A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



ACIDALIIDJE (continued) 



Acidalia rubiginata, Huf. Ashton- 

 recordcd by Chappell 



trigeminata, Haw.lVery local on some 

 "* J < 



of the mosses 

 Goeze. Silverdale 



emarginata, L. 



marginipunctata, 



only 



circillata, Gn. Formerly on Chat Moss 



but now supposed to be extinct 

 CABERID/E 



Cabera. All our species occur not un- 

 commonly 



Bapta temerata, Hb. Local 



bimaculata, F. Only from Grange 

 MACARIID.S 



Macaria alternata, Hb. Recorded from 

 Wmdcrmtre only 



liturata, Clerck. Generally distributed 

 Halia wavaria, L. Not uncommon in 



kitchen gardens 

 FIDONIIDA 



Strenia clathrata, L. Near Carnforth 



Panagra petraria, Hb. Silver dale. Chat 

 Moss 



Numeria pulveraria, L. Very occasional 



Scodiona belgiaria, Hb. On most of the 

 heaths and mosses 



Selidosema ericetaria, Vill. Very local ; 

 Pilling Mosiy near Preston 



Ematurga atomaria, L. Common on all 

 the heaths and mosses 



Bupalus piniaria, L. Common in fir 

 woods, more especially on the 

 mosses 



Sterrha sacraria, L. One specimen taken 

 by Mr. S. J. Capper at Huyton near 

 Liverpatly and one in Manchester. 

 The species formerly occurred ap- 

 parently not uncommonly on the 

 sandhills, but has not been taken 

 there for many years 



Aspilates strigillaria, Hb. Generally on 



the mosses 

 ZERENIDJE 



Abraxas grossulariata, L. Abundant every- 

 where. This was a favourite subject 

 for variety breeding by C. S. Gregson, 

 and in his collection (now in the 

 possession of Mr. Sydney Webb of 

 Dover) some extraordinary aberra- 

 tions are to be found 



sylvata, Scop. Local, but generally 

 distributed 



Ligdia adustata, Schiff. Grange district 

 only 



Lomaspilis marginata, L. Generally abun- 

 dant 

 HYBERNIID^B 



Hybernia. All our species occur more or 

 less commonly 



HYBERNIIDJE (continued) 

 -Mersey; Anisopteryx aescularia, Schiff. Aigburth, 



Manchester and Preston 

 LARENTIIDJE 



Chiematobia brumata, L. Abundant 



boreata, Httbn. Local ; Chat Moss, etc. 

 Oporabia dilutata. Common 



filigrammaria. Not uncommon on the 



moors 

 Larentia didymata, L. Generally common 



multistrigaria, Haw. 



viridaria, Fb. 



csesiata, Lang. \ Occur not uncom- 



salicata, Hub. I monly on the 



olivata, Bork. J moors 

 Emmelesia albutata, Schiff. Common 



decolorata, Hb. 



afEnitata. Scarce and local 



alchemillata, L. 



unifasciata, Haw. 



taeniata, St. Only occurs in the ex- 



treme north, Wmdermere, Silverdale^ 

 etc. 



Eupithecia. Of this large genus the greater 

 part occur in the county 



oblongata, Thunb. Common 



castigata, Hb. 



virgaureata, Crewe. 



nanata, Hb. 



vulgata, Haw. 



absinthiata, Clrk. 



minutata, Guen. 



abbreviata, Steph. 



exiguata, Hb. 



pumilata, Hb. 



rectangulata, L. 



pulchellata, St. Generally rare or local 



succentauriata, L. 



subvulvata, Haw. 



venosata, F. 



plumbeolata, Haw. 



pygmasata, Hb. 



satyrata, Hb. 



fraxinata, Crewe. 



pimpinellata, Hb. 



subnotata, Hb. 



albipunctata, Haw. 



assimilata, Dbl. 



tenuiata, Hb. 



lariciata, Frr. 



scabiosata, Bork. 



isogrammaria, H.S. Recorded only 



helveticaria, Bdv. from quite 



trisignaria, H.S. the north, 



valerianata, Hb. principally 



constrictata, Guen. the Grange 



expallidata, Guen. district 



sobrinata, Hb. 



innotata, Huf. Lytham 



linariata, W.V. Ait ley Moss 



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