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YORKSHIRE LEPIDOPTERA IN 1905. 



The following reports, contributed by various members of the 

 Yorkshire Entomological Committee, were briefly referred to at 

 the recent Annual Meeting of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, 

 and are now printed in full : — 



Mr. Whitaker, of Barnsley, writes that sugaring was 

 particularly good. Five or six specimens of Hadena siiasa which 

 he took at Lunn Wood on June 28th were interesting 'finds,' 

 as the species has not been taken in the district for very many 

 years. Xylophasia scolopacina was abundant on sugar near 

 Wakefield at the beginning of August. Orthosia suspecta 

 plentiful at sugar. A fair sprinkling of Eiiperia paleacea, 

 Noctua trianguhim^ Xylophasia hepafica, Etipithecia fraxmata, 

 Cymatophora Jluctiiosa and Notodonta dictceoides are also interest- 

 ing species which have occurred again during 1905 in the 

 Barnsley district. Mr. Whitaker also took at Haw Park, near 

 Wakefield, a specimen of variety robsoni of Aplecta nebtdosa ; 

 and says that the afternoon of October 28th at Penistone, ' stone 

 turning ' for Dasypolia tempH, produced eight specimens. 



Mr. Morley, of Skelmanthorpe, reports the season a very 

 good one. PJiigalia pilosaria very common, and included one 

 quite black, another in Deff"er Wood the palest he has ever seen. 

 Larentia imiltistrigaria abundant, and many of the melanic 

 form variety niibilata. On the commons near Penistone 

 Satiirnia carpini and Hadetta glaiica were common. Whilst 

 searching at night he came across larvae of Agrotis agaihiiia, 

 which have produced a fine series of melanic imagines. This 

 species is new to that district. On the same common early in July 

 Larentia ccesiata swarmed, and many of those obtained were 

 black. Odd specimens have turned up of the following species: — 

 Neiiria saponarice, Cucullia verbasci (both new to the Skelman- 

 thorpe district), Acronycta leporina, Xylophasia scolopacina, 

 CyniatopJiora diiplaris (black), Notodonta dromedarius, &c., 

 Eupithecia vcnosata and Eupithecia assimilata were very 

 common. Eupithecia pulchellata, Cidaria silaceata, Melanthia 

 albicil/ata, Eupithecia fraxinata. Cilix spinula, and many others 

 were more or less common. During June and July sugar was 

 very good, and attracted countless swarms of common species, 

 including many black Xylophasia polyodon, Orthosia suspecta, &c. 

 On hedge wound-wort Abrostola urticce, A. triplasia, and Plusia 

 ganinia were always about, and Plusia chrysitis only slightly less 

 frequent, while Plusia pulcJirina and P. iota were both abundant. 



1906 February i. 



