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 A HISTORY OF SUSSEX yellow with the markings reduced and broken up into spots and shades of rich purple red ' have been taken (Barrett, Brit. Lep. V. 374). The species has also been met with at Chichester, Hor- sham, Shoreham Xanthia circellaris, Hufn. Generally common — ocellaris, Bkh. Although recorded in error as British so long ago as 1857 the yellow form of X. gilvago having been mistaken for it, this species was only identified as having occurred in Britain in 1893, in which year a few specimens were taken in Surrey. In October of the following year one was taken at ' light ' in Bognor by Mr. Guer- monprez, this specimen was identified by Mr. Barrett and recorded [Brit. Lep. V.379) Cirrhcedia xerampelina, Hb. Generally scarce, though Mr. Vine states that the larvae are often common on ash trunks in the early spring. Has occurred at Hassocks, Horsham, Lewes, JVithdean Tethea subtusa, Fb. Very local ; the larvse may sometimes be found very abun- dantly between the leaves of Populus nigra and doubtless of other species of poplar. Recorded from Brighton, Guestling, Holm Bush, Lewes, JVorthing — retusa, Linn. Like the preceding very local, but the larva may sometimes be beaten freely from Salix aurita and other sallows at dusk ; Abbots JVood, Battle, Bodiam, Brighton, Guestling, Hayward's Heath, Hassocks, Lewes, Til- gate Calymnia trapezina, Linn. Generally com- mon — pyralina, View. Very rare ; Bognor (three specimens taken at 'light' in 1 881 by Mr. Lloyd), Chichester, Cocking, Brigh- ton, Horsham, Lewes, Shoreham (two specimens taken at 'sugar' by Mr. Vine) — diffinis, Linn. Both this and the next species seem rather local, though some- times common where they occur. Brigh- ton, Chichester, Cocking, Horsham, Lewes, Poling, Shoreham, JVorthing — affinis, Linn. Brighton, Chichester, near Emsworth, Horsham, Hastings, Lewes Poling, Worthing Eremobia ochroleuca, Esp. Common on the downs, where the larvae may be swept freely from Avena elatior (false oat grass), and the moths found resting on the ilower heads of Centaureascabiosa ; Brighton, near Emsworth, Palmer, Lnves, St. Leonards once, Worthing Dianthoecia nana, Rott. Locally abundant on the downs among Silene inflata ; Brighton, Eastbourne, near Emsworth, Lewes, Portslade, West Dean Park, Worthing — capsincola, Hb. Not uncommon, especi- ally in the southern portion of the county, where the larvje may be found freely in the capsules of various species of Lychnis growing on the downs, in hedgerows and gardens — cucubali, Fuess!. Locally common among Silene inflata and S. maritima on the coast and downs — carpophaga, Bkh. Very abundant on the coast and downs among Silene inflata and S. maritima; recorded from Horsham also Hecatera chrysozona, Bkh. Rare in the county ; reported from Brighton, Chi- chester, Hayward''s Heath — Serena, Fb. Locally abundant Polia chi, Linn. Mr. Jenner records it as having been once bred from a larva found near Lewes {Macro-Lep. of East Sussex, p. 12). Devon and Dorset are the only southern counties in which this species is recorded as occurring (Barrett, Brit. Lep. iv. 308) — flavicincta, Fb. Seems somewhat rare in the county generally, though the moths may be found not uncommonly sitting on gate pillars and walls near JVorthing, and the caterpillars are somewhat abun- dant in gardens there ; recorded also from Brighton, Horsham (once), Lewes (once), Shoreham Epunda lichenea, Hb. Very rare ; * Scarce even in Sussex' (Barrett, Brit. Lep. iv. 288) ; ' Reported from Abbots JVood ' (Jenner, Macro-Lep. oj East Sussex, p. 13) Aporophyla lutulenta, Bkh. Rare, occurring chiefly in woods ; Abbots JVood, Brigh- ton, Hayward's Heath, Lewes, Shoreham, JVarnham — nigra, Hw. Very rare ; reported from Abbots JVood, Brighton, Lewes, Ringmer — viminalis, Fb. Common and generally distributed, especially in woods Miselia oxyacanthas, Linn. Common and generally distributed Agriopis aprilina, Linn. Common in oak woods Euplexia lucipara, Linn. Generally common Phlogophora meticulosa, Linn. Very com- mon Trigonophora flammea, Esp. Always local, apparently now extinct. First met with at Brighton in 1855 by Mr. Win 180