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295. E. cerusella, Hub. 



Elachista cerusella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 410. 

 „ „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 672. 



Not a common species generally. It is given in the 

 "Manual" as being abundant at Darlington. Mr. Sang 

 records it in his diary, " Railway, Harrogate Gate, June 18, 1854; 

 side of Skerne Bridge, July 7th, 1854; Skerne side, larvae, 

 Aug. 8th, 1869 ; Hell Kettles, larv», June 4th, 1872." More 

 recently it has been taken by Mr. T. A. Lofthouse at Haverton 

 Hill.* 



296. E, rhyncosporella, Stain. 



Elachista rhyncosporella. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 410. 

 „ ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 672. 



A local species, and so far as the Durham records go, it 

 seems to prefer swampy or wet ground. f Mr. Hodgkinson 

 took it in West Northumberland, but I know nothing of the 

 place where he got it. Mr. Sang took it near Darlington in a 

 bog. Mr. Gardner took it on the margin of a pond on Stephen- 

 son's farm at Thorp Bulmer, near Hartlepool. 



297. E. paludum, Frey. 



Elachista paludum. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 410. 

 ,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 672. 



A decidedly local species. It was taken in West Northum- 

 berland by Mr. Hodgkinson. Mr. Sang got it at Hell Kettles. 

 His experience in breeding it is detailed in the Entomologist's 



* Mr. Robson seems to have been in doubt as to whether the entries 

 in Sang's diary really referred to this species or to Orambus cerusselhis ; 

 there can however be no question but that they all referred to Elachista 

 cerusella, for in the index to his diary, written out by himself, the entries 

 are noted against the latter species. I have therefore cancelled Mr. 

 Robson's notes on the species and included the records. — J. G. 



t This is the case eveiywhere, for its food plants are only found on 

 such groiuid. — E. R. B. 



