182 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Hemerophila ahniptaria. — Comes to light in May in several localities 

 in the district, but nowhere plentiful. - 



Boartuia repandata. — Occurs in June and July at Arnside, Methop, 

 near Clougha, Corporation Wood, &c. 



B. gemmaria [rhomboidaria). — Common throughout the district in 

 June and July. 



B. rohoraria. — Local and scarce. " Corporation and Quernmore 

 Woods in June " (G. L.). 



B. consortariii. — Local and scarce. " Corporation and Quernmore 

 Woods in June " (G. L.). 



Tephrosia consonaria. — Local. Witherslack and Quernmore at the 

 end of May. The imagine may be found sitting on the fir-tree trunks. 



T. crepuscularia. — Corporation Wood and near Methop in April. 



T. hiundalaria. — I have bred some fine dark forms of this species 

 from Methop larvae beaten from birch and oak-trees in June. "Cor- 

 poration Wood in April" (G. L.). 



Gnophos obscuraria. — Local ; at Methop and Witherslack in July. 



Cabera pusaria. — Plentiful everywhere in July and August. 



C. exanthemaria . — Occurs abundantly in nearly every locality in 

 July and August. 



Bapta temerata. — Fairly common at Arnside (on the Knott), 

 Witherslack, Methop, &c., in June. 



Macaria notata. — Local ; this species occurs at Arnside in June, 

 but is not common. 



M. llturata. — Fairly common in the fir-woods at Aj:nside, Grange, 

 and Methop in July. 



Halia vaiiaria Iwavaria). — Generally distributed, and common in 

 July. 



Strenia clatlirata. — Local ; near Warton, on the L. & N.W. Railway 

 batters, in May and early June. 



Penagra pet) aria. — Common at Clougha, Quernmore, &c., in June. 



Numeria pitheraria. — Not common ; occurs at Arnside, Methop, 

 and Witherslack in April and May. 



Scodiona behjiaria. — Fairly common at Witherslack ; less so and 

 very local near Clougha in June. 



Selidosevia ericetaria [plumaria). — Fairly common on the Wither- 

 slack mosses in July. 



Ematurga atomaria. — Abundant on the mosses at Witherslack, 

 Methop, Heysham, &c., and on the moors at Clougha and Quernmore 

 from May to August. 



Bupalus piniaria. — Common at Grange, Methop, Arnside, and 

 Quernmore, in the fir-woods in June. Our form has a white ground 

 colour. 



Perconia [Aspilates) strigillaria. — Plentiful on Methop and Wither- 

 slack Mosses ; less common at Heysham in June. 



Abraxas grossulariata. — Abundant everywhere in lanes and gardens 

 in July and August. This species is subject to great variation ; I 

 have forms bred from larvae found near Warton on blackthorn {Prumis 

 spinosa) which are very dark, with coalesced spots, and others from 

 Grimshaw Lane, very light with few spots. 



A. si/lvata (^diiiata). — Local; near Halton and Methop and about 

 Yealand. The moth is on the wing in June and July. 



