INSECTS Occur rather lo- cally on the mosses TlNElD^ {continued) Micropteryx calthella, L. Not uncommon — seppella, F. More or less rare and local — aureatella, Scop. „ „ „ — thumbergella, F. „ „ „ — subpurpurella, St. „ „ „ — purpurella, Haw. — semipurpurella, St. — unimaculella, Zett. — sparmanella, Bosc. — mansuetella, Zell. Recorded by Stain- ton {Manual, ii. 303) from the Manchester district Nemophora. All our four species occur locally, principally from North Lan- cashire, Grange, IVindermere, Preston ADELIDiE Adela fibulella, F. Local and rare — rufimitrella, Scop. „ „ — croesella, Scop. „ „ — degeerella, L. „ „ — viridella, L. Not uncommon Nematois cupriacellus, Hb. Recorded by Stainton {Man. ii. 301) from near Manchester — minimellus, Zell. Preston district HyponomeutiDj^ Swammerdammia pyrella, Vill. Common — combinella, Hb. — griseocapitella, Sta. — oxyanthella, Dup. — combinella, Hb. Scythropia crataegella, L. Stretford near Manchester Hyponomeuta padellus, L. — evonymellus, L. — plumbellus, SchifF. — cagnagellus, Hb. Prays curtisellus, Don. tributed Plutellidje Eidophasia messingiella, Fisch. Very local Plutella cruciferarum, Zell. Common — porrectella, L. Very local — annulatella, Curt. Morcambe Cerostoma vittella, L."j — radiatella, Don. I Occur, but are all — costella, F. I very local — lucella, F. i Harpipteryx xylostella, L. Generally abundant — scabrella, L. Local ; Preston, Grange — nemorella, L. „ „ „ Gelechiid^ Orthotelia sparganella, Thunb. Recorded from Pendleton only Of the large genus Depressaria, only D. costosa, Haw. ; D. flavella, Hb. ; D. ocellana, F. ; and D. app- lana, F., are common Occur, but only very locally Not uncommon Grange ■)•> Generally dis- Gelechiid^ {continued) The following are local and more or less rare : — Depressaria pallorella, Zell. — umbellana, St. — atomella, Hb. — arenella, SchifF. — liturella, Hb. — conterminella, Zell. — angelicella, Hb. — ciliella, St. — pimpinellae, Zell. — weirella, St. — chaerophylli, Zell. — nervosa, Haw. — badiella, Hb. — heracleana, De G. The following are confined to the sea coast and taken principally at Lytham : — — nanatella, St. — propinquella, L. — subpropinquella, St. — rhodochrella, H.S. — alstraemeriana, Clerck — purpurea. Haw. — yeatiana, F. — albipunctella, Hb. — douglasella, St. — capreolella, Zell. Grange, Preston district — carduella, Hb. „ „ „ — discipunctella, H.S. „ „ „ — pulcherrimella, St. „ „ „ Gelechia ericetella, Hb. Not uncommon — mulinella, Zell. — malvella, Hb. — velocella, Dup. — peliella, Tr. — sororcuella, Hb. Recorded from Man- chester district on the authority of Stainton's Manual — longicornis, Curt.Are not rare on the — diffinis. / moors and mosses — rhombella, SchifF. Cheetham, Grange — distinctella, Zell. Lytham Brachmia moufFetella, SchifF. Local ; Cleveleys on the coast, and near Manchester Bryotropha terrella, Hb. Generally dis- tributed — domestica. Haw. Rather local — desertella, Doug.' — senectella, Zell. — mundella, Doug. — afEnis, Doug. — umbrosella, Zell. Lita maculea, Haw. — tricolorella. Haw. . — instabilella, Doug. J — acuminatella, Sircom. — artemisiella, Tr. — viscariella, Staint. Local; confined prin- cipally to the coast sandhills [ Local and not common Coast 139