INSECTS EUCLIDIID^ Euclidia mi, Clerck. Locally common — glyphica, L. Recorded from Speke near Liverpool by Gregson CaTOCALIDjE Catocala fraxini, L, Captures have been recorded at Bolton and Charley^ and three or four from near Manchester Herminiid^ Rivula sericealis, Scop. Scarce and local Zanclognatha grisealis, Hb. Not common — tarsipennalis, Tr. „ HvPENIDiE Hypena proboscidalis, L. Generally abun- dant Hypenodes costaestrigalis, St. IVindermere Tholomiges turfosalis, W. R. Pilling Moss Brephos parthenias, L. Recorded by Gregson from a birch wood at Wool- ton near Liverpool and from Winder- mere Uropterygid^ Uropteryx sambucata, L. Generally com- mon EUNOMID^ Epione apiciaria, SchifF. Generally dis- tributed but not common Rumia luteolata, L. Abundant Venilia macularia, L. Grange and Silver- dale only Metrocampa margaritaria, L. Generally distributed EUopia prosapiaria, L. Common in most of the fir woods Eurymene dolobraria, L. Recorded only from Grange and rarely there Pericallia syringaria, L. Very occasional Selenia bilunaria, Esp. Widely distributed and fairly common — lunaria, Schiff. Recorded from only a few localities as Chat Moss, near Kendal, Preston, Pendlebury Odontopora bidentata, Clerck. Common Crocallis elinguaria, L. „ Eugonia alniaria, L. Widely distributed but not common — quercinaria, Huf. Very rare — erosaria, Bork. „ — fuscantaria, Haw. „ Himera pennaria, L. Generally distributed but not common, except in the Windermere district Amphidasyd^ Phigalia pedaria, F. Common Nyssia zonaria, SchifF. Abundant on the sandhills at Crosby and Hightown Amphidasys strataria, Huf. Generally distributed — betularia, L. Rather common on the mosses in South Lancashire. The Common Recorded, perhaps rather doubtfully, from Windermere Chat Moss, Hale, Near Manchester ; Amphidasyd^ {continued) black form (doubledayaria. Mill.) of late years has been much more com- mon than the type form BOARMIID^ Hemerophila abruptaria, Thunb. Rare ; recorded only by Gregson from near Liverpool and near Kendal Cleora lichinaria, Huf. Preston Boarmia repandata, L. — gemmaria, Brahm. Tephrosia consonaria,"| Hb. — luridata, Bork. J — crepuscularia, Hb. Longridge — biundularia, Bork. occasional — punctularia, Hb. Chat Moss, Knowsley, Preston, Silverdale Gnophos obscurata, Hb. Not uncommon on the heaths Geometrid^ Pseudoterpna pruinata, Huf. Morcambe and Silverdale only Geometra papilionaria, L. Occasional but not at all common lodis lactearia, L. Common Hemithea strigata, Mtlll. Local but not uncommon EPHYRIDiE Zonosoma punctaria, L. Recorded from Hale near Liverpool only — linearia, Hb. Silverdale ACIDAUXDJE Hyria muricata, Huf. Occasional on the mosses Asthena luteata, SchiiF."| Generally distri- — candidata, SchifF. buted but not — sylvata, Hb. J common — blomeri. Curt. Only recorded from near Preston Venusia cambrica, Curt. Scarce ; northern part of county, and recorded from Bury and Bolton Acidalia dimidiata, Huf. More or less common — bisetata, Huf. — remutata, Hb. — imitaria, Hb. — adversata, L. — virgularia, Hb. — ornata. Scop. — fumata, St. — inornata, Haw. — immutata, L. — dilutaria, Hb. TVyre — subsericeata. Haw. Chester, Grange More or less common » On the mosses only Barlow Moor, banks of Local ; near Man- 133
