INSECTS 



ter and Mr. Eagles [Ent. Ann. 1856, 

 p. 30). Both Mr. Goss and Mr. Vine 

 state that the species was formerly com- 

 mon in the grounds attached to Bram- 

 ber Castle, while Mr. Jenner and 

 other entomologists used to take it 

 freely in the neighbourhood of Lewes. 

 It has also been taken at Arundel, 

 Battle, Findon and near Neivhaven. 

 Aplecta prasina, Fb. Somewhat scarce but 

 widely distributed. Mr. Goss has 

 found it common at 'sugar' in Abbots 

 Wood and neighbouring woods. Re- 

 ported also from Battle, Brighton, 

 Charlton Forest, near Emsworth, Fern- 

 hurst, Holm Bush, Hastings, Horsham, 

 Laugbton, Lewes 



— occulta, Linn. Very rare ; once at Bat- 



tle (J.H.A.J.), near Emsivorth (W. M. 

 Christy), Brighton Racecourse (A. C. 

 Vine), Lnves (Stainton, Manual,\. 272), 

 St. Leonards (once) 



— nebulosa, Hufn. Common in woods 



— tincta, Brahm. In woods, not generally 



abundant ; Abbots IVood, where Mr. 

 Goss has met with the moth not un- 

 commonly at 'sugar'; Brighton, near 

 Enmvorth (W. M. Christy), Hastings, 

 Horsham, Laughton, Lewes, Tilgate 

 Forest, where the larvje may be taken 

 freely from birches in May 



— advena, Fb. Rare ; once at Battle 



(J. H. A. J.), Brighton, near Emsivorth 

 (W. M. Christy), Faygate {once). Guest- 

 ling, Hayward^s Heath 

 Hadena adusta, Esp. Not common ; Abbots 

 Wood, Ashdown Forest, downs near 

 Clayton, near Emsworth, Hayiuard^s 

 Heath, Horsham, Lezues 



— protea, Bkh. Common in woods at 'sugar' 



and ivy bloom 



— peregrina, Tr. The following statement 



appears in E.M.M. v. 150: 'Hadena 

 peregrina at Lewes — A Noctua which 

 proves to be H. peregrina was taken on 

 the downs at the back of my house by 

 one of my school children — Martha 

 Meek, Lewes, September, 1868.' See 

 also Barrett, Brit. Lep. iv. 181 



— dentina, Esp. Generally common 



— trifolii, Rott. Common in rough places 



on and near the sea shore, where the 

 larvEE may be found freely among 

 Atriplex and Chenopodium ; elsewhere 

 rare ; Bognor, Brighton, Hastings, Hay- 

 ward'' s Heath, Lewes, Pagham, Worthing 



— dissimilis, Knoch. Rare ; seems almost 



confined to the neighbourhood of the 

 coast ; Appledram (J. Anderson), Brigh- 

 ton, GuestUng (once), Pagham (D. A. 



Edgell), St. Leonards Forest, Thornes 

 (\V. M. Christy) 

 Hadena oleracea, Linn. Common, especially 

 in gardens 



— pisi, Linn. Locally abundant, especially 



among Genista tinctoria, but rare in 

 many parts of the county ; Abbots Wood, 

 Brighton, Ditchling Common, near Ems- 

 worth, Fernhurst, GuestUng, Horsham, 

 Hayward's Heath, Laughton, Lewes, 

 Midhurst, woods near Slindon 



— thalassina, Rott. Generally common in 



woods 



— contigua, Vill. Rare ; Brighton, near 



Emsworth, Holm Bush, Lewes, Tilgate 

 Forest 



— genistas, Bkh. Not common ; Abbots 



Wood, Brighton, Battle, Charlton Forest, 

 near Emsworth, GuestUng, Horsham, 

 Leaves, Shoreham, St. Leonards Forest 



— areola, Esp. Fairly common and gener- 



ally distributed 

 Xylomiges conspicillaris, Linn. Very rare ; 



' One or two in greenhouses ' are stated 



to have occurred at Horsham 

 Calocampa vetusta, Hb. Apparently scarce ; 



Brighton, GuestUng, Hayward's Heath, 



Horsham, Lewes, Pagham 



— exoleta, Linn. Not uncommon and 



generally distributed 

 Xylina ornithopus, Rott. Somewhat common 

 and widely distributed 



— semibrunnea, Hw. Rare, but widely 



distributed ; Bramber, Chichester, Cod- 

 ing, Hastings, Hayward's Heath, Holm 

 Bush, Horsham, Lewes, Shoreham, Tilgate 



— socia, Rott. Widely distributed and com- 



mon at times at ivy bloom and 'sugar' 



— sphinx, Hufn. Generally distributed and 



probably not uncommon in woods. 

 The moth is rarely taken except at 

 street lamps, and owing to the pertina- 

 city with which the larvae cling to 

 their food plant they are only beaten 

 in small numbers 

 Cucullia verbasci, Linn. Common ; the 

 larvse may generally be found in abund- 

 ance wherever Verbascum occurs 



— scrophularize, Capieux. Reported from 



Brighton, but perhaps an error ; speci- 

 mens of C. verbasci bred from Scro- 

 phularia and of C. lychnitis sometimes 

 do duty in collections for C. scrophu- 

 larice 



— lychnitis, Ramb. First noticed in this 



country by the late Mr. Samuel Stevens, 

 who found the larvae near Arundel 

 about the year 1842 (Barrett, Brit. Lep. 

 vi. 75). The larvae are still found 

 freely from time to time in the district 



