A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



Cossidj?: 



Cossus ligniperda, F. Generally distributed 

 and fairly common 



LiPARID.?: 



Porthesia chrysorrhasa, L. Formerly at 

 Crosby, but not seen there recently 



— similis, Fues. Abxmdant everywhere 

 Leucoma salicis, L. Abundant among 



sallows near the coast 



Ocneria dispar, L. A male in the collec- 

 tion of Mr. Hodgkinson, * taken near 

 TFarrington some fifty years ago ' 



Dasychira fascelina, L. Common on the 

 sandhills 



— pudibunda, L. Occasional on the 



mosses 

 Orgyia antiqua, L. Abundant everywhere 



BOMBYCID^ 



Trichiura crataegi, L. Recorded by Stain- 

 ton {Manual, p. 155) from the 

 Preston district, but there are no 

 records of recent captures 



Paeliocampa populi, L. Generally distri- 

 buted, but not common, except in 

 the north 



Eriogaster lanestris, L. Not uncommon 

 in the extreme north of the county 



Bombyx neustria, L. Rare. Chappell 

 records it (probably introduced on 

 fruit trees) from Blackpool 



— rubi, L. Common 



— quercus, L. „ 



var. callunas. Palmer. Common 



— trifolii, Esp, Formerly common on 



the coast sandhills and still occasional 

 there 

 Odonestris potatoria, L. Very abundant 



SaTURNIIDjS 



Saturn ia pavonia, L. Is common on all 

 the mosses and moorlands 



DREPANULIDi?: 



Drepana lacertinaria, \ Common among 

 L. j- birch on the 



— falcataria, L. J mosses 



Cilex glaucata. Scop. Generally abundant 



DlCRANULID^ 



Dicranura. All our British species occur ; 

 the rare D. bicuspis, Bork., however 

 is only recorded from the Preston 

 district 



NoTODONTIDiE 



Pterostoma palpina, L; Furness district 

 Lophopteryx camelina, L. Generally dis- 

 tributed 

 Notodonta dictasa, L., and N. dictsoides, 

 Esp., are not uncommon, the latter 

 more especially on the mosses 



— dromedarius, L. Rather common on 



all the mosses 



— ziczac, L. Generally distributed 



PyCitRIDjB 



Phalera bucephaia, L. Generally abundant 

 Pygasra pigra, Huf. Has been recorded by 



Gregson from Kirkhy 

 Cymatophorid^ 



Thyatira. Both our species are generally 



distributed throughout the county 

 Cymatophora or, F. Occasional near 



Preston 



— duplaris, L. Rare, but appears to be 



generally distributed 

 Asphalia diluta, F. Recorded from near 

 Manchester, Bury, Kendal 



— flavicornis. Haw. Common on all the 



mosses 



— ridens, F. Recorded by Hodgkinson 



from near Windermere, and by 

 Chappell from Staleybrushes 



BRYOPHILIDiE 



Bryophila perla, F. The only species 

 which occurs ; common 



BoMBYCOIDjB 



Demas coryli, L. Very occasional 

 Acronycta psi, L. Common 



— rumicis, L. „ 



— ligustri, F. „ 



— megalacephala, F. „ 



— leporina, L. Not rare on the mosses 



— menyanthidis. View. Not rare on the 



moors 



— alni, L. Very occasional 



— aceris, L. Has been recorded from 



Ashton-on-Mersey by Chappell 

 Diloba caerulocephala, L. Generally dis- 

 tributed 



LEUCANIIDi^ 



— pallens, L. 



— impura, Hb. 



— comma, L. 



rare, but widely 



Found not un- 

 commonly in 

 marshy districts 



Common, more espe- 

 cially near the 



— lithargyria, Esp.J ""^'^ 



— littoralis, Curt. Confined exclusively 



to the sandhill zone 



— conigera, F. Rather 



distributed 

 Calamia lutosa, Hb. "j 

 Tapinostola fiilva, Hb. l 

 Nonagria arundinis, F.J 



APAMEID^ffi 



Gortyna ochracea, Hb. Generally common 

 Hydrascia nictitans, Bork. „ „ 



— micacea, Esp. „ „ 



— petasitis, Dbl. Generally associated 



with the beds of Petasitis vulgaris, 

 which grows in abundance on most 

 of the river banks of the southern 

 part of the county 



Axylia putris, L. Abundant 



Xylophasia rurea, F. „ 



— lithoxylea, F. „ 



— monoglypha, Huf. „ 



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