140 CATALOGUE OF MOTHS. 



DEPRESSARIA, Haw. 



85. Depressaria costosa, Haw. 



Dept-essarta costosa. Staint. Man., vol. ii.. p. 320. 

 „ ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 620. 



Generally distributed and common. It is given in the 

 "Manual" as occurring at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and regularly 

 so at Darlington. Mr. Pinlay found it in all parts of his 

 district, and not uncommon. Mr. Maling recorded it in the 

 Transactions for 1875, p. 282. Mr. Sang found it at Castle 

 Eden as well as Darlington. Around Hartlepool it is tolerably 

 common, Mr. Corder has also taken it at Sunderland. The 

 larva feeds on furze, broom and kindred plants. 



86. D. liturella, W.V. 



Depressaria liturella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 320. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 621. 



The earliest record of this insect is in Stephens' Illustrations, 

 vol. iv., p. 200, where Mr. Wailes recorded it from Gibside 

 i;nder the name of sparrmantiiana. Then the " Manual " 

 reports it as occurring regularly both at Newcastle-on-Tyne and 

 Darlington. Subsequently Mr. Finlay found it generally dis- 

 tributed in the Morpeth district, and not at all uncommon. 

 Mr. Maling also recorded it in the Transactions for 1875, 

 p. 282. In Durham, besides Mr. Wailes' Gibside record, 

 Mr Backhouse got it at Shotley. Mr. Sang found it at Hell 

 Kettles, and we have bred it at Hartlepool. The larva rolls up 

 the leaves of knapweed. 



87. D. umbellana, Steph. 



Depressaria umlellana. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 321, 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 621. 



Another furze-eating species, but decidedly rarer than costosa. 

 It is recorded for Darlington in the "Manual," and Mr. 

 Pinlay found it at Meldon Park, though always rare. Mr, Sang 

 took it at Waskerley and at Castle Eden Dene. Mr. Gardner 

 also has taken it at Hartlepool and bred it freely from furze. 



