170 CATALOGUE OF MOTHS. 



CARADRINA, Och. 



140. Caradrina Morpheus, Huffn. Mottled Etjstic. 



Caradrina Morpheus. Staint. Man., vol. i., p. 217. 



„ ,, Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 312. 



„ „ Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v.. p. 280. 



,, ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 122. 



Larva. Buck., vol. iv., pi. Ixix., fig. 2. 



This insect has been seldom recorded, but ought to be found 

 elsewhere. It is in the Twizell list under Stephens' name of 

 Sepii. Mr. Brady took a few at sugar at Ryhope. We find it 

 at Hartlepool, not very abundant, but to be had every year. It 

 comes to Campion flowers, to sugar, and sits on the flower heads 

 of Heraclium. Mr. Lofthouse also reports it from Greatham 

 Salt Harsh *' flying about the grasses." 



141. G. blanda, W. Y. The Eustic. 



Caradrina blanda. Staint. Man., vol i., p. 217. 

 ,, ,, N'ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 314. 



,, ,, Barr. Lep. Brit. Is., vol. v., p. 289. 



,, Taraxaci. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 123. 



Larva. Buck., vol. iv., pi. Ixix., fig. 4; O.Wils., pi. xxxiv., 



fig. 10. 



Alsines is recorded in the Twizell list, but Blanda was not 

 then recognised as British, and I have no doubt they were what 

 is now known by that name, but the specimens had been taken 

 out of the collections when it was examined for me. The diffi- 

 culty of separating the two species is considerable, especially 

 with captured insects. Very few collectors record either in our 

 district, those who do, however, are reliable Entomologists, and 

 they agree in calling their captures Blanda. Mr. Pinlay says it 

 is generally distributed but not common ; Mr. Hedworth has 

 taken it at Dunston ; Mr. Sang took it at Darlington, both at 

 sugar and at Rush flowers. At Hartlepool we occasionally meet 

 with it, sometimes at Campion flowers. Mr. Gardner has also 



