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than Moths." Mr. Maddison took it at Durham; Mr. Gard- 

 ner says, "common in the larval stage in Teesdale." I have 

 bred it at Hartlepool from larvae found on Sallow, the usual food 

 plant, but a solitary pupa, which produced this species, I found 

 in the middle of a barren pasture near Benridge, Hezleden, 

 when there was neither Sallow nor Willow near. 



CHARIPTERA, Gn. 



83. Chariptera aprilma, (Linn.). Maevel-du-Jour. 

 Agriopis aprilina. Staint. Man., vol. i., 268. 



,, ,, IS'ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 402. 



Chariptera ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. iv., p. 318. 



PoUa ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 53. 



Larva. Buck., vol. vi., pi. xci., fig. 2 ; O.Wils., pi. xxxvii., 



fig. 19. 



Common amongst Oaks, but rarely approaching the coast. It 

 is in the Twizell list ; Mr. Pinlay found it generally distributed 

 and common around Meldon Park. Mr. Bhagg took it at Staward 

 Peel and at Brenkley ; Mr. Hedworth obtained it at sugar at 

 Thornley-on-the-Derwent ; Mr» Backhouse at Shotley; Mr. 

 Maddison found *' pupae common at Oaks, Great Highwood, near 

 Durham. Fine dark forms occur occasionally." "Upper Tees- 

 dale among the Lichens on Oaks," J. Gardner. Mr. Gardner 

 also took two in 1874 on the Cemetery palings at Hartlepool. 

 This is the only instance within my knowledge of its occurrence 

 on the coast, and these had probably been blown down by the 

 strong westerly winds that had prevailed for some little time 

 when these were obtained. It should be found wherever there 

 are plenty of well-grown Oaks. 



MISELIA, Steph. 



84. MiseliaOxyacanthae, (L.). Greej^Brij^^dled Crescent. 

 Miselia Oxyacanthm. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 268. 



,, „ Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 402. 



,, „ Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. iv., p. 323. 



„ „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. b^. 



Larva Buck., vol. vi., pi. xci., fig. 1 ; O.Wils., pi. xxxvii., 



fig. 18. 



