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Brephos parthenias. — I have only bred specimens from Witherslack 

 larvfe. " Common on Methop and Witherslack Mosses in March and 

 early April " (G. L.j. 



GEOMETRIDiE. 



Uraptertjx sambucaria. — Common and generally distributed in July 

 and August. 



Kpione apiciaria. — I took a specimen in the County Asylum grounds 

 in July, 1900 ; at Witherslack it is local, and not uncommon in one 

 locality near Methop. The moth flies late at night at the end of July 

 and beginning of August. 



Riimia liiteolata (cratm/ata). — Abundant everywhere throughout the 

 summer months. 



yenilia macnlarla [maculata). — Fairly common near Carnforth on 

 the L. & N. W. Eailway batters. The moth flies in June. 



Metrocamj^a man/arUaria. — Fairly common in Grimshaw Lane, 

 County Asylum grounds, Blea Tarn, &c., in July. Abundant in 

 Arnside. 



FAlopia prosapiaria {fasciaria). — Common at Arnside in July. 



Eurymene dulahraria. — Local and uncommon ; Corporation Wood, 

 Quernmore, County Asylum grounds, Arnside, and Witherslack, in 

 June. 



Hyqrochroa {Pericallia) syringaria. — " Local, near Hornby in July " 

 (G. L.j. 



Selenia bilunaria [illunaria). — Fairly common and generally distri- 

 buted in April and July. 



S. lunaria. — A male specimen taken at War ton, near Carnforth, on 

 June 8th, 1905. 



Odontopera bidentata. — Common in Grimshaw Lane, Corporation 

 Wood, County Asylum grounds, Blea Tarn, &c., in May. 



Crocallis elinguaria. — Common and generally distributed in July 

 and August. 



Knnomos {Eiigonia) ainiaria (tiliaria). — Comes freely to light in 

 August, and is common about Quernmore, Blea Tarn, &c. 



E. queicinaria [anguJaria). — Occurs about Methop and Witherslack 

 in September and October. 



Himera pennaria. — Comes freely to light in September and October 

 at Blea Tarn, Quernmore, County Asylum grounds, &c. This species 

 is subject to considerable variation — from light brown to rich rufous 

 red, in colour, and some specimens are strongly suft'used with black 

 scales. 



Phigalia pedaria [pilosaria). — Common in Corporation Wood, Quern- 

 more, County Asylum grounds, Blea Tarn, &c., on the tree-trunks in 

 March ; also comes freely to the street-lamps. We get a flue dark 

 unicolorous grey variety of this species in the first-named locality. 



Amphidasys strataria [prodromaria). — Uncommon ; I have bred ex- 

 amples from Methop larvae taken in July. " It occurs sparingly in 

 Corporation Wood, Quernmore " (G. L.). 



A. hetularia. — I have bred both the type and var. doubledayaria from 

 Methop and Witherslack larvae taken from birch in September. I have 

 only taken specimens on the wing near Lancaster on three occasions — 

 near Rush-a-lee in June — and these have all been the black variety. 



