A HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE Malvern Link. — The Greasy Fritillary {Melittea aurinia), the White - letter Hair-streak [Thecla w-album), the Striped Hawk {Deilephila lineata), Silver-striped Hawk {D. celerio), the Red-belted Clear- wing [TrochiHum myopiforme) Malvern Wells. — The Confused {Hadena furva) Mathon Lodge. — The Large Tortoiseshell [Vanessa polychloros) Hartlebury Common. — The Fox {EriogasUr rubi), the Dotted Border {Eois stramin- ata), the Large Twin - spot Carpet {Xanthorhoe quadrifasciaria the Aquatic Veneer (Schcenohius forficellus). Greening's Plume [Oxfptilus tmcrii) The Slads.— The Marbled White {Melan- argia galathea the Little Blue [Lycana minimus), the Four-spotted [Eustrotia luc- tuosa), the Juniper Pug {Tephroclystis sob- rinata), the Purple [Eucosma purpurana), the White-bordered [Tpsolophus margin- ellus), Sultz's {Adela croesella) Offenham. — The Striped Hawk Moth {Deilephila Uvornica) Castle Morton. — The Large Tortoiseshell {Vanessa polychloros), the Scarce Footman {Lithosia complana), the Wood Swift {Hepialus sylvinus), the Grisette {Acro- nycta strigosa), the Small Wainscot {Cara- drina fulva), the Hedge Rustic {Melan- chra cespitis), the Crescent-striped Rustic {Hadena ahjecta), the Large Nutmeg [H. sordida), the Dot [Melanchra persicarics), the Rosy Minor {Hadena literosa), the Mottled Rustic {Caradrina morpheus), the Dotted Rustic (C. alsines), the Pearly Underwing {Agrotis saucia), the Stout Dart {A. obscura), the Six-striped Rustic {A. umbrosa), the Northern Drab {Mon- ima opima), the Dismal {Orthosia ypsilon), the Dotted Chestnut {Conistra rubiginea), the Barred Sallow {Orthosia aurago), the Dusky Lemon Sallow (O. 'gilvago), the Centre-barred Sallow (O. xerampelina), the White-spotted Pinion {Caradrina diffinis), the Brown Dart {Aporophyla lutuknta), the Dog's Tooth {Melanchra dissimilis), the Silver Cloud {M. conspicil- laris), the Tawny Pinion {Polia semi- brunnea), the Chamomile Shark {Cucullia chamomilU), the Bordered Straw {Cara- drina umbra), the Pinion-spotted Pug {Tephroclystis insigniata), the Yellow- barred Brindle {Trichopteryx viretata), the Flame {Hydriomena rubidata), the Broom-tip {Eucestia rufata) DowLEs Brook. — The Miller {Acronycta leporina) Laughern Brook. — The Miller {Acronycta leporina), the Alder {A. alni), the Frosted Orange {Ochria ochracea) New Pool. — The Small Wainscot [Caradrina fulva) Lady Pool. — The Birdswing {Hadena scab- riuscula) The Severn. — The Double Kidney [Cara- drina retusa), the Miller {Acronycta lepo- rina) The following are in the larval state some- times common pests of our orchards, hop- yards, market gardens and roots : — The Large White {Pieris brassica), the Small White (P. rapa), the Green-veined White {P. napi), the Comma {Vanessa c- album), the Death's Head {Acherontia atropos), the Eyed Hawk {Sphinx ocellatus), the Currant Clearwing {TrochiHum tipuliforme), the Red- belted Clearwing {T. myopiforme), the Short Cloak {Nolla cucullatella), the Least Black Arches {Roeselia confusalis), the Ghost {Hepialus humuli), the Black Arches {Oc- neria monacha), the Goat {Trypanus cossus), the Wood Leopard {Zeuzera pyrina), the Pale Tussock {Dasychira pudibunda), the Vapourer {Orgia antiqua), the Lackey (Clisio- campa neustria), the Gold Tail {Porthesia similis), the Buff-tip {Phalera bucephala), the Dagger {Acronycta psi), the Cabbage Moth {Melanchra brassica), the Dark Sword-grass {Agrotis suffusa), the Turnip Moth {A. sege- tum), the Heart and Dart {A. exclamationis), the Gothic [A. typica), the Bright - line [Melanchra oleracea), the V. Moth {Dia- stictis wauaria), the Magpie {Abraxas gros- sulariata), the Mottled Rustic {Caradrina morpheus), the Silver Y {Plusia gamma), the Figure of Eight {Diloba caruleocephala), the Willow Beauty {Selidosema gemmaria), the Brimstone [Opisthograptis luteolata), the Spin- ach [Eustroma associata), the Mottled Umber [Hybernia defoliaria), the Winter Moth [Oper- ophtera brumata), the Green Pug [Chloro- clystis rectangulata), the Garden Carpet [Xanthorhoe fluctuata), the Phoenix [Eustroma prunata), the Garden Pebble [Mesographe forficalis), the Apple Tree [Carpocapsa pomo- nella) 124
