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hall: YORKSHIRE LEHDOPTERA IN 189I 



Notodonta dictaeoides. Bred fromThomelaivo3 (ar./^.). 



Notodonta dromedarius. 



Bred from Thorne larvce 



{G.2'.F.); ova and larvae taken at Hayburu Wyke, 

 Y.N.U. meeting, July nth. 

 Notodonta ziczac. Hayburn Wyke, Y.N.U. meeting, July 



nth; Ackworth {W.D,B.). 

 Notodonta chaonia. One at Sheffield {James B.). 



NOCTUAl. 



Thyatira derasa. One at sugar, Doncaster {H.H.C.). 



Thyatira batis. Doncaster; common at sugar (^/ZC). 



Cymatophora fluctuosa. Always very local and rare 

 around Sheffield, but much more so than usual {A.E.IL). 



Cymatophora diluta. Doncaster; common at sugar. 



Acronycta (Cuspidia) leporina. A large number in bcauti^ 

 ful condition taken by the York entomologists; one at 

 sugar, and one larva at Doncaster {II.II.C.)] one larva 

 at Scarborough {Ent. Record, vol iii., p. 14)- 



Acronycta (Cuspidia) megacephala. Thome (G.T.Ji). 

 Acronycta (Viminia) rumicis. The variety sa/ids much 



commoner than type. 

 Leucania pudorina. Very abundant at York (A'.Z>. and 



W.B.). 

 Hydrsecia petasitis. Very rare in its Sheffield locality 



{A.EJI). 

 Xylophasia rurea. The variety r^wZ'/z^/a appears to have 



been commoner than the type. 

 Xylophasia hepatica. York; a few at sugar {WJL). 



Xylophasia scolopacina. Rarer at Rotherham than usual 



Xylophasia poiyodon. Several melanic forms taken. 

 Charasas graminis. Doncaster (//.//. C and A. P.). 

 Cerigo cytherea. York, a few {W.FI), 

 Luperina cespitis. One, Strensall Common, York {W.H.). 



Trans. Y.N.U. 1891 (pub. 1895). Scries D. Vol, i. 



