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 INSECTS Pterostoma palpina, Linn. Not uncommon ; Abhoti JFood, Ashdoivn Foreit, Buttle, Brighton, near Emsworth, Hastings, Hayxvard's Heath, Horsham, Lezves, Tilgate Forest Lophopteryx camelina, Linn. Rather common and generally distributed — cuculla, Esp. Very rare ; taken at Hay- ward's Heath by the Rev. T. E. Crallan — carmelita, Esp. Rare ; Asbdotvn Forest (Vine), Blackdoivn Wooas (Barrett), Hayiuard's Heath (Jenner's list), Til- gate Forest (Goss and Vine) Notodonta dictasa, Linn. Widely distributed throughout the county among poplars — dictaeoides, Esp. Not common but widely distributed ; Blackdoivn IVoods (Barrett), Brighton, near Emsiuorth (Christy), Faygate, St. Leonards Forest, Hastings, Horsham, Slindon (Ed^ell), Tilgate Forest (Vine) — dromedarius, Linn. Scarce ; Bexhill (once), Brighton, near Emsworth (Christy), Faygate and Tilgate Forests, Hayward's Heath — ziczac, Linn. Widely distributed ; Ab- bots JFood, Brighton, near Emsworth, Guestling, Hailsham, Holm Bush, Hor- sham, Ringmer, Slindon, Tilgate Forest, TForthing — trepida, Esp. Abbots Wood, Brighton, near Emsworth, Hayward's Heath, Horsham, Tilgate Forest — chaonia, Hb. Not common ; Abbots JFood, near Emsworth, Horsham, Tilgate Forest, JFestmeston, Guestling — trimacula, Esp. Rare ; Battle, Brighton, near Emsiuorth, Horsham, Lewes, Tilgate Forest Phalera bucephala, Linn. Everywhere com- mon Pygasra curtula, Linn. Not common ; Abbots JFood, Guestling, Horsham, Leives, Tilgate — anachoreta, Fb. Miss Edwards records the finding in August, 1893, of eggs of this species on sallow at Bulverhythe and the subsequent rearing of the moths [Ent. xxvi. 361, xxvii. 176 ; see also Barrett, Brit. Lep. iii. 172) — pigra, Hufn. Not an abundant species ; Abbots JFood, Brighton, Burgess Hill, Guestling (once). Hassocks, Hayiuard's Heath, Tilgate Forest NOCTU^ Thyatira derasa, Linn. Generally common in woods in East Sussex ; in the westerK. division recorded from near Emsworth and Holmbush Thyatira batis, Linn. Generally common in East Sussex woods ; in JFest Sussex occurs near Emsworth and is generally distri- buted in the Fernhurst district — Cymatophora octogesima, Hb. Very rare; was taken at Hayward's Heath by the late Rev. T. E. Crallan — or, Fb. Comes freely to 'sugar' in Abbots JFood; taken also at Battle, Blackdown JVoods, Brighton, near Emsworth, Guest- ling, Hayiuard's Heath, Tilgate Forest — fluctuosa,' Hb. Rare ; Abbots JFood, Battle, Brighton, Bell JFoods, Guestling, Hay- ward's Heath, Tilgate Forest — duplaris, Linn. Generally common in woods Asphalia diluta, Fb. Common in woods — flavicornis, Linn. Locally common among birch ; Abbots JFood, Battle, Brighton, near Emsworth, Frant, Hastings, Hor- sham, Tilgate Forest — ridens, Fb. In woods, rare ; Abbots JFood, Brighton, near Emsworth, Guestling, Lewes, St. Leonards Forest T,, •■ ,- "1 Generally common on Bryophila muralis, ,• , ' , ,, ' ^ ^ '1 lichen-covered walls. , T^', I The moths come freely — perla, 1' b. < r i . Moma (Diphthera) orion, Esp.^ In oak woods, rather rare, but in some seasons very common at ' sugar ' in Abbots and JFil- mington JFoods ; Battle, near Emsworth, Guestling, Hollington, Plashet JFood, St. Leonards Forest Demas coryli, Linn. Not uncommon ; Abbots JFood, Eastbourne, near Emsworth, Fal- mer, Guestling, Horsham, Lewes Acronyctatridens, SchifF.l Common andgen- — • psi, Linn. / erally distributed — leporina, Linn. Widely distributed in the county ; Abbots JFood, Battle, Bell Hanger, Bognor, near Emsworth, Hast- ings, Horsham, Ringmer, Tilgate Forest, JForthing — aceris, Linn. Generally common — megacephala, Fb. Generally distributed and not uncommon — alni, Linn. Very rare though widely dis- tributed, usually taken singly and in the larval state ; has occurred at Abbots JFood, Ashdown Forest,^ Cuckfield, near Emsworth, Groombridge, Hayward's Heath, Holmbush, where two specimens ' sugar ' in Abbots Wood. — H.G. ^ Abundant at ' sugar ' in Wilmington Wood and adjoining woods about 1877 and 1880. — H.G. ^ I possess a specimen from Ashdown Forest taken by Mr. Pratt nearly thirty years ago. — H.G.
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