168 CATALOGUE OF MOTHS. 



AMPHIPYRA, Och. 



136. Amphipyra pyramidea, (L.). Coppee Undeewing. 



Amphipyra pyramidea. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 311. 



„ „ ]S"ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 457. 



„ „ Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 252. 



„ „ Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 114. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. vi., pi. ciii., fig. 2 ; 0. "Wils., pi. xl., 



fig. 7. 



A single specimen of this species was taken in Meldon Park 

 in August, 18 — , by Mr. Finlay. Mr. Porritt says in his ''List 

 of Yorkshire Lepidoptera," p. 100, " one would expect this 

 species to be plentiful in our larger Oak or Birch woods, but it 

 seems to be not only local but seldom very common where it 

 does occur." The nearest locality to us that he gives is York. 

 I am afraid, therefore, we can hardly expect it to be found 

 regularly in our counties. 



137. A. Tragopogonis, (L.). The Mouse. 



Amphipyra Tragopogonis. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 311. 

 „ „ I^ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 458. 



,, „ Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., 



p. 257. 

 „ ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit.Lep.,p.ll4. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. vi., pi. ciii., fig. 3 ; 0. "Wils., pi. xl., 



fig. 8. 



A common species all over the district. Mr. Barrett says it 

 does not come abundantly to sugar. I have occasionally found 

 it very much the reverse. One night in September, this year 

 (1898)", when nothing else would come, it was swarming on 

 every patch. 



( Toxocampa pastinum is a species that might possibly occur. 

 I have had it sent to name from the Yorkshire coast on the oppo- 

 site side of Hartlepool Bay). 



