INSECTS 



thence at the sale of his collection 

 in November, 1893, into that of 

 Mr. C. A. Briggs, and when the latter 

 collection was dispersed in Novem- 

 ber, 1896, into that of Mr. E. R. 

 Bankes. Another specimen was taken 

 by Mr. Rolfe at Eastbourne in 1880 

 (J. H. A. Jenner, Macro-Lep. of East 

 Sussex, p. 1 4) 

 Erastia venustula, Hb. Very local ; has 

 been taken in some numbers in St. 

 LeonartJs Forest^ 



— fasciana, L. Not uncommon in woods ; 



Abbots IFood, Battle, Brighton, near 

 Emsworth, Fernhurst, Hastings, Hay- 

 ward's Heath, Horsham, Plashet IVood 



Phytometra viridaria, Clerck. Generally 

 common 



Euclidia mi, Clerck. Generally common, 

 especially on the downs 



— glyphica, Linn. Rather local but widely 



distributed. Abbots JFood, Brighton, 

 Charlton Forest, Cocking, Cuchnere, 

 Hayiuard's Heath, Horsham, Laugh- 

 ton, Lewes, Slindon 



Ophiodes lunaris, SchifF. A great rarity ; 

 one was taken by Mr. M. S. Blaker 

 near Leiues on 1 7 June, 1873, at 

 ' sugar ' (Ent. vi. 458) ; a second was 

 taken near Brighton on 20 June, 

 1874, by Mr. F. Trangmar, also at 

 'sugar' (Ent. vii. 164); a third was 

 taken by a friend of the late Mr. 

 W. H. Tugwell while collecting 

 with him in Abbots Wood as it flew 

 up from the undergrowth in May, 

 1875 [Ent. viii. 164) ; and Mr. Vine 

 states that another specimen was 

 taken at ' sugar ' on Brighton racecourse 

 by Mr. T. Salvage of Arlington 



Catephia alchymista, Schiff. Very rare 

 and probably an immigrant. A 

 female specimen was taken in Abbots 

 Wood by Mr. W. Borrer when 

 collecting with Mr. H. Goss on 

 4 June, 1875 [Ent. viii. 164; Bar- 

 rett, Brit. Lep. vi. 232) ; a second 

 specimen was taken by Mr. Saunders, 

 jun., at St. Leonards on 24 June, 1 888 

 {E.M.M. XXV. 96 and Barrett, Brit. 

 Lep. vi. 232) ; and a third, a male, 

 now in Mr. Fletcher's collection, was 

 taken in Abbots Wood by Mr. T. Salvage 

 on 2 July, i8g8. All these were taken 

 at 'sugar' 



Catocala fraxini, L. Rare ; specimens have 

 been taken from time to time in 



1 Very abundant in St. Leonards Forest in 

 June, 1876, 1877.— H.G. 



different parts of the county ; Arundel, 

 Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes, 

 JVinchelsea 

 Catocala nupta, L. Common and generally dis- 

 tributed 



— sponsa, L. Rare ; recorded from Leives 



(Stainton, Manual, i. 3 1 6), but no recent 

 captures are known to have been made ; 

 taken singly at Ewhurst and Winchelsea 

 (Barrett, Brit. Lep. vi. 262), in St. 

 Leonards Forest, JVest Marden 



— promissa, Esp. Rare ; Abbots IFood (once), 



Plashet JFood (formerly), Shoreham (A. 

 C. Vine), West Marden one in 1880 

 (W. M. Christy) 



— electa, Bkh. A specimen was taken at 



' sugar ' at Shoreham on 24 September, 

 1875, by Mr. A. C. Vine. The only 

 other specimen known to have been 

 taken in Britain is one taken by Mr. 

 E. Bankes at Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, 

 on 12 September, 1892 



Aventia flexula, Schiff. Widely distributed 

 but not common ; Abbots IVood, Battle, 

 Bognor, Broadivater, Brighton, Chiches- 

 ter, Cocking, Horsham, Leives, Poynings, 

 Ringmer, Uckfield 



Toxocampa pastinum, Tr. Scarce ; Brighton, 

 Cocking, Hassocks on railway banks, 

 Hastings, Lewes, near Emsworth 



Rivula sericealis, Sc. Generally common 



Zanthlognatha grisealis, Hb. Common 



— tarsipennalis, Tr. „ 



— emortualis, Schiff. Mr. Henry Cooke 



records the capture of a specimen at 

 Brighton on 18 June, 1858, by Mr. 

 Pocock {Ent. Intell. v. 123) 

 Herminia cribralis, Hb. Near Brighton (Stain- 

 ton, Manual, ii. 132), in Sussex (Barrett, 

 Brit. Lep. vi. 303) 



— derivalis, Hb. Oak woods, local but some- 



times abundant ; Abbots Wood, Battle, 

 Guestling, Leiues, Laughton 

 Pechipogon barbalis, Clerck. Common in woods 

 Madopa salicalis, Schiff. Mr. Barrett says of 

 this species : ' Its range with us seems 

 therefore to be limited to Kent, Surrey, 

 Sussex and possibly Hants ' [Brit. Lep. 

 vi. 286). He records (loc. cit.) its 

 occurrence at Petersfield on the borders 

 of Sussex and Hants, and also his own 

 captures of specimens at Haslemere, 

 Surrey 

 Bomolocha fontis, Thnb. Very rare ; has 

 been taken near Horsham 



Hypena rostralis, Linn.1 ^ „ 



^ , .... f . \ Generally common 



— proboscidalis, Lmn.J •' 



Hypenodes taenialis, Hb. Local ; sometimes 

 abundant in Abbots Wood ; taken also at 

 Brighton, Guestling, Laughton, Lewes 



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