A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



ORTHOSiiDi^ (continued) 



Xanthia ferruginea, Esp. Fairly common 



— flavago, F. „ „ 



— citrago, L. Rare ; near Liverpool, Pres- 



ton, Windermere, Manchester 



— aurago, W.V. Recorded from Lydiate 



near Liverpool by Gregson 

 Cirrhsdia xerampelina, H. Recorded only 

 from Clitheroe and near Manchester 



COSMIID^ 



Tethea. Both species occur, but neither 

 are at all common 



Calymnia trapezLna, L. Generally com- 

 mon 



— affinis, L. One record by Gregson 



from near Liverpool 

 Hadenid.5: 



Dianthecia nana. Roth. A few records 



— capsincola, Hb. Generally distributed 



— cucubali, Fues. „ „ 



— carpophaga, Bork. Not infrequent at 



Crosby, Formby, Morcambe, and 

 Grange 



uncommon, es- 



Hecatera serena, F. Not 



pecially on the sandhills 

 Polia flavicincta, F. Recorded by Gregson 



from near Liverpool, but the record 



seems doubtful 

 — chi, L. Generally distributed 

 Dasypolia templi, Thumb. Has occurred at 



Crosby, Windermere, near Preston 

 Epunda lichenea, Hb. Confined to the 



coast, where however it is not com- 



mon 

 Aporophyla nigra. 



Chat Moss 

 — lutulenta, Bork. 

 Cleoceris viminalis, 

 Bolton, 



Haw. Windermere, 



Occasional 



F. Recorded from 

 Windermere, and by 

 Gregson from near Liverpool 

 Miselia oxycanthae, L. Generally abundant 

 Aplecta occulta, L. Occasional 



— prasina, F. „ 



— nebulosa, Huf. Common 



— advena, F. Recorded on two occasions 



from near Liverpool by Gregson, but 

 require confirmation 



— tincta, Brahm. From Grange by 



Hodgkinson 

 Agriopis aprilina, L. Preston, Manchester, 



and more commonly at Windermere 

 Euplexia lucipara, L. Generally abundant 

 Phlogophora meticulosa, L. Generally 



abundant 



Hadena adusta, Esp. 



— protea, Bork. 



— dentina, Esp. 



— oleracea, L. 



— pisi, L. 



— thalassina, Rott. 



More or less common 



HADKNiDiT [continued) 



Hadena porphyrea, Esp. 1 Local on the moors 



— glauca, H. J and mosses 



— dissimilis, Knoch. Very occasional 



— contigua, Vill. Only from Barlow 



Moor by Chappell 



— rectilinea, Esp. From the extreme 



north only 



XyLINIDj^ 



Xylocampa areola, Esp. Generally dis- 

 tributed 



Calocampa. All our three species occur 

 but not commonly 



Xylina ornithopus, Rott. Chat Moss, Man- 

 chester district ; very occasional 



— socia, Rott. One specimen recorded 



from the Dingle near Liverpool 

 Asteroscopus sphinx, Huf. Hodgkinson 

 records a specimen bred from a larva 

 found near Preston 

 CucuUia asteris, SchifF. The larvae are not 

 uncommon near Grange and Winder- 

 mere 



— chamomillae, SchifF. Not uncommon 



— umbratica, L. „ „ 

 G0NOPTERID.5: 



Gonoptera libatrix, L. Generally abundant 



PLUSIIDi* 



Habrostola. Both species are generally 

 distributed but not common 



Plusia chryson, Esp. One specimen taken 

 near Preston by Hodgkinson 



— chrysitis, L. Generally distributed 



— bractea, F. Manchester, Preston, Bolton ; 



occasional 



— festucae, L. Not uncommon but local 



— iota, L. „ „ 



— pulchina, Haw. „ „ 



— gamma, L. Abundant everywhere 



— interrogationis, L. Not uncommon at 



heather near Windermere 

 Heuothid^ 



Anarta myrtilli, L. Abundant on all the 

 heaths and mosses 



Heliodes tenebrata, Scop. Local but not 

 uncommon 



Heliothis armigera, Hb. First recorded as 

 British from a specimen taken near 

 Salford in 1840 by Mr. Jno. Thomas. 

 The species has also been recorded 

 from Windermere, Huyton, Linacre 

 near Liverpool, and from Staleybridge 



— peltigera, Schiff. Very rare, but has been 



noted from Blackpool and Lytham 

 Chariclea umbra, Huf. Not uncommon 

 at Crosby, but not recorded from 

 elsewhere 



POAPHILIID^ 



Phytometra viridaria, Clerck. Generally 

 distributed on the mosses 



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