INSECTS 



Argyresthia goedartella, L. IVyre Forest 



— pygmxella, Hb. From sallow catkins, 



Middleyards 



— retinella, Z. ~| 



— conjugella, Z. I ^,^,,,,,„^,v, 



— ephippelia, s. 



— nitidella, F. J 



Zelleria hepariella, Stt. One at Middleyards 



(Fletcher) 

 Swammerdamia combinella, Hb. Crown East 



(Fletcher) 

 Roeslerstammia erxlebella, F. Worcestershire 

 Fumea sepium, Spr. Worcester (M. p. 774) ; 



Old Hills (Fletcher) 

 Solenobia inconspicuella, Stt. Lichen covered 



palings (Fletcher) 



— Douglasii, Stt. Worcester (M. p. 775) 

 Ochsenheimeria bisontella, Z. Lathe Hill 



(Fletcher) 



— vacculella, F.R. Ronkswood (Fletcher) 

 Scythropia crataegella, L. ^ 



Incurvaria pectinea, Hw. 



— muscalella, F. \ Worcestershire 

 Lampronia luzella, Hb. 



— rubiella, Bjerk. J 



Trichophaga (Tinea) tapetiella, L. 34, Fore- 

 gate Street, June, 1897 ; Museum, Vic- 

 toria Institute, Worcester (W, H. 

 Edwards) 



Tinea capitella, CI. Worcester 



— arcella, F. ^ tt/- ^ 1 ■ 



■ II TTi. t Worcestershire 



— parasitella, Hb. ) 



— caprimulgella, H.S. Crown East (Fletcher) 



— fuscipunctella, Hw. "j 



— pellionella, L. r Worcestershire 



— lapella, Hb. J 



— semifulvella, Hw. Comer Lane (Fletcher) 

 Nemophora swammerdammella, L. Bransford, 



May 9, 1896 ; Middleyards (Fletcher) 



— schwarziella, Z. Bransford, May 4, 1896 ; 



Oddingley (Fletcher) 



— metaxella, Hb. Middleyards (Fletcher) 

 Adela fibulella, SchifF. Bransford, May 14, 



189s ; TMerton (Fletcher) 



— crcesella, Sc. The Slads, June l6, 1898 ; 



Comer Lane (Fletcher) 



— degeerella, L. Monk Wood, May 26, 



1895 ; Wyre Forest, June 6, 7, 1896, 

 June 12, 1899 



— viridella, Sc. Common 



Nemotois cupriacellus, Hb. Oddingley (Fletcher) 



IX. 



MICROPTERTGINA 

 I. HEPIALIDiE 



Hepialus hectus, L. Perry Wood, June 19, 

 1895; Monk Wood, May 30, 1896; 

 Crown East (W. H. Edwards) ; com- 

 mon 



— lupulinus, L. Common 



Hepialus velleda, Hb. Farley Wood, June 21, 

 1900; Old Storridge (W. E.) ; local 

 (E. & T. p. 8) 



— var.gallicus. Nunnery Wood {l.l>l.'ii.W. 

 p. 140) 



— sylvinus, L. Perry Wood (I.N.H.W. p. 



140); near Worcester and about Cow- 

 leigh, August, not common (T.M.N.F.C. 

 p. 178) ; rather rare (E. & T. p. 8) ; 

 Trench Woods (W. H. Edwards) ; Castle 

 Morton, not common (Rev. E. C. 

 Dobree Fox) 



— humuli, L. Common 



2. MICROPTERYGID^ 



Micropteryx sparmannella, Bosc. Worcestershire 



— purpurella, Hw. Trench Woods, April 1 9, 



1899 



— semipurpurella, Stph. Worcestershire 

 Eriocephala aureatella, Sc. Eymore, May 15, 



1863 (T.W.N.C. p. 79) 

 The following somewhat local lepidoptera 



have been observed at the various places 



mentioned, 



Wyre Forest. — The Dark Green Fritillary 

 [Argynnis aglaia), the Greasy Fritillary 

 {Melitaa aurinia), the Narrow-bordered 

 Bee Hawk {Hemaris homhyliformis), the 

 White - barred Clearwing {Trochilium 

 spheciforme). Yellow - belted Clearwing 

 {T. asiliforme. Large Red-belted Clear- 

 wing Cr. culiciforme), the Forester [Procris 

 statices), the Least Black Arches {Roes- 

 elia confusalis), the Clouded BufF {Dia- 

 crisia russula), the Scarce Vapourer 

 {Orgyia gonostigma), the Pale Eggar 

 {Eriogaster cratagi), the Fox [E. rubi), 

 the Kentish Glory {Endromis versicolora), 

 the Emperor (Saturnia pavonia), the 

 Lobster [Stauropus fagi), the Marbled 

 Brown [Drymonia trimacula), the whole 

 of the Polyplocidae with the exception 

 of the Frosted Orange {Polyploca ridens), 

 the Nut-tree Tussock {Colocasia coryli), 

 the Miller {Acronycta leporina), the Coro- 

 net {A. ligustri), the Reddish Arches 

 {Hadena sublustris), the Birdswing [H. 

 scabriuscula), the Large Nutmeg {H. sor- 

 dida), the Dotted Rustic {Caradrina al- 

 sines), the Light-feathered Rustic [Agrotis 

 cinerea), the Barred Chestnut {A. dahlii), 

 the Northern Drab {Monima opima), the 

 Powdered Quaker {M. gracilis), the Blos- 

 som Underwing {M. miniosa), the Orange 

 Upperwing [Orthosia croceago), the Great 

 Oak Beauty {Diastictis roboraria), the 

 Barred Sallow {Orthosia aurago), the Brown 

 Dart {Aporophyla lutulenta), the Silvery 

 Arches {Melanchra tincta), the Pale Shin- 

 ing Brown {M. advena), the Dog's Tooth 



