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A LIST OF THE " MACRO-LEPIDOPTEKA " OF 

 LANCASTER AND DISTRICT. 



By C. H. Forsythe. 



(Continued from p. 110.) 



Xonagria arundinis {typha). — "Near Cockerham in September" 

 (G. Loxliam). 



Tapinostola fidva, — Local near Rusb-a-lee in September. Our 

 local form is nearly wbite. 



Gortyna ochracea. — " The larvfB are common near Cockerham Moss 

 in July and August " (G. Loxbam). 



Hydrcccia nictitans. — Common and fairly well distributed in July, 

 August, and early September. 



H. petasitis. — Near Hest Bank and Carlisle Bridge. The larvae 

 occur in the roots of the butterbur [Petadtes vulgaris) in June and 

 July. 



H. viicacea. — Common everywhere in August and September, and 

 comes to sugar and bloom freely. 



Xylophasia riirea. — Common everywhere in May and June ; the 

 var. combusta is fairly common. 



A', lithoxylea. — Comes to sugar in the County Asylum grounds, at 

 Bowerham, Blea Tarn, &c., end of July and August. 



X. snbltistris. — Uncommon ; near Halton, County Asylum grounds 

 and Witherslack, in June and July. 



X. monoglypha (polyodon). — Abundant and very variable in colour — 

 from light grey to black — in June, July, and August. 



Epineuronia ( Neuroyiia) popularis. — Fairly common some years, not 

 so in others ; Halton, Quernmore, Blea Tarn, County Asylum grounds, 

 &c., in August and September. 



Charaas (jraminis. — Generally distributed but nowhere common, in 

 July and August. 



Luperina testacea. — Comes freely to street lamps in August and 

 September, and is generally distributed. 



Maynestra furva, — Local, near Clougha at sugar in July. " Fairly 

 common at Witherslack " (G. Loxham). 



M. brassicce. — Plentiful everywhere ; all through August and Sep- 

 tember the larvae are to be found feeding upon cabbage and other 

 Cruciferas in nearly every garden. 



M. persicaricB. — I have only bred this species from Methop and 

 Witherslack larvae taken in September. The imago appears in June 

 and July. 



Apamea basilinea. — Fairly common in Grimshaw Lane, Blea Tarn, 

 Bowerham, &c., in June. 



A. gemma. — Fairly common and generally distributed in June 

 and July. 



A. didyma (oculea). — Abundant and very variable; comes freely to 

 sugar everywhere in July and August. 



Miana strigilis. — Fairly plentiful at sugar, County Asylum grounds, 

 Halton, near Clougha, Blea Tarn, Bowerham, &c., in June and July. 

 The var. cethiops is common. 



