A HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND 
Hufn., and C. miata, L., visit ‘sugar’ in autumn. C. corylata, 'Thnb., is: 
a common moth in some woods. C. truncata, Hufn., C. immanata, Haw., 
C. fulvata, Forst., C. testata, L., C. populata, L., C. dotata, L. (pyraliata, 
Fb.), C. associata, Bork. (dotata, Gn.), C. prunata, L., and C. suffumata, 
Hb., are all more or less common. The var. piceata, St., of the last 
species is occasionally captured. C. silaceata, Hb., though generally 
diffused is always scarce. C. reticulata, Fb., probably now on the verge 
of extinction as a British insect, was formerly taken in the Great Wood, 
Keswick, by the late James Edmondson. Pe/urga comitata, L., is hardly 
known in the county away from Carlisle, where it sometimes visits light 
freely. Eubolia cervinata, Schiff., is local and scarce ; E. /imitata, Scop., 
common everywhere. 
mentata, Scop., was taken in Barron Wood many years ago. 
The reputed ‘only’ British specimen of E. 
I do not 
know if this specimen is still in existence, but the late J. B. Hodgkinson 
used to have it. 
places. 
Anaitis plagiata, L., is rather scarce. 
amongst broom. C. rufata, Fb., has been taken once at Hayton. 
E. plumbaria, Fb., is common on heaths and waste 
Carsia paludata, 'Thnb., is common on some of the moors. 
Chesias spartiata, Fues., is abundant 
Tan- 
agra atrata, L., is abundant in meadows in summer. 
PYRALIDES 
Aglossa pinguinalis, L. Common in stables 
Pyralis farinalis, L. In stables, flour-mills, 
etc. 
Scoparia ambigualis, Tr. 
— basistrigalis, Knaggs. 
on rocks, etc. 
— cembre, Haw. 
— murana, Curt. 
occurs on walls 
— ingratella, Zell. 
— crategella, Hb. 
— resinea, Haw. Lake district ; common 
(Stainton’s AZanual) 
— truncicolella, Sta. Common everywhere 
— angustea, St. Lake district (Stainton’s 
Manuat) 
Nomophila noctuella, Schiff. Common every- 
where 
Pyrausta aurata, Scop. Lake district ; common 
(Stainton’s AZanual) 
— purpuralis, L. Abundant on the Silloth 
sandhills 
— ostrinalis, Hb. 
ual) 
Herbula cespitalis, Schiff. Sparingly in mea- 
dows ; Carlisle 
Ennychia cingulata, L. Very common on 
grassy hillsides near Seathwaite-in-Bor- 
Borrowdale ; rests 
Moderately common; 
Keswick (Stainton’s MZan- 
rowdale 
— nigrata, Scop. } Lake district (Stain- 
— octomaculata, Fb. ton’s Manual) 
Eurrhypara urticata, L. Abundant in nettle- 
beds everywhere 
Scopula lutealis, Hb. 
where 
— olivalis, Schiff. 
— prunalis, Schiff. 
Botys fuscalis, Schiff. Swarms in meadows 
throughout the county 
Pionea forficalis, L. Common in gardens 
ee round 
Very common every- 
\ In and near woods 
Hydrocampa nymphezata, L. 
the margins 
— stagnata, Don. B 
of ponds 
PTEROPHORI 
Chrysocoris festaliella, Hb. 
Moss and Kingmoor 
Platyptilia ochrodactyla, 
amongst yarrow 
— gonodactyla, Schiff. Abundant amongst 
coltsfoot, especially on railway banks. 
Larve may be found freely in early 
spring in the flowers 
Amblyptilia acanthodactyla, Hb. On heaths, 
Rare; Hayton 
Hb. 
Common 
etc. 
— cosmodactyla, Hb. Lake district (Stainton’s 
Manual) 
ci | Carlisle dis- 
— plagiodactylus, Sta. mre 
— pterodactylus, L. Common along hedge- 
rows 
Cédematophorus lithodactylus, Tr. Kingmoor 
Leioptilus osteodactylus, Lake dhivies (Stains 
eens ton’s Manual ) 
Aciptilia tetradactyla, L. 
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