Miana furuncula, Tr. Chalfont St. Peter
Eremobia ochroleuca, Esp. In the Chiltern district, not common. Usually taken sitting on flowers in the daytime
Dipterygia pinastri, Linn. ; scabriuscula, St.C. Black Park
Euplexia lucipara, Linn. Generally distributed
Phlogophora meticulosa, Linn. Common everywhere
Helotropha fibrosa, Hb. ; leucostigma, St.C. Taken at ' sugar ' near Chesham by Dr. Churchill
Hydræcia nictitans, Bkh. Chalfont St. Peter, Halton, Chesham, Black Park
micacea, Esp. Halton, Chesham
Calamia lutosa, Hb. High Wycombe, at the electric light
Leucania impura, Hb. Chesham, Chalfont St. Peter, common at Halton ; probably everywhere
pallens, Linn. Abundant in grass lands as well as in woods
comma, Linn. Buckingham, Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham, Black Park, High Wycombe ; in woods
conigera, Fab. Generally distributed ; usually taken at flowers
lithargyria, Esp. Generally common in woods
turca, Linn. At one time taken at Black Park, but apparently not seen there for fifty years, or even much longer
Panolis piniperda, Panz. Black Park ; larva taken on fir by the late Mr. Samuel Stevens
Taeniocampa gothica, Linn. Generally distributed in woods ; taken at sallow bloom at dusk in early spring
miniosa, Fab. Once taken at Chesham by Dr. Churchill
cruda, Tr.; pulverulenta, St.C. Generally abundant at sallow bloom in early spring
stabilis, View. Generally abundant ; taken in the same manner
populeti, Tr. Chesham, Black Park, Halton. The Rev. J. Greene says : 'I found a fair number of the pupae of this, then, rare species ; on one occasion thirteen at the roots of one poplar. It goes much deeper into the earth than most species'
instabilis, Esp. ; incerta, St.C. Chesham, High Wycombe ; common at Buckingham ; Halton, the pupa found in profusion by digging at the roots of many trees. This moth also comes freely to sallow bloom, but often later in the spring, and is very variable
munda, Esp. Chesham, Halton, Great Marlow, Black Park ; at sallow bloom in early spring
Taeniocampa gracilis, Fab. Buckingham, Chesham, Black Park ; also at sallow bloom, but later
Pachnobia leucographa, Hb. Chesham, Rickmansworth neighbourhood, Great Marlow ; at sallow bloom ; scarce
rubricosa, Fab. Buckingham, Chalfont St. Peter, Chesham, High Wycombe ; at the same attraction
Rusina tenebrosa, Hb. Generally distributed in woods ; coming freely to ' sugar ' on trees
Mania maura, Linn. Buckingham, Chesham, Chalfont St. Peter, High Wycombe, Black Park ; often hiding in houses
Nasnia typica, Linn. Generally common
Amphipyra pyramidea, Linn. (Copper Underwing). Chesham, Buckingham, High Wycombe, Chalfont St. Peter, Black Park ; in woods, in some years abundantly
tragopogonis, Linn. (Mouse Moth). Generally distributed ; often found in houses behind curtains, running swiftlywhen disturbed ; but in no respect injurious, since its larva feeds on weeds, and their blossoms especially
Hydrilla arcuosa, Haw. Halton, Black Park, not common ; taken at ' light '
Caradrina morpheus, Tr. Chesham, High Wycombe, Chalfont St. Peter, Black Park ; common in gardens
Caradrina alsines, Bkh. Chesham, Halton, abundant ; High Wycombe, Black Park ; often taken at lime blossoms
blanda, Tr. ; taraxaci, St.C. Generally common in woods and lanes
cubicularis, Bkh. ; quadripunctata, St.C. Generally common ; destructive to grain ; sometimes found abundantly in corn stacks
Grammesia trilinea, Bkh. ; trigrammica, St.C. Generally distributed in woods
Dyschorista ypsilon, Bkh. ; fissipuncta, Haw. Found by the Rev. J. Greene at Halton, the pupa under moss on alders
Dicycla oo, Linn. Buckingham, Black Park, rare ; an extremely local species
Calymnia trapezina, Linn. Generally common in woods. The larva of this species is notorious for its habit of chasing, killing and devouring larvae of more feeble kinds
pyralina, Schiff. Formerly at Black Park ; usually a very scarce species
diffinis, Linn. Buckingham, Black Park, Halton ; pupæ at the roots of elms, but scarce
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