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STERRHIDIE.
315.
L.
IMITARIA,
Hüb.
Of such general occurrence that localities are superfluous. Especially noticed about Henley and Coddenham in 1899 (Sparke);. always common at Monks Soham light in August (Mly). 316.
L.
EMUTARIA,
Hüb.
Quite local, but by no means very rare along the coast. Flying in salt-marshes at Trimley in early July 1932 (Ellis, in coli. D); several years at Hemley (Wir, E M M 1902, 247); Felixstow and in 1903 at Orford (Gibbs); Aldeburgh in July 1889 (Sheldon) and in Slaughden salt-marshes (Ctw) ; Leiston (Hkr) ;. and Southwold. 317. L. RUBIGINATA, Hufn. (rubricata, F.). Sussex, Surrey, Essex, Norfolk and possibly Yorks only, but nowhere so common as in Suffolk. With us the species seems, like Emmelia trabealis above, confined to ancient estuaries» though of recent years it has spread considerably along our coast also. One at light in Ipswich during 1901 (Pyett); one sitting on ragwort flower just before dusk at Martlesham on 5 August 1926 (Mly); Hemley in 1901 and Thorpness in 1934 (Wir). Plentiful in a sandy patch near Orford in August 1933 (Trans, ii, 291); on sandhills to north of Aldeburgh on 9 July 1892 (Ctw : not in Hele) and near Aldeburgh in 1934 (Trans, ii, 295); Leiston before 1890 (Hon. B. de Grey) ; at light in Southwold on 25 July 1900 (Mly).—It is in much greater profusion in the Breck where Wratislaw, who there discovered it, states " above sixty were taken in Suffolk during 1868 " (Suff. Inst. 41y Jour. 1869, 23 ; Proc. iv, 1870, 218) ; abundant at Tuddenham in August 1884 (Meek, Ent. xvii, 278 ; EMM. 1909, 90); but extending to Brandon, Thetford, Bamham heath (Sparke), Eriswell in 1936 (Gd), Worlington, Icklingham (Trans, ii, p. clxxxiv) and surrounding vicinity. [Three other Leptomeres are nearlv confined in Britain to Sussex» L. strigaria, Hb., L. strigilaria, Hb. and L. immorata, L. ; on only the north British heaths in Pylarge fumata, Ste., .to be found.] *318.
LEUCOPHTHALMIA ORBICULARIA,
Hüb.
So extremely rare is this local species with us that Mr. Edmund Skepper of Bury's old record of "its occurrence at Lowestoft still remains unique. We form the north extremity of its British ränge. 319.
I , . PENDULARIA,
Clk.
Quite wide spread, but always infrequent. Several at Copdock (Hkg) ; not rare in Bentley Woods in May (Harwood, Pvett) ; Belstead, and Freston (Freeman) ; Playford ( G r ) ; Swefling (Peek). In Blythburgh Wood in 1931 (Mly). Rare at Mildenhall (Sparke).