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This interesting species is common on the moors of both coun- 

 ties. The male flies in the bright sunshine, coming out about 

 noon, like Captiuncula. Later in the day, but before dark, it 

 flies again, this time in search of the female, which sits on a 

 grass stem, and evidently diffuses a faint odour to attract her 

 partner, as do some of the genus Hepialus. ** Generally distri- 

 buted on the moors north of Greenleighton," J". Finlay. Mr. 

 Finlay says north of Greenleighton, but I took a couple of males 

 on Greenleighton Moor myself, when collecting there with Mr. 

 Finlay, flying rather slowly just as rain was beginning to fall. 

 "Common on moors in Teesdale in August to beginning of Sep- 

 tember. "Will not come to sugar," F. A. Lees. ''Kot uncom- 

 mon on Teesdale moors," J. Gardner. In 1894 my son sent me 

 a number of insects alive, which he had taken on gas lamps near 

 Jesmond ; among them were two examples of Haworthi, which 

 I certainly was surprised to receive from Newcastle. The species 

 is marked **Da" in the Manual, but the specimens referred to 

 were taken in Teesdale. 



MIANA, Steph. 



100. Miana literosa, Haw. Eosy Minok. 



Miana liter osa. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 212, 



,, ,, Kewm. Brit. Moths, p. 308. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 7. 



Hadena ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 136. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. iv., pi. Ixviii., fig. 3 ; 0."Wils., pi. xxxiv., 



fig. 8. 

 An abundant species everywhere. It comes freely to sugar, 

 and is common at Kagwort and other flowers. 



101. M, strigilis, Clerck. Marbled Minor 

 Miana strigilis. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 212. 



,, „ Kewm. Brit. Moths, p. 307. 



,, „ Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 10. 



Hadena „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 137. 



Labya. Buck., vol. iv., pi. Ixviii., fig. 1. 



