142 CATALOGUE OF MOTHS. 



Park. Mr. Sang found larvae in July at Castle Eden, and also 

 on the railway side at Darlington. Mr. Gardner has taken it 

 in Hezleden Dene, and I have found it in Crimdon Cut close to 

 the Dene. 



92. D. subpropinquella, Stain. 



Depressaria subpropinquella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 322. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., 



p. 623. 



Of the occurrence of this insect I have but a single record. 



Mr. Sang found larvae at Black Hall Rocks on 26th June, 1861, 



and reared the moths. It feeds on the underside of thistle 



leaves, and is certain to be found elsewhere when looked for. 



93. D, alstroemeriana, CI. 



Depressaria alstrmnei'iana. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 323. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 625. 



A species widely distributed and locally common. The larva 

 feeds on hemlock, rolling up the leaflets. The earliest record of 

 the insect here is in Stephens' Illustrations, vol. iv., p. 202, 

 where Mr. Wailes says it occurs at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The 

 next is the "Manual" that it is abundant there, and occurs 

 regularly at Darlington. Mr. Maling records it in the Trans- 

 actions for 1875, p. 282. At Sunderland Mr. Corder has taken 

 it, while around Hartlepool it is very plentiful both in August 

 and in spring after hibernation. Mr. Bankes has met with it at 

 Seaton Carew. 



94. D. hypericella, Tr. 



Depressaria hypericella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 323. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 623. 



Ilecorded in the "Manual" as occurring regularly both at 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne and Darlington. I have no other record for 

 Northumberland. Mr. Sang found it on the Tees side near 

 Blackwell Bridge, and it has been taken at Castle Eden by Mr. 

 Bankes. It is very abundant in Hezleden Dene. The larvae 

 screw up the heads of the Hypericum before they flower, and the 



