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met with it about Morpeth, but never plentifully; Mr.. Sang: 

 took it at lamps at Darlington ; I took a single specimen at West 

 Hartlepool Cemetery, and Mr. Gardner has met with it once or 

 twice about Hezleden Dene. 



127. T. opima, Haw. IS'oetheen Drab. 



TcBniocampa opima. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 243. 



„ ,, I^ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 359. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 206. 



Monima ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 73. 



Larva. Buck., vol. v., pi. Ixxxi., fig. 2; O.Wils., pl.xxxvi., 



fig. 5. 



One of the scarce species in this genus, and far from generally 

 distributed in our counties. Mr. Pinlay found it in several 

 places in the Morpeth district but never common. Mr. Sang 

 took it at lamps in Darlington, '^ 6th April, 1859." These are 

 all the records T have received. At Hartlepool we take it occa- 

 sionally at Sallow blossom in Hezleden Dene and on the railway 

 side above Hart Station. I once found a batch of eggs on the 

 sand-banks between Hezleden Dene mouth and the volunteers' 

 target, close to where there was an abundance of the Burnet 

 Rose {Rosa spinosissimd). They were neatly deposited in rows 

 round a dried stem, and from them I reared a fine and varied 

 series of this insect. 



128. T. instabilis, "W. V. Clotjdet) Drab. 



Taniocampa instabilis. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 243. 



„ ,, Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 358. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 209. 



Monima incerta. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 72. 



Larva. Buck., vol. v., pi. Ixxxi., fig. 1 ; O.Wils., pi. xxxvi., 



fig. 4. 

 Generally common throughout the district. A very variable 

 species, producing several verj distinct forms, most of which 

 occur with us. 



