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SCOPELOSOMA, Curt. 

 Scopelosoma satellitia, L. Common throughout both counties. 



ORRHODIA, Hiibn. 



Orrhodia vaccinii, L. Common throughout both counties. 

 Orrhodia ligula, Esp. ( = spadicea, W. V.). Somewhat local. 



Lane— Agercroft (J.C.) ; Aigburth (W.J.); Preston (J.B.H.). 



Ches.— Chester (A.O.W.); Dunham Park (J.C.) ; Wallasey 

 (C.S.G.) ; Wirral, but not abundant (J.F.B.). 



SCOLIOPTERYX, Germ. 



Scoliopteryx libatrix, L. Not very common, but generally dis- 

 tributed throughout both counties. 



AMPHIPYRA, Ochs. 



Amphipyra tragopogonis, L. Abundant everywhere. 



Amphipyra pyramidea, L. Recorded as rare in Dunham Park 



(J.C.) ; from Eastham Wood (W.J.) ; and one from Puddington 



in 1870 (J.F.B.). 



Fam. A GRO TIDAL. 

 TRIPH/ENA, Hiibn. 



Triphsena fimbria, L. Generally distributed, but not common. 



Lane. — Chat Moss and Withington (J.C.) ; Crosby (G. A. 

 Harker) • Preston and Lytham (J.B.H.). 



Ches.— Bowdon (J.C); Chester (A.O.W.); Delamere (F.N.P.) ; 

 Dunham Park (J. CM.) ; Claughton, Denhall, Eastham Wood, 

 Puddington, and Wallasey (J.F.B.) ; larvae plentiful between 

 Wallasey and Leasowe in March and April (C.S.G.). 

 Triphsena ianthina, W.V. Not generally common. 



Lane— Preston, not common (J.B.H.); Garston (C.S.G.). 



Ches. — Bowdon, not common (J.C); Chester (A.O.W.) ; 

 Delamere and West Kirby (F.N.P.) ; Tranmere and Rock Ferry 

 ( W.G.); Wallasey (J.W.E.) ; Wirral (J.F.B. ). 

 Triphsena interjecta, Hiibn. Local. 



Lane. — Wyre district, near Fleetwood (J.B.H.). 



Ches. — Chester district (A.O.W.) ; New Brighton at flowers 

 of ragwort (C.S.G.) ; Parkgate (W.G.) ; Wallasey (W. J., J.F.B., 

 and W. Lello, Ent, iv, 155). 



Mr. Gregson notices that this species does not come to rag- 

 wort flowers before 11 p.m. 



Oct. 1886. 



