A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



Tortrix rosana, Linn. Common and generally 

 distributed 



— dumetana, Tr. Local but probably 



widely distributed on the downs ; Bram- 

 ber, Charmandean^ Eastbourne . The full- 

 grown larvas may be found freely at 

 the end of June and beginning of July 

 feeding on the leaves of Knautia 

 arvensis, Centaurea nigra and scabiosa, 

 and of Malva sylvestris 



— cinnamomeana, Tr. Common in Ash- 



down Forest near fir plantations ; occurs 

 also in Bell Hanger, Fernhurst and in 

 Tilgate Forest 

 — ■ heparana, SchifF. '\ 



— ribeana, Hb. I Common and gener- 



— corylana, Fb. j ally distributed 

 • — unifasciana, Dup. j 



— costana, Fb. Brighton, Lewes, Hastings, 



North Mimdham. At the latter place 

 the moth occurs along the Portsmouth 

 and Arun canal, the form being the 

 typical one which occurs in the fens, 

 and not the pale salt-marsh one which 

 is found on the coast of Hayling and the 

 Isle of iright ; occurs also at Shoreham 



— viburnana, Fb. Ashdown Forest, Grit- 



ham Common 



— palleana, Hb. Common in Ashdown Forest 



and reported from Hastings 



viridana, Linn. 1 ^ , 



■imon and very 



distributed 



a, Linn. ^ ^ 



T . Common 

 ana, Lmn. \ . , , 



«, Fb. j ^"^^^y 



— mmistrana, 



— fosterana, 

 Dlchelia grotiana, Fb, Abundant in Abbots 



Wood ; somewhat rare at Guestling ; 



occurs at Henley Hill near Midhurst 



and in the Rewel JVood, Arundel 

 Leptogramma literana, Linn. Abbots JVood, 



Dallington, Fernhurst, Guestling, Lewes 

 Peronea sponsana, Fb. Generally abundant 



among beech and in Abbots JVood among 



hornbeam 



— mixtana, Hb. Chailey Common, Fern- 



hurst, Hastings, Lewes, Linchmere, Til- 

 gate Forest, and probably on all the 

 large heaths 



— schalleriana, Fb. Generally distributed ; 



the var. latifasciana, Hw., occurs in 

 Abbots JJ^ood 



— comparana, Hb. Abundant in Abbots 



JVood, and occurs also at Fernhurst, 

 HoUington and Uckfield 



— permutana, Dup. Eastbourne dov/nshtfwtsn 



Brighton and Lewes ; believed also to 

 occur on those near Clapham 



— variegana, SchifF. Everywhere common 



— cristana, Fb. Arundel Park, where the 



larvae feed on the flowers and young 

 fruits of Pyrus aria, and doubtless also on 

 those of the hawthorn there and in 



many other places on the downs. It is 

 reported also from Fairlight (rare), Lewes 

 and Uckfield 

 Peronea hastiana, Linn. Widely distributed 

 among sallows ; Abbots JJ^ood, Fernhurst, 

 Guestling, Shoreham, Uckfield 



— umbrana, Hb. Lewes, very rare 



— ferrugana, Tr. Abbots JVood, Fernhurst, 



Guestling ; Reivel JVood, Arundel ; pro- 

 bably abundant in all woodlands among 

 birch 



— caledoniana,Stph. A specimen ( c? ) taken at 



Cinderbank, Tilgate Forest, in August, 

 1 891 (Fletcher). Possibly the larva 

 may feed on Potentilla tormentilla, but 

 see E.M.M. xxii. 112 

 logiana, SchifF. Abundant near Berwick, 

 Clapham, Guestling, Lewes, Steyning, 

 and probably generally so in hedgerows 

 on the chalk among Viburnum lantana 



— aspersana, Hb. Very abundant, especially 



on the chalk, the larvae feeding on 

 Helianthemum vulgare, Potentilla tor- 

 mentilla, Comarum palustre. Spiraea 

 filipendula, Poterium sanguisorba and 

 Helianthemum vulgare 



Rhacodia emargana, Fb. Abbots JVood, Bal- 

 combe. Battle, Fernhurst, Guestling, Rack- 

 ham, JVarningcamp 



Teras contaminana, Hb. Everywhere com- 

 mon 



Dictyopteryx loefiingiana, Linn. Abundant in 

 woods ; Abbots JVood, Fernhurst, Guest- 

 ling, Lewes ; Rewel JVood, Arundel 



— holmiana, Linn. 1a. . . j 

 , '. J . Abundant and 



— bergmanniana, Lmn. l ■ j 1 j- 



^ ° , T • f widely dis- 



— rorskaleana, Linn. | ^ 1 / j 

 . ' T-L I tributed 



Argyrotoxa conwayana, i" b. -' 



Ptycholoma lecheana, Linn. Abundant in 

 Abbots JV^ood ; occurs also at Binsted, 

 Fernhurst, Guestling, JVorthing 



Ditula scriptana, Hb. Clapham, Guestling ; 

 rare 



— semifasciana, Hw. Not rare in Abbots 



JJ-^ood, and occurs also in the Rewel 

 JVood, Arundel 

 Penthina corticana, Hb. Abbots JVood, Bell 

 JVoods, Fernhurst, GuestHng,Tilgate Forest 



— betulaetana, Hw. Abundant in Tilgate 



Forest, and occurs in woods near 

 Slindon, Guestling 



— capraeana, Hb. Abbots JVood, Chailey, 



Lewes, Hastings, Tilgate Forest 



— sororculana, Zett. Common in Abbots 



JJ'ood (Vine). A specimen from Slin- 

 don is in Mr. Guermonprez's collection 



— pruniana, Hb. Everywhere common 



— ochroleucana, Hb. Not uncommon at 



JVorthing, Guestling 



— variegana, Hb. Everywhere abundant 



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