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Carpocapsa splendana, Hiib. Local, in oak woods where the 



larva feeds on acorns. Both localities from which it is recorded 



are in Cheshire : — Dunham Park (J.C.); Eastham Wood (J.F.B., 



J.W.E.). 



COPTOLOMA, Led. 



Coptoloma janthinana, Dup. Very local, being recorded only 

 from near Fleetwood (J.B.H.) and Grange (J.B.H., E.M.M., vii. 

 87) in Lancashire, and from Wallasey (C.S.G.) in Cheshire. 



PHTHOROBLASTIS, Led. 



Phthoroblastis fimbriana, Haw. Common but local, all the 

 localities being in Cheshire : — Cheadle district, common 

 (H.H.C.); Staley-brushes and Dunham Park (J.C.). 

 Phthoroblastis argyrana, Hiib. Local. 



Lane— Liverpool district (C.S.G.); Preston (J.B.H. , J.H.T.). 



Ches. — Bidston, occasionally (J. F. B.) ; Bromborough 



(J.W.E.); Knutsford, Dunham Park, and Moss-side near 



Bowdon (J.C.). 



Phthoroblastis Juliana, Curt. Recorded only from two localities 



in Lancashire : — Withington (J.C.) and Silverdale (J.B.H.). 

 Phthoroblastis populana, F. Locally abundant. 



Crosby, near Liverpool (C.S.G); Lytham (J.B.H., J.H.T.). 

 Phthoroblastis regiana, Zell. Very local. 



Lane. — Manchester district, among sycamores (J.C); 

 Windermere (J.B.H.). 



Ches. — Between Poulton and Seacombe (J.F.B.). 

 Phthoroblastis Rhediella, Clerck. Local. 



Lane— Cleveleys (J.H.T.); Preston (J.B.H.); Old Swan, 

 near Liverpool (C.S.G.). 



Ches. — Bromborough (J.W.E.) : Oxton and Upton (C.S.G.); 

 Prenton (J.F.B.). 



TMETOCERA, Led. 



Tmetocera (Hedya) ocellana, Fab. Common, but local. 



Lane. — Liverpool district (C.S.G.) ; Manchester district, 

 common (J.C); Preston, common (J.B.H., J.H.T.). 



STEGANOPTYCHA, Hiib. 



Steganoptycha aeeriana, Dup. Very scarce, being recorded 

 only from St. Anne's-on-the-Sea (Lancashire), a single specimen 

 in August 1888 (J.B.H.), and from Egremont (Cheshire) by 

 Mr. Gregson. 



Naturalist, 



