INSECTS 



oaks. Rev. J. Greene says that the 

 pupa is scarce at the roots of these trees 

 and rather apt to dry up 



Biston betularius, Linn. Chesham, Buckingham, 

 Ha/ton, High Wycombe ; pupa at elm, 

 much more commonly 



Phigalia pilosaria, Schiff.; pedaria, St.C. Hal- 

 ton, Chesham, Buckingham ; on tree 

 trunks in early spring 



Nyssia hispidaria, Schiff. Larvae found at 

 Chesham and reared by Dr. Churchill 



Cleora lichenaria, Schiff. Generally distri- 

 buted in woods, and common where 

 lichens are plentiful 



Tephrosia consonaria, Hb. Halton, Marlow, 

 Black Park, the Chilterns, Rev. J. 

 Greene says : ' In immense profusion on 

 the trunks of beech trees, in Beech 

 Wood, at the beginning of May. The 

 insect emerges from the pupa about 

 two in the afternoon, at which time I 

 have seen them by dozens drying their 

 wings on the trunks of the trees. This 

 is one of the few species which I have 

 taken in the pupa state at the roots of 

 trees in woods. The pupa should be 

 looked for under moss on the beech ; it 

 here appears to be exclusively attached to 

 that tree.' This is singular since in other 

 places it is to be found more frequently 

 upon fir trees, sitting rather high up 



laricaria, Stainton \ 



biundularia, Esp. ; crepuscularia, Schiff. J 



Opinions differ as to whether these 

 form two species or one. Both forms 

 are widely distributed in woods, the 

 former appearing earlier in the spring 

 than the latter. Rev. J. Greene says 

 that both abounded in Beech Wood 



extersaria, Hb. ; luridata, St.C. Black 



Park, Buckingham, Chalfont St. Peter ; 

 rather local 



punctularia, Schiff. This usually common 



species seems only to have been taken 

 at Chalfont St. Peter 



Boarmia roboraria, Schiff. This noble species 

 has been taken at Black Park and also 

 by the Rev. C. F. Thornewill in Whit- 

 tlebury Forest near Leckhampstead 



consortaria, Fab. Found near Chesham 



by Dr. Churchill 



repandata, Linn. Everywhere common 



in woods and hedges 



rhomboidaria, Schiff. ; gemmaria, St.C. 



Generally distributed ; most frequent 

 in gardens and shrubberies in the out- 

 skirts of towns 



abietaria, Schiff. Halton ; a few beaten 



out of fir trees in the Beech Wood ; also 

 found at Black Park 



Hemerophila abruptaria, Thunb. Chalfont 

 St. Peter, Ha/ton, Chesham, High Wy- 

 combe ; about gardens among privet 



Hibernia aurantiaria, Hb. Chesham, Halton. 

 The Rev. J. Greene found pupae in 

 plenty at elms 



defoliaria, Linn. Halton, High Wycombe, 



Chesham ; pupae at the same 



progemmaria, Hb. ; marginaria, St.C. 



Common everywhere 



leucophaearia, Schiff. Halton, Chesham ; 



common in woods in early spring 



rupicapraria, Schiff. Chalfont St. Peter, 



Halton, Chesham ; on hedges in January 

 Anisopteryx aescularia, Schiff. Halton, Buck- 

 ingham, Chesham, High Wycombe ; fre- 

 quently to be seen on gas lamps at 

 night 



Abraxas grossulariata, Linn. Everywhere 

 abundant in gardens, the larva feeding 

 on the currant trees ; also in lanes on 

 blackthorn. Mr. W. Slade says that 

 he has here seen hundreds of the larva; 

 feeding on osier 



ulmata, Fab. ; sylvata, St.C. Chesham ; 



found by Mr. R. South at Chalfont 

 Road ; the larva feeds on small trees 

 of wych elm in beech woods 



Ligdia adustata, Schiff. Halton, Chalfont St. 

 Peter, Chesham, Leckhampstead ; larva on 

 spindle 



Lomaspilis marginata, Linn. Generally dis- 

 tributed in woods and among sallows 

 in damp places ; in this county rather 

 constant in its markings 



Geometra papilionaria, Linn. Chesham, Chal- 

 font Road, Halton, borders of Whittle- 

 bury Forest ; about birch and alder 



lodis vernaria, Linn. Black Park, Ha/ton, 

 Chesham ; among Clematis vitalba 



lactasaria, Linn. Generally distributed 



in woods 



Phorodesma bajularia, Schiff. ; pustulata, St.C. 

 Black Park, borders of Whittlebury 

 Forest ; among oak ; the larva loads it- 

 self with particles of dead bracts of oak 

 till it looks like a mere web-tangle of 

 rubbish, and is constantly overlooked 

 for that reason 



Hemithea thymiaria, Linn. ; strigata, St.C. 

 Generally distributed in woods and 

 usually common 



Ephyra punctaria, Linn. Chalfont St. Peter, 

 Chesham ; among oak 



trilinearia, Bkh.; linearia, St.C. Chesham, 



Halton, Black Park, the Chiltern dis- 

 trict ; common among beech 



omicronaria, Schiff.; annulata, St.C. Hal- 



ton, scarce ; Chesham, Leckhampstead, 

 among maple 



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