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side of the brancli." (Trans. Berwickshire Nat. F. C, vol. xv., 

 p. 304). Mr. Hender-son met with the species at Jesmond, Mr. 

 Hedworth took one at Lockhaugh, 6th March, 1871 ; Mr. Rhagg 

 found it both at Gibside and Thornley Wood ; Mr. Sang found 

 larvae on Eirch at Wolsingham, 13th June, 1872; Dr. Lees 

 took one in Upper Tecsdale, where Mr. Gardner found the larvae 

 common. Mr. Greenwell reported it as rare at Bishop Auck- 

 land. It is rare in Hezleden Dene near Hartlepool, but common 

 at Edder Acres. The larva spins leaves together and conceals 

 itself therein, being very difficult to see or beat out. It feeds 

 at night and is then more easy to dislodge. The perfect insect 

 at rest so closely resembles the Birch bark that it requires a 

 practised eye to notice it. 



7. A, ridens, Eab. Frosted Greeit. 



Cymatophora ridens, Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 176. 

 ,, ,, l^ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 243. 



Asphalia ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. iii., p. 211. 



Polyploca ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 292. 



Larva. Buck., vol. iv., pi. Iv., fig. 2 ; O.Wils., pi. xxxi., fig. 2. 



The only record of this pretty little species is that Mr. Hed- 

 worth bred a single specimen from a larva he found at Gibside. 

 (See Ent., vol. x., p. 256). Mr. Hedworth gave the specimen 

 to the late Mr. Wasserman and it is now in the Museum of the 

 l^atural History Society of JS'ewcastle. 



{Dipthera orion, Esp., is marked ''Da" in the Manual in 

 error). 



Family. TRIFIDJE. 



ACRONYCTA, Och. 



8. Acronycta leporina, (Linn). Miller. 

 Acronycta leporina. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 181. 



,, ,, ISTewm. Brit. Moths, p. 251. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. i., p. 224. 



,, „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 140. 



Larva, Buck., vol.iv.,pl.lvi.,fig.3j 0.Wils.,pl.xxxii.,fig.3, 



