INSECTS Eurymene dolobraria, Linn. Norwich, Cos- tessey, Merton, Thetford, Aldehy, Foxley, Cawston, IVootton, Neatishead, Swaff- ham, Lynn ; always scarce Odontoptera bidentata, Linn. Norwich, Aldeby, Merton, Thetford, Cawston, Lynn ; not very common Ennomos alniaria, Linn, (tiliaria, Stn.). Nor- wich, Merton, Thetford, Lynn, Sparham, Ranworth, Neatishead ; frequent where alders grow in the neighbourhood of fens — fiiscantaria, Haw. Norwich, Lynn, Den- ton ; scarce ; more common in the fens which line the Bure — erosaria, Sch. Norwich, Merton, Denton, Brandon, Cawston, Lynn ; scarce ; also more frequent in the fens of the Bure — angularia, Sch. (quercinaria, St. C). Norwich, Merton, Thetford, Cawston, Lynn ; not common Crocallis elinguaria, Linn. Widely distri- buted Himera pennaria, Linn. Norwich, Yarmouth, Merton, Thetford, Cawston, Lynn Selenia illustraria, Hb. Thetford, Lynn, Bar- ton Bendish ; scarce — lunaria, Sch. Merton ; once taken at Norwich by Dr. Wheeler Pericallia syringaria, Linn. Widely distri- buted, but not very common Epione apiciaria, Sch. Generally distributed ; abundant in the fens — vespertaria, Linn. Very rare ; single specimens are said to have been cap- tured at Cawston and Neatishead EUopia fasciaria, Linn. In all woods of Scotch fir Biston hirtarius, Linn. Common at Nor- wich ; found at Denton, Lynn, Watton, Cawston, Raveningham ; but more rarely — prodromarius, Sch. Norwich, Thetford, Lynn, Sail, Cawston, Raveningham ; not common — betularius, Linn. Generally distributed ; the black variety made its appearance in this county about seven years ago, but is still rare Phigalia pilosaria, Sch. Norwich, Sparham, Cawston, Raveningham, Lynn, IVootton ; not very common Gnophos obscurata, Sch. Merton, Barton, Northwold, Yarmouth ; scarce Cleora lichenaria, Sch. Generally distri- buted Tephrosia biundularia, Esp. Horsford, Strat- ton Strawless, Foulsham, Lynn ; not common — extersaria, Hb. Foxley Wood Tephrosia punctularia, Sch. Merton, Gilling- ham, IVootton, Foulsham, Lynn ; not common Boarmia rhomboidaria, Sch. Everywhere common ; a beautiful black variety is found, not very rarely, at Norwich Hemerophila abruptaria, Thunb. Norwich, Merton, Thetford, Cawston, IVootton, Lynn ; not very common Hibernia aurantiaria, Hb. Norwich, Merton, Thetford, Aldeby, Cawston — leucophaearia, Sch. In the same locali- ties ; not common — rupicapraria, Sch. Probably everywhere in hedges Abraxas ulmata, Fab. Merton, Ketteringham, Aylsham, Mintlyn, Lynn ; scarce ; much more common at Castle Rising and at Sheringham Ligdia adustata, Sch. Norwich, Aldeby, Mer- ton, Thetford, Morning, Cawston ; com- mon in lanes on the chalk Pseudoterpna cytisaria, Sch. On heaths among furze and broom, commonly ; also in waste places on the coast Geometra papilionaria, Linn. Norwich, Sur- lingham, Merton, Gillingham, Thetford, Cawston, Irstead, Ranworth, Lynn ; rather frequent in the fens wherever birch and alder are in plenty lodis vernaria, Linn. Denton, Yarmouth ; rare Nemoria viridata, Linn. Horning, four speci- mens taken in 1873. It does not seem to have been noticed in the county since that date Phorodesma bajularia, Sch. Merton, Denton, Foxley, Foulsham, Lynn ; not common Hemithia thymiaria, Linn, (strigata, St. C). Generally common Ephyra porata, Linn. Lynn, Brandon, Horn- ing ; scarce — punctaria, Linn. Generally distributed, but not common — trilinearia, Bkh. Merton, Croxton, Strat- ton Strawless — omicronaria, Sch. Generally distributed among maple — pendularia, Linn. Foulsham, IVootton ; common near Lynn Hyria auroraria, Gn. (muricata, St. C). Merton, Aldeby, Cawston, Hingham, Hoveton, Neatishead, Ranworth, Horn- ing, near Lynn ; rather common in some portions of the fens Acidalia rubricata, Sch. (rubiginata, St. C). Norwich, Merton, Brandon, Thetford, Cawston, St. Faiths, Mintlyn, Lynn ; very common in open fallow fields, and in lucerne fields, in the ' Breck ' dis- 149
