CATALOGUE OF MOTHS, 65 



found it swarming at I^ewbiggin in 1875, where he took a grand 

 variety. This, one of the gems of his collection when I saw it, 

 is nearly all black, and is the only departure from the type in 

 this very constant species which I have seen. Mr. Tinlay and 

 others have also met with the insect at IsTewbiggin. Mr. Hed- 

 worth says, ''from Marsden to Bamhro', most numerous at 

 I^ewhiggin ; larvse swarming on Ragwort in June." Mr. Pat- 

 terson records it from Alnmouth, Mr. Bhagg from Warkworth, 

 and Mr. Corder from Bambro'. In all these places, except 

 Marsden, it is still to be found, but in the county of Durham it 

 appears to be almost entirely a thing of the past. It is given 

 in the list in Ornsby's Durham, and Mr. Backhouse found it 

 abundantly in his day at Seaton Carew. On the sand banks and 

 ballast hills beyond Hartlepool, it was very abundant when I 

 commenced to collect, but, except one specimen I took in 1892, 

 I have not seen or heard of it here for more than twenty years. 

 This insect happened to be the first I ever captured, and its 

 extreme beauty had much to do with confirming my taste for 

 the Lepidoptei'a. 



EUTHEMONIA, Steph. 

 17. Euthemonia russula, (Linn.). Clouded Bupf. 



Euthemonia russula. Staint, Man., vol. i., p. 144. 



,- ,, Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 32. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. ii., p. 257. 



Diacrisia „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 41. 



Laeva. Buck., voLiii., pl.xliv., fig. 2 ; O.Wils., pl.xi., fig. 7. 



This heath-loving insect is found on several of our moors, but 

 is not very common. It is recorded in the Twizell list. Mr. 

 Finlay found it on ITeedless Hall Moor, but never very plentiful. 

 Mr. Backhouse took it at Shull, and Mr. Pickiird at Wolsingham. 

 This is a somewhat meagre list of localities, but it is certain to 

 occur on most of the heaths and moors in both counties, being 

 taken in all the surrounding counties and also in many suitable 

 places in Scotland, 



