

40 NOTE OK THE OCCURRENCE OE LEPIDOPTKRA. 



GEOMETER. 



Phigalia pilosaria and Sylemia leucophearia. Both taken at 

 Gibside, in abundance, by Mr. Hedworth, on February 17th; 

 and lie noticed a great many males of the former dead and float- 

 ing on the surface of a pond near the monument. 



Coremia munitata, Melanthia ocellata, and Philalapteryx lapi- 

 data, have occurred at Newbiggen-by-the-Sea in July and August, 

 but very sparingly. 



Scotosia dubitata. Of this species, which is new to, the district, 

 one specimen was taken in the last mentioned locality by Mr. 

 Maling, and another near South Shields by Mr. Eales. 



Eupitliecia nanata has been taken on -the sea banks at South 



Shields by Mr. Eales, and in a similar locality at Newbiggen- 



by-the-Sea by Mr. Maling ; a curious locality for a heath-feeding 



insect. 



Lobopliora veretata, a very rare insect, was taken at rest on the 



trunk of an oak, by Mr. Hedworth, on May 19th, at Gibside. 



Amphydasis letularia, another rarity, occurred at the same time 

 and place. 



Ypsipetes ruherata, a local species, was taken at Dunston, by 

 Mr. Hedworth, on May 24th. 



NQCTIL®. 



Leucania littoralis, Mamestra albicolon, Thyatira derasi, T. baits, 

 Apamea unanimis, Tmniocampa gracilis, Caradrina morpheus, and 

 Heliothis maryinata. All species, far from being universally com- 

 mon, have been taken, but very sparingly, and several of the 

 specimens are notably small in size. 



Nonagria elymi. Mr. Wasserman took about thirty specimens 

 of this hitherto very rare species, near South Shields, in July. 



Plusia gamma. Mr. Eales has bred a most remarkable variety 

 so unlike the type, that it might easily pass for another species. 



PYEALIDES. 



Botys verticalis. Mr. Maling found this species in plenty at 

 Ncwbiggen-by-the-Sea, amongst stinging nettles, in July. 



/Sp (lodes palealis. Mr. Maling was much gratified by capturing 

 a .specimen of this very rare moth in the above locality, and at 



