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there and tolerably abundant. Mr. Sang records it in his Diary 

 from several places round about Darlington, and also from 

 Seaton Carew. His captures date from 23rd July to 21st 

 August. About Hartlepool it is one of the commoner pugs ; it 

 sits on palings, where its tawny hue renders it rather con- 

 spicuous ; it comes freely to sugar, and also to Ragwort flowers. 

 The larvse are not uncommon on the leaves and flowers of 

 Yarrow, and are very easy to rear. They should be looked for 

 late in September, or through October. 



106. E. subumbrata, W. Y. Shaded Pug. 



Eupithecia suhumbrata. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 85. 

 ,, ,, Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 122. 



Eucymatoge scabiosata. Meyr. Hdbk. Erit. Lep., p. 197. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. viii., pi. cxxx., tig. 4; 0. Wils., pi. xxiv., 



fig. 6. 



At present this pug has only been taken in JS'orthumberland. 



Mr. Finlay found it flying between 8 and 9 in the evening at 



the Garden House, Longwitton. It was not at all rare. Miss 



Rosie has also taken it at Kenton. !N^ewman says the species 



occurs in open spaces in Beech woods. I cannot think it can 



be confined to such places. The larva feeds on a great number 



of common plants. 



107. E. plumbeolata, Haw. Lead-coloured Pug. 



Eupithecia plumbeolata. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 85. 

 ,, ,, Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 123. 



Tephroclystis ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 191. 



Larva. Buck., vol viii., pi. cxxx., fig. 5. 



This is not by any means a rare species generally, but the 

 only person who has met with it in these counties is Miss 

 Eosie, who took it at Kenton. The larva and its food plant 

 were long unknown, though the insect was taken freely in 

 many places. It is now known to feed upon Melamprium 

 pratense (Common Cow Wheat), which is "frequent in hilly 

 woods and heaths" (Trans., vol. ii., p. 17). In such places the 



