A HISTORY OF DERBYSHIRE 



SATURNIID.* 



Saturnia pavonia, L. Moors from Ashopton 

 to Baslow (E.A.C.), Longstone Moor 

 (J.H.), moors of Upper Dove Valley 

 (F.J., W.H.P.), formerly Breadsall 

 Moor (J.H.) 

 DREPANULID^E 



Drepana lacertinaria, L. Recorded from 

 the Leicester border 



falcataria, L. Fairly common near 



Leicester border (H.H.C.), Breadsall 

 Moor (W.G.S.) 

 Cilix glaucata, Scop. Commonly distributed 



DlCRANURID^E 



Dicranura bicuspis, Bork. Egginton, rare ; 

 Burton, etc. (Newm.); Bakewell,once 

 (R.H.F.) 



furcula, L. Trent Valley 



bifida, Hb. Breadsall Moor, 1853 



(H.C.) ; fairly common in south 



vinula, L. Common except on the 



high ground of the north-west 



NOTODONTID/E 



Pterostoma palpina, L. Breadsall Moor, 

 1853 (H.C.) ; also from the Trent 

 to the Leicestershire border 

 Lophopteryx camelina, L. Common 

 Notodonta dictaea, L. Generally distributed 

 from Buxton (C.F.T.) to Seal Wood 



dictaeoides, Esp. Breadsall Moor (H.C.), 



Derby (G.P., etc.) ; probably widely 

 distributed 



dromedarius, L. Reported Lathkill 



Dale (R.H.F.), Breadsall Moor, 

 Derby, Repton, Willington, etc. 



ziczac, L. Reported Lathkill Dale 



(R.H.F.), Osmaston - by - A shbourne 

 (H.C.), Repton, Barrow, Seal Wood, 

 Derby 



chaonia, Hb. Repton Shrubs 



trimacula, Esp. Repton Shrubs, Seal Wood 

 PYGJERIDJS. 



Phalera bucephala, L. Common in southern 



half of county 



Pygaera curtula, L. Burton 

 CYMATOPHORID.S 



Thyatira derasa, L. Fairly common in 



south ; Dovedale (E.W.B.), Little 



Eaton (G.P.), etc. 



batis, L. Tolerably common and 



general 



Cymatophora octogesima, Hb. Darley Dale 

 (B.T.) 



or, Fb. Breadsall Moors, 1853 (H.C.) ; 



Ashbourne (E.A.R.) 



duplaris, L. Near Calke (H.H.C.) ; 



Little Eaton, darker than southern 

 form (J.H.) 

 Asphalia diluta, Fb. Ingleby 



flavicornis, L. Occurs in most places 



NOCTUJE 

 BRYOPHILIDJE 



Bryophila perla, Fb. Common and gene- 



rally distributed 

 BOMBYCOID^: 



Moma orion, Esp. Calke (J.H.) 

 Demas coryli, L. Dovedale, Lathkill Dale ; 

 Little Eaton (G.P.) ; larvae formerly 

 near Calke (H.H.C.) 



Acronycta tridens, Schiff. Trent Valley ; 

 one larva, Calke (H.H.C.); Bread- 

 sall Moors (H.C., etc.) 



psi, L. Common in all parts 



leporina, L. Has occurred in Trent 



Valley and the south 



aceris, L. Darley Dale (B.T.) 



megacephala, Fb. Fairly common on 



low ground 



aim, L. Burton, Repton (3), Egginton 



(2), Hartshorns (i), Willington, etc. ; 

 also Kirk Langley (R.H.F.) ; Little 

 Eaton (G.P.) ; Melbourne district, five 

 occurrences, three taken (H.H.C.) ; 

 West Hallam, one larva, 1902 (J.W. 

 Carr) 



ligustri, Fb. Scarce, Repton Shrubs ; 



empty cocoons (H.H.C.) 



rumicis, L. Generally distributed 



menyanthidis, View. Ashopton district 



(E.A.C.) 



Diloba coeruleocephala, L. Common in 

 south 



Leucania conigera, Fb. Burton, Bretby, 

 Barrow; Bakewell, 1895 (R.H.F.); 

 Miller's Dale and Little Eaton (J.H.) 



lithargyria, Esp. Bakewell (R.H.F.); 



Little Eaton (G.P.) ; also district 

 south of the Trent 



comma, L. Common in central and 



southern parts 



impura, Hb. Common 



pallens, L. 



Coenobia rufa, Haw. Repton ; Little Eaton 

 (G.B.) 



Tapinostola fulva, Hb. Burton, Repton, 

 Bretby, Chellaston, etc. 



Nonagria arundinis, Fb. Common, south ; 

 also occurs where food plant is found, 

 Kirk Langley, etc. (R.H.F.) 



lutosa, Hb. Burton, Willington 

 APAMEID.S 



Gortyna ochracea, Hb. Tolerably common 



Hydroecia nictitans, Bork. Little Eaton, 



common (G.P.) ; Burton, Bretby, etc. 



petasitis, Dbl. Newton Road, Burton ; 



once, Little Eaton (J.H.) 



micacea, Esp. Generally distributed ; 



Little Eaton (G.P.) and Trent Valley 



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