282 CATALOGtJE OF MOTHS. 



Ber. F. Club, vol. xv., p. 301) speaks of it as being common 

 "where old Alders grow." He took a specimen at Foulden 

 Hag on 23rd August, 1891, which "measures quite an inch and 

 a quarter in expanse of wings." It is in the Twizell list; Mr. 

 Finlay found it in Meldon Park, in some seasons not uncommon. 

 He also found, in one place only, the suffused form Plumbata, 

 Curtis, this being the only record I have of the occurrence of 

 this variety. Mr. Rhagg got the type at Gilsland. Mr. Maling 

 at "Witton-le-Wear ; Mr. Backhouse at Shull and Shotley ; Mr. 

 Greenwell found it rare at "Wolsingham; Mr. Gardner got it 

 commonly in Upper Teesdale ; Mr. Sang at Hell Kettles and 

 other places about Darlington, which is a "Manual" locality. 

 Mr. Gardner met with it in 1891 at Castle Eden Dene, and I 

 took it the same year in Hezleden Dene, at a place where there 

 were but one or two small Alders. JS'ewcastle is also a 

 "Manual" locality, from specimens taken by Mr. Wailes at 

 Meldon Park. 



142. M. ocellata, Linn. Purple Bar Carpet. 



Melanthia ocellata. Staint. Man., voh ii., p. 98. 

 ,, ,, ]N^ewm. Brit. Moths, p. 155. 



Hydriomena ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 209. 



Larva. Buck., vol. viii., pi. cxxxix., fig. 2; 0. Wils., 



pi. xxvi., fig. 4. 



This species probably occurs in all suitable localities in both 

 counties. Mr. Bolam says, "Not uncommon, and well dis- 

 tributed on both sides of the Border ; besides taking it in many 

 localities around Berwick, I have found it along the coast as 

 far as Fast Castle, and at Langleyford it is plentiful in August, 

 and is met with far up the hill sides " (Trans. Ber. F. Club, 

 vol. XV., p. 301). It is in the Twizell list; Mr. Bhagg took it 

 at Warkworth; Mr. Patterson at Alnmouth; Mr. Finlay re- 

 ported it as common everywhere ; Miss Bosie took it at Kenton ; 

 and Mr. Wailes found it at Tynemouth (see Steph. lUust., 

 vol. iii., p. 222). Mr. Hed worth and others found it generally 

 common at Thornley, Gibside Axwell, &c. Mr. Ross reports 



