§2 CA-TALOGltE OF MOIAS. 



of both counties, and is far from rare. It is recorded in 1829 

 by Mr. W. C. Hewitson as occurring ''near I^ewcastle-on-Tyne, 

 rarely " (Steph. Illust., vol. iii., p. 27). It is also in the Twizell 

 list. It was found by Mr. Finlay generally throughout his dis- 

 trict and not uncommon ; by Mr. Maling at Sweethope ; by Miss 

 Eossie at Kenton ; by Mr. Henderson at Jesmond ; by Mr. Rhagg 

 at Winlaton Mill ; by Mr. Hedworth at Thornley on the Der- 

 went ; by Mr. Brady at Thornley near Hartlepool ; by Dr. Lees 

 and Mr. Gardner in Upper Teesdale, " commonly." It is rather 

 common in Hezleden Dene, where it appears to prefer Hazel. 

 The larva gives me the idea of being very small for an insect 

 often expanding two inches. The imago is more frequently seen 

 than others of the group. I took one on the Cemetery palings 

 here in 1874, and have once or twice found it on the railway 

 side, both places being some distance from its probable larval 



home. 



PTEROSTOMA, Germ. 



54. Pterostoma palpina, (Linn.). Pale Prominent. 

 Pterostoma palpina. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 120. 

 Ptilodontis „ IS'ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 224. 

 Pterostoma ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. ili., p. 145. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 308. 



Laeva. Buck.,vol.ii., pl.xxxiv., fig.l ; O.Wils., pl.xxix.,fig.7. 

 This is exceedingly rare with us. It is in the Twizell list. 

 Mr. Finlay found a solitary larva in Meldon Park, and I found 

 another (which I failed to rear) on Sallows in Crimdon Cut in 

 the year 1860. It is given in Mr. Porritt's Yorkshire list for 

 several localities, but only one specimen is given in Dr. Ellis's 

 Catalogue of Lancashire and Cheshire Lepidoptera. 



PTILOPHORA, Steph. 



55. Ptilophora plumigera, Esp. Plumed Pbominent. 

 Ptilophora plumigera. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 121. 



„ „ ]^ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 224. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. iii., p. 149. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 308. 



Larva* Buck., vol.ii., pl.xxxiv., fig.2; 0.Wils.,pl.xxix.,fig.6. 



