CITALOGTJE OF MOTHS. 161 



120. L. conigera, W. Y. Brownline Brighteye. 

 Leucania conigera. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 187. 



,, ,, !N"ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 259. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 169. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 69. 



Larva. Buck., vol, iv.. pi. Iviii., fig. 1. 



A tolerably well-distributed species, but not occurring every- 

 where. The larva feeds on various grasses, preferring, according 

 to Newman, Triticum repens^ which farmers will consider is 

 much too abundant. The insect is given in the Twizell list, but 

 not in that in Ornsby's Durham, nor has Mr. Maddison found it 

 iu collecting round the city. Mr. Pinlay met with it at Meldon 

 Park, but never plentifully ; Mr. Maling took it at Bramble 

 flowers near Lucker; Mr. Bhagg found it at Brinkley near 

 Blaydon, and near Neweastle ; Mr. Brady at Eyhope ; Mr. Hed- 

 worth at Thornley and Dunston, but not common ; Mr. Boss at 

 Bishop Auckland ; it is in the Manual list for Darlington, where 

 Mr. Backhouse and Mr. Sang took it, the latter at sugar in 

 1853 and at Bush flowers in 1871. At Hartlepool it is often 

 abundant at sugar, and it goes freely to many flowers. 



121. L. lithargyriaj Esp. The Clay. 



Leucania lithargyria. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 188. 



,, ,, Xewm. Brit. Moths, p. 261. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 178. 



„ „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 68. 



Larva. Buck., vol. iv., pi. Iviii., fig. 3 ; 0. Wils., pi. xxxiii., 



fig. 2. 

 "Widely-distributed in both counties, but not recorded every- 

 where as one would have anticipated. It is not given in any of 

 the older lists, but Mr. Finlay found it plentifully in Meldon 

 Park, and Mr. Maling found it at Jesmond, the only jS^orthumber- 

 land records I have. In Durham Mr. Hedworth took it at Duns- 

 ton and Thornley, Mr. Brady found it common at Byhope, Mr. 

 Eales at South Shields, Mr. Maddison at Duiliam, and Dr. Ljes 

 in Upper Teesdale. At Hartlepool it is always tolerably com- 

 mon. It comes freely to sugar. 



