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discovered it in some numbers on loose ground among coltsfoot 

 near the Cemetery. The habit appeared to be to emerge about 

 dusk, fly a few minutes, and then settle on the upper side of the 

 coltsfoot leaves. That particular ground is now washed away, 

 but the insect still occurs in smaller numbers. Meyrick says 

 the larva feeds ''in roots of Tusselago and Petasites.''^ This is 

 scarcely correct. The larva forms a silken tube by the side of 

 the root, and feeds on the root, not in it. 



63. H. brunnichiana, W. y, 



Halonota brimnichiana. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 212. 



„ „ Wilk. Brit Tort., p. 98. 



Epiblema ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 496. 



Generally distributed throughout the district, and plentiful 

 wherever there is a regular growth of coltsfoot on rather loose 

 ground. It is not necessary to give localities. Some years ago 

 I found it very abundant in a disused quarry in Hezleden Dene, 

 and quite a large number were without the white spot on the 

 forewing, that is characteristic of the species; there were also 

 many intermediate forms, with the spot smaller, or darker in 

 hue. Those entirely without the spot were exceedingly curious, 

 and very difficult to name without the intermediate forms. The 

 coltsfoot is now destroyed there, and both species and variety 

 have disappeared. 



64. H. tetragonana, Steph. 



Halonota tetragonana. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 212. 



„ „ Wilk. Brit. Tort., p. 99. 



Notocelia „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 489. 



Eather a local species, and apparently not reaching Scotland. 

 I have no record of it for Northumberland nor North Durham, 

 and the paucity of records makes it undesirable to draw positive 

 cdnclusions. It occurs at Wolsingham, Upper Weardale, and 

 at Coniscliffe Moor, Teesdale ; and Mr, Saug, who met with it 

 at these places, found it regularly around Darlington, and bred 



