68 G. T. PORRITT : NORTH-EAST YORKSHIRE LEPIDOPTERA. 



form ; '''E. btpnnctan'a, Saltburn ; "^Leiicaiiia conigera ; L. impnra 

 and L. pallens, both plentiful, and the variety ectypa of the latter 

 common ; Xylophasia polyodon^ abundant ; Cliarceas grainiJiis ; 

 Apamea oculea, nice varieties ; Miana Iife?vsa, abundant, the speci- 

 mens often large and beautifully marbled ; Caradrina cuhiciilaris, 

 abundant and well marked ; Agrotis valligera^ common ; A. nigrica7is^ 

 not uncommon, but a black form I took at Southport on the opposite 

 coast the year previous, and which is there in fair proportion, seemed 

 to be absent ; A. t?'itici\ abounded at ragwort flowers on the sand- 

 hills, and was one of the most interesting species, being both in size 

 and colour most variable — I picked out, I think, the prettiest and 

 most variable series I ever saw ; Tjyphcciia interjecta^ taken on rag- 

 wort, tansy, and thistle flowers at Saltburn ; T. o?'bona and T. pronuba, 

 both common and variable ; Noctua umbrosa, common at ragwort 

 flowers ; A^. xa?ifhographa, abundant, and very variable in colour ; 

 ^Plusia chrysitis : Mania typica ; Fionea forficalis ; Scopida hitealis, 

 very abundant ; Scoparia ambigualis ; S. cembrce. and S. angiistea 

 (coarcfalis), Skinningrove ; Cravibus tristellus and C. 'culmelliis ; C. 

 geniculellus, not uncommon at Redcar, but nearly over ; Aiierastia 

 lofella, Redcar : Tortrix 7'osa7ia, T. heparan a, T. unifasciana^ and 

 T. vi7-idana ] '^Pe7'07iea coi7parana, and jP. variegana, Saltburn; 

 Dictyopte7yx bergnia7miana] Serico7'is lacunana^ common; ^Sciaphiia 

 pascuana, not uncommon, previously only recorded from the West 

 Riding in the county: G7-apholita tri7naculana '''G. peiikleriana^ 

 abundant ; Pcedisca occulta7ia and P. sola7idna7ia^ both common ; 

 Xylopoda fabricia7ia, abundant ; Xa7ithosetia zoegana, common ; 

 "^Aphelia pratajta, abundant ; ^^Ti7iea pellionella, abundant ; *Hypo- 

 lepia 7-adiateUa^ variable ; Ha7pipteryx 7ieniorella and ^H. ha7pella^ 

 both common : Phibalocei-a quercella ; Depressaria costosella ; D. 

 liturella^ abundant : D. assiniilella ; ^Z>. Jiype7'iceUa^ abundant ; 

 "^D. a7igelicella, common ; D. appla7ieUa ; D. doiiglasella, several — 

 only one specimen was previously recorded for the county ; '■^'D. 

 weirella, plentiful, and new to the county list. Ah the species of 

 Depressai'ia were taken on tansy flowers in the ravine at Saltburn. 

 GelecJiia 7'ufesce7ifella,no\. uncommon on the sandhills; *6^. midi7ieUa, 

 not uncommon ; G. expolitella {politella), late, and the specimens 

 very worn, but I think I am right in determining them as this 

 species, of which I had taken scores some weeks earlier on our own 

 moorland hills ; G. 77iaculella and G. tricolorella, both common on 

 ash trunks, etc., at Saltburn ; *CheIaria co7iscriptella, common in the 

 wood at Saltburn ; CEcopho7-a pseiido-sp7'etella and E7idrosis fe7iestrella ; 

 Argyresthia 7i2fidella, everywhere ; LithocoUetis C7'a77tereila, abundant 

 in oak trees ; '^Pterop/io7-iis dichrodactylits — this interesting species was 



Naturalist, 



