A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



Cossus ligniperda, F. Generally distributed 



and fairly common 

 LIPARIDJE 



Porthesia chrysorrhaea, L. Formerly at 



Crosby, but not seen there recently 



similis, Fues. Abundant everywhere 

 Leucoma salicis, L. Abundant among 



sallows near the coast 



Ocneria dispar, L. A male in the collec- 

 tion of Mr. Hodgkinson, ' taken near 

 Warrington some fifty years ago ' 



Dasychira fascelina, L. Common on the 

 sandhills 



pudibunda, L. Occasional on the 



mosses 



Orgyia antiqua, L. Abundant everywhere 

 BOMBYCID.S: 



Trichiura cratasgi, L. Recorded by Stain- 

 ton (Manual, p. 155) from the 

 Preston district, but there are no 

 records of recent captures 



Pasliocampa populi, L. Generally distri- 

 buted, but not common, except in 

 the north 



Eriogaster lanestris, L. Not uncommon 

 in the extreme north of the county 



Bombyx neustria, L. Rare. Chappell 

 records it (probably introduced on 

 fruit trees) from Blackpool 



rubi, L. Common 



quercus, L. 



var. callunae, Palmer. Common 



trifolii, Esp. Formerly common on 



the coast sandhills and still occasional 

 there 



Odonestris potatoria, L. Very abundant 

 SATURNIID;E 



Saturnia pavonia, L. Is common on all 



the mosses and moorlands 

 DREPANULID.S 



Drepana lacertinaria, "j Common among 

 L. L birch on the 



falcataria, L. J mosses 



Cilex glaucata, Scop. Generally abundant 

 DICRANULID^; 



Dicranura. All our British species occur ; 

 the rare D. bicuspis, Bork., however 

 is only recorded from the Preston 

 district 

 NOTODONTID.S: 



Pterostoma palpina, L; Furness district 



Lophopteryx camelina, L. Generally dis- 

 tributed 



Notodonta dictaea, L., and N. dictaeoides, 

 Esp., are not uncommon, the latter 

 more especially on the mosses 



dromedarius, L. Rather common on 



all the mosses 



ziczac, L. Generally distributed 



Phalera bucephala, L. Generally abundant 

 Pygaera pigra, Huf. Has been recorded by 



Gregson from Kirkby 

 CYMATOPHORIDJE 



Thyatira. Both our species are generally 



distributed throughout the county 

 Cymatophora or, F. Occasional near 



Preston 



duplaris, L. Rare, but appears to be 



generally distributed 



Asphalia diluta, F. Recorded from near 

 Manchester, Bury, Kendal 



flavicornis, Haw. Common on all the 



mosses 



ridens, F. Recorded by Hodgkinson 



from near Windermere, and by 

 Chappell from Staleybrushes 

 BRYOPHILIDJE 



Bryophila perla, F. The only species 

 which occurs ; common 



BOMBYCOIDJE 



Demas coryli, L. Very occasional 

 Acronycta psi, L. Common 



rumicis, L. 



ligustri, F. 



megalacephala, F. 



leporina, L. Not rare on the mosses 



menyanthidis, View. Not rare on the 



moors 



alni, L. Very occasional 



aceris, L. Has been recorded from 



Ashton-on-Mersey by Chappell 

 Diloba caerulocephala, L. Generally dis- 

 tributed 

 LEUCANIID^E 



pallens, L. 



impura, Hb. 



comma, L. 



lithargyria, Esp.J 



littoralis, Curt. Confined exclusively 



to the sandhill zone 



conigera, F. Rather rare, but widely 



distributed 



Calamia lutosa, Hb. "j Found not un- 

 Tapinostola fulva, Hb. L commonly in 

 Nonagria arundinis, F.J marshy districts 

 APAMEIDJE 



Gortyna ochracea, Hb. Generally common 

 Hydraecia nictitans, Bork. 



micacea, Esp. 



petasitis, Dbl. Generally associated 



with the beds of Petasitis vulgaris, 

 which grows in abundance on most 

 of the river banks of the southern 

 part of the county 



Axylia putris, L. Abundant 



Xylophasia rurea, F. 



lithoxylea, F. 



monoglypha, Huf. 



Common, more espe- 

 cially near the 

 coast 



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