152 CATALOGUE OF MOTSS. 



This species was introduced to the British fauna by the late 

 John Sang, who captured it in Neasham Lane, near Darlington, 

 in 1834. Mr. Gardner and I were the next to take it near Black 

 Hall Rocks, and it has since been met with in many parts of both 

 counties. Mr. Patterson took it at Alnmouth ; Mr. Finlay, 

 " west of JS'etherwitton ;" Mr. Corder at Roker, Mr. Eales near 

 Marsden ; and the Hartlepool collectors get it abundantly between 

 Hezleden and Castle Eden Denes. I have also taken it near 

 Tiiornley Colliery, and believe it is much more generally distri- 

 buted than the records would lead one to believe. It should be 

 looked for in an afternoon, a time of day when little -collecting 

 is done. It comes out about noon and flies quickly for a few 

 minutes, then goes down among the herbage. In a little time 

 it is off again, perhaps flying a few minutes, perhaps a quarter 

 of an hour, and so on, never long on the wing, but appearing at 

 brief intervals, perhaps singly, or in small numbers, or some- 

 times many flying at once. I have looked in vain for some 

 meteorological change affecting its flight. It will not fly at all 

 on a cold, dull day, and certainly prefers bright sunshine, but it 

 will fly freely during a passing shower if the day suits it other- 

 wise. Probably these are males flying in search of their mates, 

 for I once saw them "assemble" in considerable numbers around 

 a female, evidently newly emerged. After pairing she deposited 

 some eggs, from which Mr. Buckler reared the larvae to maturity 

 but did not obtain the imago. Mr. Gardner subsequently found 

 the full-grown larva and enabled Mr. Buckler to complete its 

 life history. 



EUPLEXIA, Steph. 



105. Euplexia luclpara, (Linn.). Small Angle Shades. 



Eu^lexia lucipara. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 270. 



„ „ IS'ewn. Brit. Moths, p. 405. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 49. 



Hadena ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 128. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. vi., pi. xci., fig. 5 ; 0. Wils., pi. xxxviii., 



fig 2. 



