A HISTORY OF SURREY 



the county, but has been recorded from Redstone by Mr. Webb, from 

 Losely Park near Godalming by Mr. Bishop, and from Haslemere by 

 Mr. Barrett. B. consortaria, Fb., occurs rarely at Redhill and God- 

 stone, and is also reported from Haslemere. 'fepbrosia consonaria, Hb., 

 T. crepuscularia, Hb., T. biundularia, Bork., T. extersaria, Hb., and T. 

 punctulata, Hb., are all included by Mr. Barrett in his Haslemere list 

 and most of them are pretty generally distributed except in the metro- 

 politan district. T". punctulata is common amongst the fir trees and 

 birches about Esher and Oxshott. Gnophos obscurata, Hb., is common 

 at Haslemere, Oxshott, Esher and elsewhere on the heaths and the 

 pale form (calceatd) occurs on the chalk. Pseudoterpna cytisaria, Schiff., 

 is generally common on heaths. The Large Emerald (Geometra papilio- 

 naria, L.) is local and not plentiful, but Mr. Webb records it from 

 Dorking, Reigate and Redstone. Mr. Kaye and Mr. Hewat have 

 taken it at Oxshott and Mr. Barrett includes it in his list of Haslemere 

 insects. lodis vernaria, Hb., is generally distributed in the chalk 

 districts, and Mr. Kaye reports it from Worcester Park, where it may 

 have been introduced with clematis. /. lactearia, L., is common every- 

 where, even in the metropolitan district. The Blotched Emerald 

 (Pborodesma bajularia, Schiff.) is a local species, but plentiful in some 

 oak woods. I have found it in abundance in the Prince's Covers near 

 Claygate, and it is reported by Mr. Webb from Guildford, by Mr. Kaye 

 from Worcester Park, and by Mr. Barrett from Haslemere and also 

 from the south London suburbs. Hemithea thymiaria, Linn., is generally 

 distributed throughout the county and occurs about Esher, Oxshott, 

 Claygate and elsewhere. Epbyra porata, Fb., and E. punctaria, L., are 

 generally distributed and occur about Haslemere, Reigate, Redhill, 

 Dorking, Esher, Oxshott, Horsley and elsewhere. E. tri/inearia, Bork., 

 occurs in beech woods and is very common between West Horsley and 

 Shiere. E. omicronaria, Hb., occurs generally amongst maple and is 

 recorded from Haslemere and Horsley. E. orbicularia, Hb., is rarer 

 than its congeners, but is recorded from Redstone by Mr. Webb and by 

 Mr. Barrett from Haslemere. E. pendularia, Clerck., is not uncommon 

 amongst birch trees, Mr. Hewat and I have frequently taken it at Esher, 

 Oxshott and Claygate. Mr. T. H. Briggs has found it at Crohamhurst 

 and Byfleet. Mr. Barrett reports it from Haslemere and Mr. Kaye 

 from Worcester Park. Asthena luteata, Schiff., is apparently not very 

 common, but Mr. Briggs says it has occurred on Wimbledon Common 

 and at Leatherhead, and Mr. Bishop reports it from Horsley. Mr. 

 Webb has taken it occasionally at Redhill, Gomshall and Tilburstow. 

 Mr. Kaye gives Worcester Park as a locality, and Mr. Barrett records 

 it from Haslemere. A. candidata, Schiff, is generally distributed and 

 often abundant in suitable localities. It is very common about Oxshott 

 and Claygate. A. sy/vafa, Hb., occurs sparingly. It is mentioned in 

 Mr. Barrett's list of Haslemere insects, Mr. Kaye includes it in his 

 list of Surrey species, and Mr. Webb records the capture of one 

 specimen at Redstone Wood. Euplsteria beparata, Haw., is common 



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