. The moths of the British Isles . rom larvas obtained from oak at Methop,Lanes., and it has been reared from a caterpillar taken inNorth Shropshire. It has occurred on Cannock Chase, Staffs.,and rarely in Worcestershire. From Porritts List of the Lepidopiera of Yorkshire we learnthat the occurrence of this species in Yorkshire was not noteduntil 1880 (Doncaster), but it seems to have since extended itsrange in the county, as in 1900 it was found in the Huddersfielddistrict, and a few specimens occurred near York in 1903. Asstated, it has been bred at Methop, Lanes., and, according toBarrett,

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. The moths of the British Isles . rom larvas obtained from oak at Methop,Lanes., and it has been reared from a caterpillar taken inNorth Shropshire. It has occurred on Cannock Chase, Staffs.,and rarely in Worcestershire. From Porritts List of the Lepidopiera of Yorkshire we learnthat the occurrence of this species in Yorkshire was not noteduntil 1880 (Doncaster), but it seems to have since extended itsrange in the county, as in 1900 it was found in the Huddersfielddistrict, and a few specimens occurred near York in 1903. Asstated, it has been bred at Methop, Lanes., and, according toBarrett, it is not scarce in Cumberland. Southwards from itsYorkshire and Nottinghamshire headquarters it has been noted,more or less rarely, in Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcester-shire, Gloucestershire, and Somerset; and on the east side inLincoln, Norfolk, Essex, and Kent. In Scotland it appearsto be not uncommon in Moray, and it is occasionally recordedfrom Inverness and Perth. The range abroad extends toAmurland and to North

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