 



puted food plants Orobus niger (Wilk) and 

 Lathyrus macrorrhizus (Meyr) do not grow 

 in the county 



dorsana. Railway banks near Croft. Sang bred 



this species from larvae found on Lathyrus 

 sylvestris. Meyrick says Lathyrus macror- 

 rhizus and perhaps L. pratensis. This gives 

 an additional food, on which perhaps 

 Perlepidana also feeds 



Asthenia coniferana. Mr. Sang bred this insect 

 from larvae in bark of Scotch fir. (Ent. 

 W. Intel!, vii. 76) 



splendidulana. Occurs around DarRngton and 



in Upper Teesdale 



Retinia pinicolana. Has only been taken near 

 Darlington 



Retinia pinivorana. Conisclijfe Moor and near 

 Darlington 



occultana. Castle Eden Dene, Edder Acres, and 



near Darlington 



Pamplusia monticolana. This insect occurs freely 

 on the moors in Northumberland and in York- 

 shire, and is certain to occur in Teesdale, but 

 I know of no records 



CARPOCAPSID.E 



Endopisa ulicana. On railway banks at Darlington 

 and Hartkpool 



germarana. Meyrick limits the range of this 



species to Tork, but it certainly reaches 

 Durham, for Mr. Sang took it in a lane near 

 the railway at Darlington 



nigricana. Mr. Sang reared this insect from 



larvae found at Coniscliffe feeding on Vicia 

 sylvatica. This is not the food generally 

 named 



proximana. Probably the same species as 



nigricana. Occurring at the same place and 

 time 

 Carpocapsa splendana. Near Darlington 



pomonella. No records except at Hartkpool, 



and these are probably from apples grown 

 elsewhere, as no apple trees grow there now 

 Grapholita albersana. Bred by Mr. Sang from 

 larvae found near DarRngton. (E.M.M., 

 vi. 170) 



ulicetana. Swarms everywhere around whin 



hypericana. Common in Castle Eden and 



Heskden Dene, and probably elsewhere among 

 Hypericum 



CNEPHASID^E 



Cnephasia hybridana. Among fir trees, not un- 

 common 



subjectana. Generally common 



virgaureana. 



alternella. Rather local and only recorded 



from Darlington and Seaton Carew 



conspersana. Generally distributed 



octomaculana. Only recorded around Hartk- 



pool, but certain to occur elsewhere 

 Ablabia pratana. Rough pastures and moors. 

 Very plentiful where it occurs. On the 

 wing about mid-day and later 



SERICORID.E 



Euchromia ericetana. I took this species regularly 

 in my garden at West Hartkpool, some twenty 

 years ago. The garden was surrounded by 

 fields, &c. There is no other record 



striana. Middkton-One-Rovi and Greatham 

 Orthotaenia antiquana, Hell Kettles near Darlington 

 Sericoris conchana. Castle Eden Dene, Darlington, 



&c. 



lacunana. Generally common 



urticana. Plentiful in most places 



micana. In boggy places near Darlington, 



Hartkpool, &c. 



cespitana. I know of no records except near 



Hartkpool 



politana. Moors in the west of the county 



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