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 very generally, and in 



places such as Hartlepool sand hills, where 

 there is neither poplar nor willow 



— favillaceana. Heskden Bene, etc. 



— maccana. Upper fynedale 



— hastiana. Black Hall Rocks among dwarf sallow, 



and Cole Hill IFood near Hartlepool 



— umbrana. Taken by Mr. Maling in 1875 in 



Tkornley Dene in the valley of the Dericent 



— variegana. Very common everywhere 

 Paramesia aspersana. Generally distributed and 



common 



— ferrugana. Generally distributed and common 



— ciledoniana. Common on the moors of Upper 



Teesdak 

 Teras caudana. Generally common among sallows 



STIGMONOTID^ 



PcEcilochroma corticana. Well distributed, but 

 not very common 



— bouchardana. Among fir trees 



— tenerana. Coniscliffe Moor, near Darlington, and 



once in Heileden Dene 



Anisotaenia ulmana. Has only been taken in 

 Hesledcn Dene by Mr. Gardner, but is cer- 

 tain to occur elsewhere 



Semasia populana. I found larvae and bred this 

 insect at Hartlepool in 1884 



— woeberana. Darlington, in gardens 



— rufillana. Common in the south of Durham, 



though limited to 7'ork by Mr. Meyrick 



— nanana. Among spruce fir in Tecsdale 



— vacciniana. Has only been met with at IVol- 



singham 

 Eucelis aurana. Castle Eden Dene and the railway 



cutting north of Hart station 

 Ephippiphora regiana. Eggleston, Upper Teesdale, 



and Hesleden Dene; probably all woods 



where there is sycamore 



— argyrana. Generally distributed among oaks 

 Stigmonota intcrnana. Among wliins as far as 



Castle Eden. I do not know if it occurs 

 further north. Meyrick limits it to York 



— perlepidana. Darlington (J. Sang). The re- 



puted food plants Orobus nigcr (Wilk) and 

 Lathyrus macrorrhizus (Mcyr) do not grow 

 in the county 



— dorsana. Railway banks near Croft. Sang bred 



this species from larvae found on Lathyrus 

 sylvcstris. Meyrick s.iys 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 larva: in bark of Scotch fir. (Ent. 

 fV. In tell. vii. 76) 



— iplcndidulana. Occurs around Darlington and 



in Upper Teesdale 

 Rctinia pinicolana. Has only been taken near 

 Darlington 



Retinia pinivorana. Coniscliffe Moor and near 

 Darlington 



— occultana. Castle Eden Dene, Edder Acres, and 



near Darlington 

 Pamplusia monticolana. This insect occurs freely 

 on the moors in N ort/mmberland zni. in York- 

 shire, and is certain to occur in Teesdale, but 

 I know of no records 



CARPOCAPSID^ 



Endopisa ulicana. On railway banks at Darlington 

 and Hartlepool 



— germarana. Meyrick limits the range of this 



species to York, but it certainly reaches 

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

 the railway at DarFinglon 



— nigricana. Mr. Sang reared this insect from 



larvas 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 Hartlepool, 



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 DarFington. {E.M.M., 

 vi. 170) 



— ulicetana. Swarms everj'where around whin 



— hypericana. Common in Castle Eden and 



Hesleden Dene, and probably elsewhere among 

 Hypericum 



CNEPHASID^ 



Cnephasia hybridana. Among fir trees, not un- 

 common 



— subjectana. Generally common 



— virgaureana. „ „ 



— alternella. Rather local and only recorded 



from Darlington and Seaton Careui 



— conspcrsana. Generally distributed 



— octomaculana. Only recorded around Hartle- 



pool, but certain to occur elsewhere 

 Ablabia pratana. Rough p.istures and moors. 

 Very plentiful where it occurs. On the 

 wing about mid-day and later 



SERICORID^ 



Euchromia ericctana. I took this species regularly 

 in my garden at IVcst Hartlepool, some twenty 

 years ago. The garden was surrounded by 

 fields, &c. There is no other record 



— striana. Middlcton-One-Rotv and Greatham 

 Orthota;nia antiquan.i, Hell Kettles near Darlington 

 Scricoris conchana. Castle Eden Dene, Darlington, 



&c. 



— lacunaiia. Generally common 



— urticana. Plentiful in most places 



— micana. In boggy places near Darlington, 



Hartlepool, &c. 



— ccspitana. I know of no records except near 



Hartlepool 



— politana. Moors in the west of the county 



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