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HALL; YORKSHIRE LEPIDOPTERA IN 1891. 



151 



Apamea connexa. 



localities. 



Much rarer than usual in its Sheffield 



Apamea gemina. Very common at York, where several 



striking varieties were taken 



Doncaster : abundant at 



s ugar 



Miana arcuosa. Abundant at Horsforth ( i^f^^J/) ; Middles- 

 brough (T.A,L.); Askern, females flying in sunshine 



Grammesia trilinea. Doncaster; one at sugar {II.H,C.). 



Rusina tenebrosa. 



{H.H.C.). 

 Agrotis exclamationis. Exceedingly common at York. 

 Mr. Button took a very fine variety, of which the following 

 is his description : * Ground colour being a kind of uni- 

 form cream colour, and the orbicular and reniform spots, 

 instead of being darker than the ground colour, as in the 

 type, are lighter and more faintly marked, which makes it 

 a])pear a very striking variety.' 



Agrotis ravida. 



Noct 



Two taken at Hull by Mr. Hame {J. IV.B.); 

 one at Saltburn, August 25th, by Mr. Maddison (i?/// 

 Record, vol ii., p. 185). 



ua augur. Mn Button, of York, writes: ' I was also 



fortunate in obtaining two very pale forms of N. auour (if 

 they are this species), but Mr. Tutt and others have seen 

 one of the two, and I beheve a doubt has been expressed 

 as to whether tliey are not distinct from N. augur -^ one point 

 in particular strikes me very much, and that is they arc 

 identical in size and expanse of wing, whereas the typical 

 form and all I took on the same ground are much lar<-'-cr 



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which seems to me somewhat strikinij 



when seen amon[rst 



a series of the ordinary form, but to express any further 

 opinion at present I must decline.' 



'^octua clahiii. 



Much rarer than usual at Rotherham {J.B.), 



ditto at Sheffield {James B. and A.E.H.). 

 Octua rubi. Very common at York; one, a very bright 



