208 PORRITT : LIST OF YORKSHIRE LEPIDOPTERA. 



Fidonia atomapia L. Many beautiful varieties occur in 

 the South West Riding", and, at Dunford Bridge, 

 Mr. John Harrison takes a form of the female, the 

 colour of which is as dark a brown as in the ordinary 

 male. 



* Fidonia pinetaria Hiih. A specimen taken in Raincliflf 

 Wood, Scarborough, in 1894, by Mr. Reginald H. 

 Barker (Nat., March 1895, p. 80). I have seen the 

 specimen {G.T.P.). 



Lythria puppuraria L. Mr. John T. Carrington, who 

 formerly resided at York, confirms the record in the 

 previous list, of this species (see Entomologist, Feb. 

 1888, p. 70). 



Aspilates stPigillaria Hilb. Danby-in-Cleveland {F.E.). 



Abraxas grossulariata Z. The late Mr. George Jackson 

 bred many very extraordinary and beautiful varieties 

 of this species from York larvas ; and Mr. William 

 Mansbridge and others perhaps equally fine forms 

 from other parts of the county. Mr. W. Hewett 

 records the variety varleyata Porritt, from Haworth, 

 in 1894. 



Abraxas ulmata Fab. For several consecutive seasons 

 prior to 1901, the lead-coloured form of this species 

 was taken in abundance at Sledmere by Messrs. R. 

 Button, W. Hewett, S. Walker, and others ; and with 

 it occurred many intermediate and beautiful forms. 

 Several of the specimens, taken by Mr. Hewett are 

 figured in Barrett's " British Lepidoptera." The lead- 

 coloured form also occurred at Drewton Dale to Mr. 

 Reynolds, of Beverley (see Mr W. Hewett's paper in 

 the Entomologist's Record, Vol. 9, p. 304 ; and Trans. 

 Y.N.U., Part 26, 1900, pp. 182-184). 



Trans. Y.N.U. Series D, Vol. 2. Dec. 1903. 



