A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE 



Malvern Link. — The Greasy Fritillary 

 {Melittea aurinia), the White - letter 

 Hair-streak [Thecla w-album), the Striped 

 Hawk {Deilephila lineata), Silver-striped 

 Hawk {D. celerio), the Red-belted Clear- 

 wing [TrochiHum myopiforme) 



Malvern Wells. — The Confused {Hadena 

 furva) 



Mathon Lodge. — The Large Tortoiseshell 

 [Vanessa polychloros) 



Hartlebury Common. — The Fox {EriogasUr 

 rubi), the Dotted Border {Eois stramin- 

 ata), the Large Twin - spot Carpet 

 {Xanthorhoe quadrifasciaria\ the Aquatic 

 Veneer (Schcenohius forficellus). Greening's 

 Plume [Oxfptilus tmcrii) 



The Slads.— The Marbled White {Melan- 

 argia galathea\ the Little Blue [Lycana 

 minimus), the Four-spotted [Eustrotia luc- 

 tuosa), the Juniper Pug {Tephroclystis sob- 

 rinata), the Purple [Eucosma purpurana), 

 the White-bordered [Tpsolophus margin- 

 ellus), Sultz's {Adela croesella) 



Offenham. — The Striped Hawk Moth 

 {Deilephila Uvornica) 



Castle Morton. — The Large Tortoiseshell 

 {Vanessa polychloros), the Scarce Footman 

 {Lithosia complana), the Wood Swift 

 {Hepialus sylvinus), the Grisette {Acro- 

 nycta strigosa), the Small Wainscot {Cara- 

 drina fulva), the Hedge Rustic {Melan- 

 chra cespitis), the Crescent-striped Rustic 

 {Hadena ahjecta), the Large Nutmeg [H. 

 sordida), the Dot [Melanchra persicarics), 

 the Rosy Minor {Hadena literosa), the 

 Mottled Rustic {Caradrina morpheus), the 

 Dotted Rustic (C. alsines), the Pearly 

 Underwing {Agrotis saucia), the Stout 

 Dart {A. obscura), the Six-striped Rustic 

 {A. umbrosa), the Northern Drab {Mon- 

 ima opima), the Dismal {Orthosia ypsilon), 

 the Dotted Chestnut {Conistra rubiginea), 

 the Barred Sallow {Orthosia aurago), the 

 Dusky Lemon Sallow (O. 'gilvago), the 

 Centre-barred Sallow (O. xerampelina), 

 the White-spotted Pinion {Caradrina 

 diffinis), the Brown Dart {Aporophyla 

 lutuknta), the Dog's Tooth {Melanchra 

 dissimilis), the Silver Cloud {M. conspicil- 

 laris), the Tawny Pinion {Polia semi- 

 brunnea), the Chamomile Shark {Cucullia 

 chamomilU), the Bordered Straw {Cara- 

 drina umbra), the Pinion-spotted Pug 

 {Tephroclystis insigniata), the Yellow- 



barred Brindle {Trichopteryx viretata), 

 the Flame {Hydriomena rubidata), the 

 Broom-tip {Eucestia rufata) 

 DowLEs Brook. — The Miller {Acronycta 



leporina) 

 Laughern Brook. — The Miller {Acronycta 

 leporina), the Alder {A. alni), the Frosted 

 Orange {Ochria ochracea) 

 New Pool. — The Small Wainscot [Caradrina 



fulva) 

 Lady Pool. — The Birdswing {Hadena scab- 



riuscula) 

 The Severn. — The Double Kidney [Cara- 

 drina retusa), the Miller {Acronycta lepo- 

 rina) 

 The following are in the larval state some- 

 times common pests of our orchards, hop- 

 yards, market gardens and roots : — 



The Large White {Pieris brassica), the 

 Small White (P. rapa), the Green-veined 

 White {P. napi), the Comma {Vanessa c- 

 album), the Death's Head {Acherontia atropos), 

 the Eyed Hawk {Sphinx ocellatus), the Currant 

 Clearwing {TrochiHum tipuliforme), the Red- 

 belted Clearwing {T. myopiforme), the Short 

 Cloak {Nolla cucullatella), the Least Black 

 Arches {Roeselia confusalis), the Ghost 

 {Hepialus humuli), the Black Arches {Oc- 

 neria monacha), the Goat {Trypanus 

 cossus), the Wood Leopard {Zeuzera pyrina), 

 the Pale Tussock {Dasychira pudibunda), the 

 Vapourer {Orgia antiqua), the Lackey (Clisio- 

 campa neustria), the Gold Tail {Porthesia 

 similis), the Buff-tip {Phalera bucephala), the 

 Dagger {Acronycta psi), the Cabbage Moth 

 {Melanchra brassica), the Dark Sword-grass 

 {Agrotis suffusa), the Turnip Moth {A. sege- 

 tum), the Heart and Dart {A. exclamationis), 

 the Gothic [A. typica), the Bright - line 

 [Melanchra oleracea), the V. Moth {Dia- 

 stictis wauaria), the Magpie {Abraxas gros- 

 sulariata), the Mottled Rustic {Caradrina 

 morpheus), the Silver Y {Plusia gamma), the 

 Figure of Eight {Diloba caruleocephala), the 

 Willow Beauty {Selidosema gemmaria), the 

 Brimstone [Opisthograptis luteolata), the Spin- 

 ach [Eustroma associata), the Mottled Umber 

 [Hybernia defoliaria), the Winter Moth [Oper- 

 ophtera brumata), the Green Pug [Chloro- 

 clystis rectangulata), the Garden Carpet 

 [Xanthorhoe fluctuata), the Phoenix [Eustroma 

 prunata), the Garden Pebble [Mesographe 

 forficalis), the Apple Tree [Carpocapsa pomo- 

 nella) 



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