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Arctia villica, L. Recorded only from Cheshire, viz., Bowdon 

 (J.C.M.) and Delamere (A.O.W.). 



SPILOSOMA, Steph, 



Spilosoma lubricipeda, Fab. Abundant over the whole of both 

 counties. 



Spilosoma menthastri, W.V. Abundant throughout both counties. 

 In collection C.S.G. is a beautiful aberration, taken in the 

 neighbourhood of Liverpool, in which the spots have become so 

 elongated as to form distinct rays. 

 Spilosoma mendica, L. Local. 



Preston, Chorley, and Bolton (J.B.H.); Chorley (W.J.); War- 

 rington (N.C); Blackpool, Bucklow Hill, and Withington (J.C.); 

 Tranmere (J.F.B.) ; about old gardens in Wirral (C.S.G.) ; East 

 Cheshire (A.O.W.) ; Warrington (N.C.). 



In Mr. Gregson's collection is a peculiar variety of the male, 

 captured at Bolton, with the ground colour of all the wings 

 smoky, but with dark costae and cilia. 



PHRAGMATOBIA, Steph. 



Phragmatobia fuliginosa, L. Common throughout both counties 

 on heaths and mosses, and especially abundant on the coast 

 sandhills. 



Kara. L1PARIDAL. 

 ORGYIA, Ochs. 



Orgyia antiqua, L. Abundant everywhere ; often seen flying in the 

 streets of the larger towns. 



DASYCHIRA, Steph. 



Dasychira fascelina, L. Common all along the Lancashire coast, 

 from Lytham and Blackpool to Crosby. On the Cheshire sand- 

 hills it also occurs, but not so frequently. 



In Mr. Johnson's collection is a male specimen which has a 

 large black patch on the costa of each fore-wing. 



Dasychira pudibunda, L. Generally distributed, but nowhere 

 common. 



Lane. — Chat Moss, rare (J.C.); Lytham (W.J.); Preston, rare 

 (J.B.H.). 



Chesh. — Chester district, but not common (A.O.W.) ; Dela- 

 mere (N.C.) ; Eastham Wood (R. Wilding) ; Rock Ferry (W.G.). 



April 1886. 



