170 CA.TA.LOGtrE OF MOTHS. 



They draw the shoots together at the end of May. The larva 

 has a " prettily speckled head and second segment," "which will 

 enable any one to recognise it, if they find it. It is extremely 

 local, but not nearly so rare as the last, though quite as 

 beautiful. 



DASYGERA, Stain. 



175. Dasycera sulphurella, Fab. 



Dasycera sulphurella. Staint. Man,, vol. ii., p. 355. 

 CEcophora ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 633. 



A very common species, the larva feeding in rotten wood. 

 It is abundant everywhei'e about old hedges, and probably 

 occurs plentifully in all parts of both counties. Mr. Gardner 

 informs me that he has seen it flying freely between seven and 

 eight o'clock in the morning. 



CECOPHORA, Latr. 



176. CEcophora minutella, Linn. 



CEcophora minutella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 356. 

 Acompsia ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 636. 



A local species, and, so far, undetected here, except in the 

 west of Northumberland, where Mr. Hodgkinson tells me he 

 has met with it. It is marked in the " Manual " as occurring 

 in the Cumberland lake district, so that its capture in "West 

 Northumberland is what might be expected, but I see no reason 

 why it should not occur elsewhere. It has been taken at 

 Scarborough. 



177. CE. flavimaculella, Stain. 



CEcophora fiavimaculella. Staint. Man., vol. ii,, p. 356. 

 Cataplectica fulvigxittella. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 689. 



Rather a common species, recorded in the "Manual" for 

 both Newcastle-on-Tyne and Darlington. I do not know of any 

 other Northumberland records. In Durham it is common in the 

 south of the county at all events. Mr. Sang took it at Darling- 



