A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE Xylophasia hepatica, Hb. Luton — rurea, Fab. ,, Apamea basilinea, Fab. Luton, Bedford — gemina, Hb. Bedford — oculea, Gn., didyma, St. C. Abundant everywhere Miana strigilis, Clerck. Generally common — fasciuncula, Haw. Bedford — furuncula, Tr., bicoloria, St. C. Bedford, Luton Eremobia ochroleuca, Esp. Recorded in Bed- fordshire, Westwood and Humphrey, ii. 228 Dipterygia pinastri, Linn., scabriuscula, St. C. Bedford Euplexia lucipara, Linn. Generally common Phlogophora meticulosa, Linn. Common everywhere Hydraecia nictitans, Bkh. Bedford — micacea, Esp. Bedford, Luton Gortyna flavago, Esp., ochracea, St. C. Bed- ford, Luton Tapinostola fulva, Hb. Luton Leucania conigera, Fab. Bedford, Luton — lithargyria, Esp. Bedford; probably everywhere — impura, Hb. Everywhere abundant — pallens, Linn. „ „ — straminea, Tr. Reported at Bedford by Mr. A. Sharpin — comma, Linn. Bedford Taeniocampa gothica, Linn. Generally com- mon at sallow bloom — cruda, Tr., pulverulenta, St. C. Abundant about sallows — stabilis, View. Abundant about sallows — instabilis, Esp., incerta, St. C. Common about sallows — gracilis, Fab. Bedford, Luton Pachnobia rubricosa, Fab. Bedford Rusina tenebrosa, Hb. Bedford, Luton Mania maura, Linn. Generally distributed Nasnia typica, Linn. Common everywhere Amphipyra pyramidea, Linn. Bedford, in woods — tragopogonis, Linn. Generally common, often coming into houses Hydrilla arcuosa, Haw. Luton, in fields Stilbia anomala, Haw. Bedford Caradrina morpheus, Tr. Generally com- mon in gardens — alsines, Bkh. Bedford, Luton — blanda, Tr., taraxaci, St. C. Generally distributed — cubicularis, Bkh., quadripunctata, St. C. Abundant everywhere Grammesia trilinea, Bkh., trigrammica, St. C. In all woods Calymnia trapezina, Linn. Common in woods Calymnia diffinis, Linn. Bedford, among elm — affinis, Linn. „ „ Orthosia ferruginea, Schiff., circellaris, St. C. Generally common — pistacina, Schiff. Generally common — litura, Linn. Bedford, Potton — lunosa, Haw. Bedford — lota, Linn. „ — ■ macilenta, Hb. „ Xanthia citrago, Linn. Bedford, among lime — cerago, Schiff, fulvago, St. C. Bedford, Luton — silago, Hb., flavago, St. C. Bedford, Luton — aurago, Schiff. Taken at Potton by Mr. W. Bond-Smith — gilvago, Esp. Bedford, not rare Cerastis vaccinii, L. Generally common — ligula, Esp., spadicea, Stn. Bedford, Luton, Potton Scopelosoma satellitia, Linn. Bedford, Luton Xylina semibrunnea, Haw. Bedford, Potton, at ivy bloom Xylocampa lithoriza, Bkh., areola, St. C. Bedford Calocampa exoleta, Linn. Bedford — vetusta, Hb. „ Cucullia verbasci, Linn. Bedford, Potton ; larvae on Verbascum and Scrophularia — umbratica, Linn. Bedford, Luton ; at flowers in gardens in the evening Plusia chrysitis, Linn. Generally distributed — pulchrina, Haw. Luton — iota, Linn. Luton, Bedford, Potton — gamma, Linn. Everywhere abundant, buzzing about flowers Habrostola urticae, Hb., tripartita, St. C. Potton, Luton, Bedford — triplasia, Linn. Bedford, Potton Heliothis marginata, Fab., umbra, St. C. Taken near Bedford by Rev. O. W. Harries Heliodes arbuti, Fab., tenebrata, St. C. Bed- ford, in meadows Acontia luctuosa, Esp. Bedford, a very local species Bryophila perla, Fab. Generally common on walls Gonoptera libatrix, Linn. Generally distri- buted. Fond of hiding in cellars dur- ing the winter Catocala nupta, Linn. Generally distributed, sitting on trunks of willows Euclidia mi, Clerck. Bedford, Luton, JVoburn — glyphica, Linn. Bedford Herminia barbalis, Linn. Luton, among sallow — tarsipennalis, Tr. Luton — grisealis, Hb. Bedford Hypena rostralis, Linn. „ — proboscidalis, Linn. Everywhere among nettles 82
