286 NOTES ON SOME MACEOLEPIDOPTERA 



feeding on the flowers of Saponaria Caldbrica. The larva is often 

 to be fonnd on Ladies' Bed-straw {Galium verum). 



HEPIALIDJE. 



Hepialus lupulinus and syhinus. — Are common on both sides 

 of the river, flying at dusk, close to the grass. 



Hepialus Humuli. — This beautiful insect, the Ghost Swift, is 

 one of our most conspicuous summer insects. The wings of the 

 males are pure white on the upper side; and as these moths 

 hover over the meadows late in the evening, their English name 

 is very appropriate. 



ZYG^ENIDjE. 



Zygcena Filipendulce. — Is to be found on the cliffs, near Marsden 

 and along the coast in some numbers. 



LITHOSIDjE. 



JVudaria mundana. — Is found in the larva state feeding on the 

 lichens growing on walls, near Marsden. 



Lithosia quadra. — Mr. Eales caught a straggler on the ballast- 

 hills, about the end of last June. This insect has apparently a 

 weakness for turning up in unlikely places. In 1872, one was 

 found on the Town Moor, Newcastle ; and I found another 

 directly afterwards in the heart of the town, in Summerhill 

 Grove, "Westgate. 



CHELONID^E. 



Chelonia caja {the Tiger Moth). — Is very numerous on both sides 

 of the river. 



Arctia fuliginosa. — Is occasionally to be found on the sides of 

 railway embankments, near South Shields. 



Arctia mendica. — Occurs in a marshy field near the Sunder- 

 land road, at South Shields, but can hardly be claimed as a 

 coast insect. 



Arctia lubricipeda and Menthastri. — The Buff and White 

 Ermine Moths are common and conspicuous insects on our coast. 



