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on the railway embankments and other places where cowslip 

 grows freely. Mr. Finlay reported it as generally distributed 

 and plentiful around Morpeth. Mr. Sang found it at Conis- 

 cliffe, near Darlington, and we find it common near Hartlepool. 

 These are all the records I have, but it will be found wherever 

 there is plenty of cowslip. 



LOZOPERA, Steph. 



188. Lozopera straminea, Haw. 



Lozopera straminea. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 276. 



,, ,, Wilk. Brit. Tort., p. 313. 



Etixajithis ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 557. 



A well distributed species, and generally common. Mr. 

 Finlay recorded it thus, and Mr. Maling also (see Transactions 

 for 1875, p. 281). Mr. Wailes recorded it for Gibside in 

 Stephens' Illustrations (vol. iv., p. 93 and 188). Mr. Sang 

 took it about Darlington ; Mr. Gardner says it is common 

 everywhere about Greatham, and it is also common round 

 Hartlepool. I have little doubt it may be had everywhere. 

 The larva feeds in the heads of Centaurea nigra, a common 

 enough plant. 



XANTHOSETIA, Steph. 



189. Xanthosetia hamana, Linn. 



Xanthosetia hamana. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 276. 



„ Wilk. Brit. Tort., p. 316. 



Eitxanthts ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 558. 



A generally distributed species, but not abundant, Mr. 

 Wailes recorded it for Meldon Park in Stephens' Illustrations, 

 vol. iv., p. 192. Mr. Finlay said it was generally distributed, 

 but not plentiful in his district. It is one of the earlier entries 

 in Sang's diary, " Seaton, 2nd August, 1853." He does not 

 enter it again. He probably found it everywhere. It occur 

 all round Hartlepool, but never in large numbers. 



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