Io6 J. W. ELLIS : LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE BOMBYCES. 



LEUCOMA, Steph. 



Leucoma salicis, L. Very abundant all along the Lancashire coast ; 

 less frequently on the Cheshire coast, at Wallasey and Hoylake. 



OCNERIA, Herr.-Schaef. 



Ocneria dispar, L. A specimen of this species (a male, in the col- 

 lection of Mr. Hodgkinson), was taken near Warrington forty 

 years ago. Recorded from Staley Brushes by J. CM. 



PORTHESIA, Steph. 



Porthesia anriflua, W. V. Common all over both counties ; 

 occasionally abundant. 



In Mr. Gregson's collection is a remarkable aberration of this 

 usually constant species, a male, taken near Manchester, which 

 has the black spot at the apex of the fore-wing joined to the one 

 at the anal angle by a curved black line. 



L/ELIA, Steph. 



Lselia csenosa, Hiib. ' My friend, T. Townley, first discovered this 

 species at Altcar, and afterwards on Bidston Marsh' (C.S.G.). 



Earn. COSSIDsE. 

 COSSUS, Fab. 



Cossus ligniperda, Fab. Generally distributed throughout the 

 wooded portions of the counties. 



ZEUZERA, Latr. 



Zeuzera aesculi L. The only notice of its occurrence is in a letter 

 from the Rev. H. H. Higgins, who mentions having seen one 

 many years ago at Rainhill. 



Fam. HE PI A LI DAL. 

 HEPIALUS, Fab. 



Hepialus humuli, L. Abundant throughout the district. 



Mr. C. S. Gregson informs me that on the moss-lands of North 

 Lancashire, where the species is extremely abundant, and where, 

 at the time of its emergence it forms a favourite food of the 

 Black-headed Gull, a variety of the female is of very frequent 

 occurrence in which the usual red markings are entirely absent, 

 all the wings being of a unicolorous pale buff colour. 



Hepialus velieda, Esp. Generally distributed. 



Lane. — Bolton (W.J.) • Chat Moss (J.C.) > moors in North 

 Lancashire, common (J.B.H.) ; Simmonswood Moss (C.S.G.). 



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