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Teesdale. The larva feeds in a case from September to May 

 on wild strawberry. It also has been found on Spiraa ulmaria, 

 Geum urbamim, Rubus and Alchemilla vulgaris, but it has not 

 yet been observed on all these plants in Britain. 



37. L. rubiella, Bjerk. 



Lnnipronia rubiella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 296. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 781. 



The commonest of the genus, occurring wherever the rasp- 

 berry grows wild, and also plentiful in gardens among the 

 cultivated plants. The ''Manual" gives it as occurring 

 regularly at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and abundantly at Darlington. 

 Mr. Maling reported it in the Transactions for 1875, as "flying 

 among wild raspberry plants in June " (p. 282). Mr. Back- 

 house found it in Kepier Wood in Durham at the end of May, 

 and at Shotley. Mr. Gardner has taken it at Hutton Henry 

 among cultivated raspberries in Mr. Barron's garden. It is also 

 to be found at the reservoir near Benridge among wild rasp- 

 berries, and in Teesdale. 



TEICHOBIA, H. S, 



38. Teichobia verhuellella, Stainton. 



Teichobia verhuellella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 296. 

 „ „ Meyr. Hdbk, Brit. Lep., p. 777. 



Mr. Sang is the only collector who has met with this insect 

 here. He took it in Castle Eden Dene and at Black Hall 

 Rocks on 11th June, 1858. He also enters in his diary that he 

 found larvse at Castle Eden on 4th June, 1865, apparently a 

 late date. He does not note on what he found the larvae. ,It 

 is known to burrow among the fructification of Asplenium, 

 Scolopendrium, and Ceterach. The only one of these at all 

 common is Scolopenclrium vulgare, which is plentiful in the 

 denes. Asplenium marinum occurs sparingly at Black Halls. 

 It is very small and stunted there, but as the larva has been 

 found freely on Asplenium ruta-muraria, the size of the plant 

 does not seem to matter. 



