NOTES ON THE OCCURRENCE OF LEPIDOPTERA 



In July, I found the young larvae of Dianthcecia carpophaga 

 and D. Cucubuli feeding on the seed-pods of the bladder campion 

 {Silene inflata). When the larvse have grown too large to conceal 

 themselves in one of the capsules, they descend to the ground 

 during the day ; and on visiting the spot at night, in August, I 

 found the nearly full-grown larvae with their heads and anterior 

 segments concealed in the capsules, and the remainder of the 

 body exposed to view. 



About the same time, the larvse of D. capsincola may be found, 

 feeding in like manner in the seed-pods of the white campion 

 {Lychnis vespertina). 



PYRALIBES and CRAMBITES. 



PgraMs fimbrialis {Gold Fringe). — I captured one example of 

 this pretty little moth in August, flying at dusk, in Jesmond 

 Dene. It is new to the district. 



Pyrausta purpuralis {Crimson and Gold.) — I took two or three 

 of this beautiful little species flying in the hot sunshine, near 

 Hexham, in June. 



Herlula eespitalis. — Eather plentiful on the moor at New- 

 biggin-by-the-Sea, flying by day. Second brood of the season. 



Melia sociella. — I met with several specimens of this moth in 

 July, near Hexham, the larvae of which feed in bee-hives. 



TORTRICUS. 



The best of my captures in this group were four specimens 

 of Peronea umhrana, beaten from birch trees in Thornley Dene, in 

 September. It commenced to rain, which prevented me from 

 taking more. This is a very local species, and amongst the 

 desiderata of most collectors. 



I also took a single specimen of P. Maccana near Hexham, in 

 September. This is also rare. 



Amongst the Tortrices either taken or seen during the season, 

 in various localities, were : — 



Halias prasinana. 



Tortrix pyrastrana, Xylosteana, Rosana, heparana, Rihceana, 



