INSECTS 



HETEROCERA 



SPHINGES 

 SPHINGIDAB 



BOMBYCES 



NYCTEOLIDAE 



Acherontia atropos, L. Very general. No less 

 than 200 larvae of this species were brought 

 to one entomologist in this county in 1900 



Sphinx convolvuli, L. Occurs occasionally, Made- 

 ley, Stone, several years ; Stoke and Hanley, 

 1903 ; Rugeley, 1904 ; Burton (B. L.) 



ligustri, L. The larva is said to have been 



taken near Stoke on Trent ; not infrequent at 

 Burton (B. L.) 



Deilephila gallii, SchifF. One taken at Handsworth, 

 1888 (C. J. Wain wright) 



livornica, Esp. Taken twice at Wolstanton in 



1897 and 1900. One at Mayjield on 18 

 May, 1904 



Choerocampa ' cclerio, L. One at Rugeley, 1853 

 (R. W. Hawkins). One taken at Burton in 

 October, 1880 (B. L.) 



porcellus, L. Not uncommon at valerian and 



rhododendron flowers, Stone, Stafford, 

 Cheadle ; Oakedge, Rugeley (B. L.) 

 - elpenor, L. General in larval stage 

 Smsrinthus ocellatus, L. General in the middle 

 and south of the county in orchards 



populi, L. Common throughout the county 



tiliae, L. Very rare. Larvae said to have 



been taken at Trentbam, and one imago near 

 Market Dray ton. Two larvae Rugeley, 1902 

 Macroglossa stellatarum, L. Very general most 

 years, appearing in spring, and again in 

 early autumn 



bombyliformis, Och. CraJilock's Moss 



SESIIDAE 



Trochilium apiformis, Clerck. Rare, Stoke-on- 

 Trent, Cheadle, Warslow 



crabroniformis, Lewin. General 



Sesia sphegiformis, Fb. Plentiful in Burnt Woods 

 some years, Craddocki Moss 



tipuliformis, Clerck. General in gardens 



where currants are grown 



culiciformis, L. Plentiful some years in Burnt 



Woods, Cannock Chase, E. D. B. 



ZVGAENIDAE 



Ino statices, L. Rare and local, Madeley ; Dove- 

 dale (B. L.) 



geryon, Hb. Rare, Staffordshire side of Dove- 



dak 



Zygaena trifolii, Esp. Rare and local Cannock 

 Chase 



lonicerae, Esp. Canal bank Cheswardine, rare 



filipendulae, L. Rare, railway cutting near 



Madeley, Cannock Chase, Grindon; Burton, 

 Dwedale (B. L.) 



1 Choerocampa nerii, L. One at Burton, 1888 (B. L.) One 

 t Hanley, Sept. 1896. 



Sarothripus undulanus, Hb. One at Stvynnerton 

 Hylophila prasinana, L. Not uncommon in woods, 

 Madeley, Leek ; Burton (B. L.) 



bicolorana, Fues. One pupa at Stone in 1905, 



which duly hatched out (E. D. B.) 



NOLI DAE 



Nola cucullatella, L. Not generally common, 

 Madeley, Rugeley; common at Burton (B. L.) 



confusalis, H.-S. Bishop') and Burnt Woods ; 



Burton (B. L.) 



LlTHOSIIDAE 



Nudaria mundana, L. General, Madeley, Cborlton 

 Moss, Weaver Hills, Dovedale, Leek ; scarce, 

 Burton (B. L.) 



Lithosia me ; omella, L. Burnt Woods, Swynnerton, 

 Cannock Chase, Chartley 



lurideola, Zinck. Common, Burton (B. L.) 



EUCHELIIDAE 



Deiopeia pulchella, L. Once taken in a mendow 



near Walton's Wood, Madeley, 25 June, 



1892 

 Euchelia iacobaeae, L. Pell Wall near Market 



Drafton, and larvae on Cannock Chase ; in a 



garden at Burton once (B. L.) 



CHELONIIDAE 



Nemeophila russula, L. ($ sannio, L.). Not un- 

 common on most mosses 



plantaginis, L. Local, but occurs in many 



districts 

 Arctia caia, L. Common in south of county, but 



gets rarer further north, and doubtful if it 



occurs at all in extreme north of the county 

 Spilosoma fuliginosa, L. Not common, Chorhon 



Moss, Stone, Cannock Chase, Gun near Leek ; 



Chartley, Dovedale (B. L.) 



mendica, Clerck. Near Marchlngton (E. B.) 



. * .' "' \ Very common everywhere 



menthrastn, Esp. j ' 



urticae, Esp. Larvae found once near Burton 



(E. B.) 



HEPIALIDAE 



Hepialus humuli, L. Common in meadows, the 

 silvery white wings of the male being very 

 conspicuous at dusk when hovering over 

 grass 



sylvanus, L. General 



velleda, Hb. General on heaths and com- 



mons, but Staffordshire is about the southern 

 limit where this insect is found commonly 

 - lupulinus, L.j v mjnon 



hectus, L. j 



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