A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



ORTHOSIIDJE (continued} 



Xanthia ferruginea, Esp. Fairly common 



flavago, F. 



citrago, L. Rare ; near Liverpool, Pres- 



ton, Windermere, Manchester 



aurago, W.V. Recorded from Lydiate 



near Liverpool by Gregson 

 Cirrhaedia xerampelina, H. Recorded only 



from Clitheroe and near Manchester 

 COSMIIDJE 



Tethea. Both species occur, but neither 



are at all common 



Calymnia trapezina, L. Generally com- 

 mon 



affinis, L. One record by Gregson 



from near Liverpool 

 HADENIDJE 



Dianthecia nana, Roth. A few records 



capsincola, Hb. Generally distributed 



cucubali, Fues. 



carpophaga, Bork. Not infrequent at 



Crosby, Formby, Morcambe, and 

 Grange 



Hecatera serena, F. Not uncommon, es- 

 pecially on the sandhills 



Polia flavicincta, F. Recorded by Gregson 

 from near Liverpool, but the record 

 seems doubtful 



chi, L. Generally distributed 

 Dasypolia templi, Thumb. Has occurred at 



Crosby, Windermere, near Preston 

 Epunda lichenea, Hb. Confined to the 

 coast, where however it is not com- 

 mon 



Aporophyla nigra, Haw. Windermere, 

 Chat Moss 



lutulenta, Bork. Occasional 

 Cleoceris viminalis, F. Recorded from 



near Bolton, Windermere, and by 

 Gregson from near Liverpool 

 Miselia oxycanthae, L. Generally abundant 

 Aplecta occulta, L. Occasional 



prasina, F. 



nebulosa, Huf. Common 



advena, F. Recorded on two occasions 



from near Liverpool by Gregson, but 

 require confirmation 



tincta, Brahm. From Grange by 



Hodgkinson 

 Agriopis aprilina, L. Preston, Manchester, 



and more commonly at Windermere 

 Euplexia lucipara, L. Generally abundant 

 Phlogophora meticulosa, L. Generally 



abundant 

 Hadena adusta, Esp. More or less common 



protea, Bork. 



dentina, Esp. 



oleracea, L. 



pisi, L. 



thalassina, Rott. 



HADKNID.S: (continued] 



Hadena porphyrea, Esp.\ Local on the moors 



glauca, H. J and mosses 



dissimilis, Knoch. Very occasional 



contigua, Vill. Only from Barlow 



Moor by Chappell 



rectilinea, Esp. From the extreme 



north only 

 XYLINID./E 



Xylocampa areola, Esp. Generally dis- 

 tributed 



Calocampa. All our three species occur 

 but not commonly 



Xylina ornithopus, Rott. Chat Moss, Man- 

 chester district ; very occasional 



socia, Rott. One specimen recorded 



from the Dingle near Liverpool 

 Asteroscopus sphinx, Huf. Hodgkinson 

 records a specimen bred from a larva 

 found near Preston 



Cucullia asteris, Schiff. The larvae are not 

 uncommon near Grange and Winder- 

 mere 



chamomillae, Schiff. Not uncommon 



umbratica, L. 



GoNOPTERIDjE 



Gonoptera libatrix, L. Generally abundant 

 PLUSIID;E 



Habrostola. Both species are generally 



distributed but not common 

 Plusia chryson, Esp. One specimen taken 



near Preston by Hodgkinson 



chrysitis, L. Generally distributed 



bractea, F. Manchester, Preston, Bolton ; 



occasional 



festucae, L. Not uncommon but local 



iota, L. 



pulchina, Haw. 



gamma, L. Abundant everywhere 



interrogationis, L. Not uncommon at 



heather near Windermere 

 HELIOTHID.S: 



Anarta myrtilli, L. Abundant on all the 

 heaths and mosses 



Heliodes tenebrata, Scop. Local but not 

 uncommon 



Heliothis armigera, Hb. First recorded as 

 British from a specimen taken near 

 Salford in 1 840 by Mr. Jno. Thomas. 

 The species has also been recorded 

 from Windermere, Huyton, Linacre 

 near Liverpool, and from Staleybridge 



peltigera, Schiff. Very rare, but has been 



noted from Blackpool and Lytham 

 Chariclea umbra, Huf. Not uncommon 

 at Crosby, but not recorded from 

 elsewhere 



PoAPHII.IID.ffi 



Phytometra viridaria, Clerck. Generally 

 distributed on the mosses 



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