A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



Hypenodes costaestrigalis, Stephen. Local ; 

 Ashdown Forest, Fairllght, Shoreham, 

 Tilgate Forest 



Tholomiges turfosalis, Uck. Very abundant 

 on Hurston Warren ; occurs also at 

 Shoreham 



Brephos parthenias, Linn. Somewhat com- 

 mon in the forest district among birch ; 

 Abbot i IVood, Battle, Brighton, Cocking, 

 Hastings, Horsham, Plashet Wood, Til- 

 gate Forest 



— notha, Hb. Sometimes common in Abbots 



Wood; has also occurred near Brighton 

 and Battle 



GEOMETRY 



Urapteryx sambucaria, Linn. Generally com- 

 mon 



Epione parallelaria, SchifF. The capture of a 

 specimen at Arundel on 29 August, 

 1879, by himself is recorded by Mr. 

 Sidney Olliff {Ent. xiii. 311). It is 

 difficult to account for the occurrence 

 of this specimen of this extremely local 

 insect in a locality which does not 

 seem to be a station for its food-plant, 

 Salix repens 



— apiciaria, SchifF. Not uncommon 



— advenaria, Hb. Local ; Abbots Wood, 



Battle, Bepton Down, Charlton Forest, 

 Fernhurst, Hastings, near Lewes, St. 

 Leonards Forest, Tortington Woods 



Rumia luteolata, Linn. Generally abundant 



Venilia macularia, Linn. Common in woods 



Angerona prunaria, Linn. Common in woods 

 in East Sussex and in Charlton Forest in 

 the western division. 



Metrocampa margaritata, Linn. Common in 

 woods 



Ellopia prosapiaria, Linn. Among Scotch firs ; 

 Brighton, Battle, Fernhurst, Hayward's 

 Heath, Horsham, Midhurst, Stedham, 

 Tilgate Forest 



Eurymene dolabraria, Linn. In woods; gener- 

 ally distributed 



Pericallia syringaria, Linn. Generally dis- 

 tributed but not abundant 



Selenia bilunaria, Esp. Generally common 



— lunaria, SchifF. Not common ; Abbots 



Wood, Battle, Brighton, Bury Hill, 

 Guestling, Hayward's Heath, Hor- 

 sham, Tilgate Forest 



— tetralunaria, Hufn. Not common ; Bog- 



nor, Brighton, Horsham, Hastings, 



Hayivard's Heath, Tilgate Forest 



Odontoptera bidentata, Clerck. \ Generally 



Crocallis elinguaria, Linn. J common 



Eugonia autumnaria, Wernb. Rare ; the 



first specimen taken in the county was 



taken at Brighton by Mr. Winter [Ent. 



Ann. 1856, p. 47) on 15 September, 

 1855 ; another was taken there in 

 1862 (Barrett, Brit. Lep. vii. 60). 

 A few specimens have been taken 

 during the last few years at Chichester 

 by Mr. Anderson and eggs obtained, 

 and others at Bognor by Professor 

 Meldola and Messrs. Guermonprezand 

 Fletcher 



— alniaria, Linn. Widely distributed and 



not uncommon at street lamps ; Abbots 

 JVood, Bognor, Brighton, Battle, Chiches- 

 ter, Guestling, Horsham, Hayward's 

 Heath, Leives, Tilgate Forest 



— fuscantaria, Hw. Widely distributed ; 



Abbots JVood, Battle, Brighton, Bognor, 

 Chichester, Eastbourne, Guestling, Hay- 

 ward's Heath, Horsham, Leives 



— erosaria, Hb. Abbots JVood, Brighton, 



Charlton Forest, Guestling, Hayward's 

 Heath, Horsham, Linchmere, Lewes, 

 JVorthing 



— quercinaria, Hufn. Everywhere common 

 Himera pennaria, Linn. \ Common and gene- 

 Phigalia pedaria, Fb. J rally distributed 

 Nyssia hispidaria, Fb. Scarce ; Abbots JVood, 



Horsha/n, Ringmer, Tilgate 

 Biston hirtaria, Clerck. Scarce ; reported 



from Brighton and Tilgate Forest 

 Amphidasys strataria, Hufn. Not uncommon, 



especially at street lamps 



— betularia, Linn. "l ^ , 



„ .1. • Common and gene- 



Hemerophila abruptaria, )- ,, ,. ., , 

 rJ:, , '^ ' rally distributed 



Cleora angularia, Thnb. Very rare if not 

 extinct in the county ; Brighton (Stain- 

 ton, Manual, ii. 24) ; the late Mr. 

 William Tester used to take it in Til- 

 gate Forest, and Mr. Merrifield met with 

 it some years ago at Holm Bush near 

 Henfield 



— jubata, Thnb. Taken but not commonly 



in Charlton Forest by the Rev. C. D. Ash 



— lichenaria, Hufn. Common and generally 



distributed 

 Boarmia repandata, Linn. Generally com- 

 mon ; the variety conversaria, Hb., has 

 occurred at Battle and Lewes 



— gemmaria, Brahm. Generally common 



— ribeata, Clerck. Very local ; Charlton 



Forest, larvas beaten from young spruce 

 firs by the Rev. C. D. Ash ; occurs also 

 at Stoughton and Tilgate Forest 



— cinctaria, SchifF. Local and rare ; Brigh- 



ton, Battle, Tilgate Forest (Barrett, Brit. 

 Lep. vii. 207) 



— roboraria, SchifF. In oak woods, rare ; 



Abbots JVood, Charlton Forest, Hayward's 

 Heath, Holm Bush, Laughton, St. 

 Leonards Forest, JJ^estfield 



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