A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



yellow with the markings reduced and 

 broken up into spots and shades of rich 

 purple red ' have been taken (Barrett, 

 Brit. Lep. V. 374). The species has 

 also been met with at Chichester, Hor- 

 sham, Shoreham 

 Xanthia circellaris, Hufn. Generally common 



— ocellaris, Bkh. Although recorded in 



error as British so long ago as 1857 

 the yellow form of X. gilvago having 

 been mistaken for it, this species was 

 only identified as having occurred in 

 Britain in 1893, in which year a few 

 specimens were taken in Surrey. In 

 October of the following year one was 

 taken at ' light ' in Bognor by Mr. Guer- 

 monprez, this specimen was identified 

 by Mr. Barrett and recorded [Brit. Lep. 



V.379) 



Cirrhcedia xerampelina, Hb. Generally 

 scarce, though Mr. Vine states that the 

 larvae are often common on ash trunks 

 in the early spring. Has occurred at 

 Hassocks, Horsham, Lewes, JVithdean 



Tethea subtusa, Fb. Very local ; the larvse 

 may sometimes be found very abun- 

 dantly between the leaves of Populus 

 nigra and doubtless of other species of 

 poplar. Recorded from Brighton, 

 Guestling, Holm Bush, Lewes, JVorthing 



— retusa, Linn. Like the preceding very 



local, but the larva may sometimes be 

 beaten freely from Salix aurita and 

 other sallows at dusk ; Abbots JVood, 

 Battle, Bodiam, Brighton, Guestling, 

 Hayward's Heath, Hassocks, Lewes, Til- 

 gate 

 Calymnia trapezina, Linn. Generally com- 

 mon 



— pyralina, View. Very rare ; Bognor (three 



specimens taken at 'light' in 1 881 by 

 Mr. Lloyd), Chichester, Cocking, Brigh- 

 ton, Horsham, Lewes, Shoreham (two 

 specimens taken at 'sugar' by Mr. 

 Vine) 



— diffinis, Linn. Both this and the next 



species seem rather local, though some- 

 times common where they occur. Brigh- 

 ton, Chichester, Cocking, Horsham, Lewes, 

 Poling, Shoreham, JVorthing 



— affinis, Linn. Brighton, Chichester, near 



Emsworth, Horsham, Hastings, Lewes 

 Poling, Worthing 

 Eremobia ochroleuca, Esp. Common on the 

 downs, where the larvae may be swept 

 freely from Avena elatior (false oat 

 grass), and the moths found resting on 

 the ilower heads of Centaureascabiosa ; 

 Brighton, near Emsworth, Palmer, Lnves, 

 St. Leonards once, Worthing 



Dianthoecia nana, Rott. Locally abundant 

 on the downs among Silene inflata ; 

 Brighton, Eastbourne, near Emsworth, 

 Lewes, Portslade, West Dean Park, 

 Worthing 



— capsincola, Hb. Not uncommon, especi- 



ally in the southern portion of the 

 county, where the larvje may be found 

 freely in the capsules of various species 

 of Lychnis growing on the downs, in 

 hedgerows and gardens 



— cucubali, Fuess!. Locally common 



among Silene inflata and S. maritima on 

 the coast and downs 



— carpophaga, Bkh. Very abundant on the 



coast and downs among Silene inflata 

 and S. maritima; recorded from Horsham 

 also 

 Hecatera chrysozona, Bkh. Rare in the 

 county ; reported from Brighton, Chi- 

 chester, Hayward''s Heath 



— Serena, Fb. Locally abundant 



Polia chi, Linn. Mr. Jenner records it as 

 having been once bred from a larva 

 found near Lewes {Macro-Lep. of East 

 Sussex, p. 12). Devon and Dorset are 

 the only southern counties in which 

 this species is recorded as occurring 

 (Barrett, Brit. Lep. iv. 308) 



— flavicincta, Fb. Seems somewhat rare in 



the county generally, though the moths 

 may be found not uncommonly sitting 

 on gate pillars and walls near JVorthing, 

 and the caterpillars are somewhat abun- 

 dant in gardens there ; recorded also 

 from Brighton, Horsham (once), Lewes 

 (once), Shoreham 

 Epunda lichenea, Hb. Very rare ; * Scarce 

 even in Sussex' (Barrett, Brit. Lep. iv. 

 288) ; ' Reported from Abbots JVood ' 

 (Jenner, Macro-Lep. oj East Sussex, 



p. 13) 

 Aporophyla lutulenta, Bkh. Rare, occurring 

 chiefly in woods ; Abbots JVood, Brigh- 

 ton, Hayward's Heath, Lewes, Shoreham, 

 JVarnham 



— nigra, Hw. Very rare ; reported from 



Abbots JVood, Brighton, Lewes, Ringmer 



— viminalis, Fb. Common and generally 



distributed, especially in woods 

 Miselia oxyacanthas, Linn. Common and 



generally distributed 

 Agriopis aprilina, Linn. Common in oak 



woods 

 Euplexia lucipara, Linn. Generally common 

 Phlogophora meticulosa, Linn. Very com- 

 mon 

 Trigonophora flammea, Esp. Always local, 

 apparently now extinct. First met 

 with at Brighton in 1855 by Mr. Win 



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