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Lythria purpuraria L. The following notice on this species 

 is published in the Entomologists' Monthly Magazine for 

 March 1870, vi. 238 : — '^ I have two specimens of this rare 

 insect taken in Stockton Forest, four miles from here, by 

 Henry Baines. These are set with short household pins, 

 were taken at the same place, and by the same captor as 

 my old Acidalia I'ubricata, which species has since been 

 taken in the same locality. T. H. Allis, Osbaldwick, near 

 York, February, 1870." 



Aspilates strigillaria Hiib. Not so common as one would 

 expect to find it. 



Huddersfield, very rare {P.I.) ; Ilkley Moors (C.S.) ; 

 Scarborough {J.IT.R.); Strensall near York {E.B. and A. 

 Denny). / 



Abraxas grossulariata L. Abundant everywhere. 



The variety Varleyata Forritt, having a very deep 

 black border, has been bred in some numbers at Bradford, 

 Huddersfield, and elsewhere ; and Mr. Brest says it also 

 occurs at York. In 1878 Mr. J. Firth bred two nearly 

 white specimens from larv^ collected near Bradford. 



Abraxas ulmata Fab. Distributed throughout the county 

 and generally abundant. 



A peculiar lead-coloured form sometimes occurs, and 

 many other beautiful varieties have been taken. Edlington 

 Wood is noted for aberrations in this species. 



Barnsley {/.ff.) ; Bishop's Wood ! (G.T.F.) ; Bolton 

 Woods (W.E.C); Bradford !! {J.W.C); Bramham ! 

 {/.Sm.); Edlington Wood !! {G.T.F.) ; Flamborough 

 Head {E.H.) ; Grassington ( W.D.R.) ; Harewood {.CS.) ; 

 Huddersfield (G.T.F.) ; Leeds (E.F.) ; Otley Chevin !! 

 {W.n.R.); Pontefract {B.H.); Richmond (/ Sang); 

 Scarborough ! {Stainton's Manual); Sheffield {A.F.); 

 Wakefield {W.T.); Wentbridge {J.W.T.); York {T. 

 Wilson). 



