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Rumia cratasgata. 



Metrocampa margaritata. 



Amphidasis betularia. 

 *Fidonia atomaria (abundant on the 



moors). 

 *Himera pennaria. 



Abraxas grossulariata. 



Hybernia progemmaria. 

 *Hybernia aurantiaria (Guyscliffe 



Wood). 

 *Hybernia defoliaria. 



Cheimatobia brumata. 

 *Cheimatobia boreata. 



Oporabia dilutata. 



Larentia didymata. 



Larentia caesiata (Pateley Moors and 

 Brimham Rocks). 

 *Emmelesia decolorata. 



Melanippe montanata. 



Tanagra chaerophyllata. 

 *Acronycta rumicis. 

 Xylophasia rurea. 

 Xylophasia polyodon. 

 Charseas graminis. 

 Mamestra brassicse. 

 Caradrina cubicularis. 

 Triphaena pronuba. 

 Noctua brunnea (Guyscliffe). 

 Noctua xanthographa. 

 Polia chi. 



Phlogophora meticulosa. 

 Anarta myrtilli (abundant 



moors). 

 Abrostola urticas. 

 Plusia iota. 

 Plusia gamma. 

 Mania typica. 

 'Hypena proboscidalis. 



on the 



Cidaria populata. 



Of these, all have been found by Mr. Walker about Birstwith, except 

 the few marked with the asterisk. Of these it would be interesting to 

 confirm the reported occurrence of Chortobius davus on the moors. 



Other insects whose capture would repay the investigator are the 

 very scarce Gastropacha ilicifolia, which once occurred on the 

 Dallowgill Moors, part of the Nidderdale watershed, and Dasypolia 

 templi, which it is surmised from circumstantial evidence has 

 occurred, or may occur, in the Scotgate Ash or other quarries in the 

 neighbourhood of Pateley. 



In addition to the species starred above, Mr. F. T. Walker has 

 found the following species near Birstwith : — 



Colias edusa (has occurred at Ripley), 



Vanessa io. 



Vanessa atalanta. 



Polyommatus phlseas. 



Lycsena alexis. 



Macroglossa stellatarum. 



Sesia bembeciformis (reported as S. 



apiformis). 

 Hepialus hectus (in a larch wood). 

 Hepialus lupulinus (rarer than the 



other 1 Swifts '). 

 Nudaria mundana. 

 Lithosia griseola. 



Chelonia plantaginis (Wilson's Wood). 

 Odonestis potatoria. 

 Lasiocampa quercifolia. 

 Ourapteryx sambucata. 

 Ellopia fasciaria. 



Selenia lunaria. 



Odontopera bidentata. 



Crocallis elinguaria. 



Boarmia rhomboidaria. 



Tephrosia punctulata. 



Iodis vernaria. 



Asthena candidata. 



Venusia cambricaria. 



Acidalia aversata. 



Cabera pusaria. 



Macaria liturata. 



Halia wavaria. 



Panagra petraria. 



Fidonia piniaria (Wilson's Wood). 



Abraxas ulmata. 



Hybernia rupicapraria. 



Larentia salicata. 



Larentia olivata. 



July 1886. 



