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Abrostola tripartita, Hufn. (^urticse, Hiibn.). Somewhat local. 

 Lane. — Bolton (W.J.) ; Preston, rare (J.B.H.). 

 Ches.— Ince (A.O.W.); Wallasey (J.C.M.); Alderley (H. H. 

 Corbett). 



PLUSIA, Ochs. 



Plusia chrysitis, L. Generally distributed, but not usually common-. 



Lane. — Huyton (SJ.C.) ; Preston, not common (J.B.H). 



Ches. — Bovdon, Marple, and Wilmslow, not common (J.C.) ; 

 Alderley (H. H. Corbett) ; Chester district common (A.O.W.) ; 

 Tranmere and Oxton (W.G.) ; West Kirby (F.N.P.). 

 Plusia chryson, Esp. ( = orichalcea, Hiibn.). The only specimen 

 captured in either Lancashire or Cheshire, of which I have any 

 record, was beaten out of honeysuckle near Preston by Mr. 

 Hodgkinson, twenty years ago. 

 Plusia bractea, W. V. Has occurred in several localities, viz. : — 



Lane. — Longridge, and formerly at Preston (J.B.H.); near 

 Hyde, Manchester (R. S. Edleston, Zool., ii, 1007) ; Staley- 

 bridge, captured by — . Radcliff (J. CM.). 



.Ches. — Bowdon (R. S. Edleston, Intell., 1857, vol. i, p. 123); 

 and again at Bowdon by J. Sidebotham (J.C.M.); Marple, 

 Disley, and Macclesfield, rare (J.C). 

 Plusia festucae, L. Local. 



Lane.— Bolton (W.J.) ; Hall Road, near Crosby (G. A. 

 Harker) ; round Manchester, but not common (J.C); Chorley 

 (E. C. Buxton, Zool., 1853, 4037). 



Ches. — Birkenhead and Puddington (J.F.B.); Chester 

 (A.O.W.) ; Bowdon (R. S. Edleston, Intell., 1857, vol. i, p. 

 123); Alderley and Cheadle Hulme, rare, Heatley, common 

 (H. H. Corbett). 

 Plusia iota, L. Local. 



Lane. — Crosby (G. A. Harker); Chorley, common (J.B.H.); 

 Manchester district, but not common (J.C.) ; Preston, not 

 common (J.B.H.). 



Ches. — Alderley, common (H. H. Corbett) ; Bowdon (R. S. 

 Edleston, Intell., 1857, i, 123); Bromborough (R.W.); Chester 

 and Ince (A.O.W.); New Brighton (J.C.M.); Puddington (J.F.B). 

 Plusia pulchrina, Haw. ( = V-aureum, Guen.). Not common. 



Lane. — Manchester district (J.C.) ; Preston, not common 

 (J.B.H.); Prestwich, one in 1876 (J.C.M.). 



Ches. — Bowdon (R. S. Edleston, Intell., 1857, i, 123); Chester 

 (A.O.W.); Puddington, scarce (J.F.B.) ; West Kirby and Frankby, 

 at briar flowers (C.S.G.). 



Naturalist. 



