A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE PtEROPHORID>« (continued) Amblyptilia acanthodactyla, "j Occur, but Hb. y are not — cosmodactyla, Hb. J common Oxyptilus parvidactylus, Haw. From Grange is the only species of the genus recorded Mimaeseoptilus zophodactylus, Dup. The first recorded British specimen was taken at Southport by Gregson, August 1857 {Zoologist, 1857, 5855)- The other species, except M. phaeo- dactylus, all occur at Grange CEdematophorus Hthodactylus, Tr. Grange Pterophorus monodactylus, L. „ Leioptilus tephradactylus, Hb. „ — microdactylus, Hb. „ Aciptilia tetradactyla, L. „ — pentadactyla, L. Generally distributed Alucita hexadactyla, L. Local, but not uncommon CniLiDi* SchaenobiusforficelluSjThunb. Rare and local — mucronellus, SchifF. „ „ Chilo phragmitellus, Hb. ,, „ CrAMBIDvE Crambus. The majority of this large genus has been recorded, the exceptions being C. alpinellus, Hb., C. ericellus, Hb., C. verellus, Zinck., C. sylvellus, Hb., C. uliginosellus, Zell., C. fasceli- nellus, Hb., C. chrysonuchellus. Scop., and C. craterellus. Scop. — furcatellus, Zett. Has only been re- corded from Coniston Old Man ; the others are all fairly common or local Phycid^ Anerastia lotella, Hb. Lytham sandhills (Hodgkinson) Homaosoma nimbella, Zell. Morcambe Ephestia. All the species occur in mills or warehouses more or less commonly Cryptoblabes bistriga. Haw. Single speci- mens are recorded from near Preston and near Liverpool Plodia interpunctella, Hb. Liverpool ware- houses Phycis betulae, Goze. -^ _ — fusca. Haw. I O^^""" °" *^ Dioryctria abietella, Zinck. f Pempelia palumbella, F. J Phycis adornatella, Tr. From Prescot only Rhodophcea consociella, "j Very rare on Hb. j- some of the — tumidella, Zinck. J mosses — advenella, Zinck. Banks of the fFyre Gaixekldm Aphomia sociella, L. Banks of fFyre Achroea grisella, F. Not uncommon about beehives heaths and ToRTRICICffi Tortrix podana. Scop. — xylosteana, L. — rosana, L. — heperana, Schiff. — ribeana, Hb. — unifasciana, Dup. — costana, F. — viridana, L. — ministrana, L. — forsterana, F. — corylana, F. — viburniana, F. — paUeana, Hb. — sorbiana, Hb. Common and generally distri- buted Rather rare and local » » Has only been taken near Liverpool and near Preston Dichelia grotiana, F. Recorded only from the mosses Amphisa. Both our species occur locally on the moors and mosses Leptogramma literana, L. Liverpool, Win- dermere Peronea sponsana, F.-v comparana, Hb. schalleriana, ^ — mixtana, Hb. I Generally distributed but not abundant — ferrugana, — variegana. Generally distributed ; abun- dant — comariana, Zell. Local and scarce — hastiana, L. „ „ — caledoniana, Zeph. „ „ — aspersana, Hb. „ „ — perplexana. Bar. Preston — logiana, SchifF. Windermere — shepherdana, Steph. Lytham — lipsiana, SchifF. Grange Racodia caudana, F. Not uncommon Teras contaminana, Hb. Generally abun- dant Dictyopteryx Iceflingiana. some of the mosses — holmiana, L. — bergmanniana, L. — forskaleana, L. Argyrotoza conwayana, Fb. Ptycholoma lecheana, L. Penthinid^ Diluta semifasciana. Haw. Fleetwood, Crosby Penthina pruniana, Hb. Generally common — ochroleucana, Hb. „ „ — variegana, Hb. „ „ — corticana, Hb. Local on the mosses — betulastana. Haw. „ „ — sororculana, Zett. „ „ — dimidiana, Zr. „ „ — sauciana, Hb. „ „ — marginana. Haw. „ „ — sellana, Hb. Windermere only — postremana, Zell. „ „ Very local on Generally distributed 136
