180 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



A LIST OF THE " MACKO-LEPIDOPTERA " OF 

 LANCASTEE AND DISTRICT. 



By C. H. Forsythe. 



(Coutinued from p. 160.) 



Guciillia umhratica. — A few examples in most seasons in June. This 

 species is generally distributed, but nowhere common. 



Gonojjtera libatrix. — Comes to sugar in September in County Asylum 

 grounds, Grimshaw Lane, Halton, Querumore, &c. 



Abrostola tripartita (iirtica:). — Comes to sugar and privet-bloom in 

 July; Arnside, Witherslack, Methop, and Lancaster (generally). 



A. triplasia. — Not plentiful; comes to sugar and bloom in August, 

 and is generally distributed throughout the district. 



Plusia chnjsitis. — Common about Methop and Witherslack, less so 

 at Arnside and Hest Bank, not common about Lancaster, in July. 



P. festuc(E. — Scarce and local; near Heysham in September. "I 

 used to take the larvse and pupae of this species commonly near 

 Heysham some years ago" (G. L.). 



P. iota. — Odd specimens come to bloom in June and July ; nowhere 

 common, but generally distributed." 



P. iiulchrina. — Comes to cultivated flowers at dusk in late June in 

 the County Asylum grounds, and I have also taken examples near 

 Halton, Quernmore, Arnside, Witherslack, Methop, &c. 



P. (jamma. — Comes freely to bloom in August and September, and 

 I have seen worn (hybernated) examples in early June, it is common 

 and generally distributed. 



P. iuterroijationis. — Local ; I have only taken this species on the 

 moors near Clougha Pike in June. 



Anarta myrtilli. — Common on all the moors and mosses, as at 

 Clougha, Witherslack, Methop, &c., in June, July, and August. 



Heliaca tenebrata [arbuti). — Local; near Hornby, Deep Cutting 

 Bridge, and between Torrisholm and the river Lune. The imago 

 appears in May. 



Phytometra viridaria [ccnea). — Local, but common near Clougha in 

 June, occasionally at Arnside, Witherslack, &c. 



Euclidia mi. — Generally distributed ; common near Clougha in 

 June ; I have found the larvae feeding upon yellow melilot {Trifolium 

 procambens) in August. 



E. (jlyphica. — Local ; near Carnforth and Galgate on the L. & N. W. 

 Railway batters. The larvae feed upon Trifolium repens (Dutch or white 

 clover). The moth flies in the sunshine in late May and June. 



Pdvula sericealis.—Occnvs at Witherslack in early July. 



Zanclognatiia grisealis. — Fairly common near Clougha, Blea Tarn, 

 Arnside, and in the County Asylum grounds in June and July. 



Z. tarsrpennalis. — Uncommon ; at Arnside, Heysham, and County 

 Asylum grounds in June and July. 



Hypena proboscidalis. — Common in most of the lanes among nettles 

 [Urtica dioica) in July. 



Tholoviiijes tnrfosalis. — Local ; I have only taken specimens near 

 Clougha in July. 



