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Time of Appfarance — Imago. June-August. Larva. August, 

 September. Food-plant. Silene, &c. (seeds.) 



MINORATA Tr. (1828); ericetata Stph. (1831). Not uncom- 

 mon. Ericetal. Ascends to 1800 feet. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray 



Sutherland g g 

 West, g Clyde g West Ross g 

 Lat. 55°4o'-58°4o'. Range in Europe. Britain, Germany, 

 Alps, Lapland, &c. Type. Occidento-alpine. Type in 

 Britain. Scottish. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. June, July. Larva. • 



Food-plant. ? 



ad^quata Bkh. (1794); biandiata Hb. (1800?). Local. 



Pascual. 

 Distribution — East, o o Tay g Moray 000 



West, o Clyde Argyle West-Ross o 

 Lat 56°-57°4o'. Range in Europe. Central and northern. 

 Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. Scottish. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. June. Larva. August. Food- 

 plant. Euphrasia (seeds). 



MBLANTHIA Dup. 



BICOLORATA Hufn. (1769); r ubigif lata ¥. {i ']?>']). Common. 



Nemoral. Ascends to 1200 feet. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray goo 



West. Solway Clyde g West-Ross g 

 Lat. 54°4o'-57°4o' Range in Europe. Central and 



northern. Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in 



Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. July, August. Larva. June. 

 Food-plant. Alder. 



The ab. plumbata Curt, (more or less suffused with black) is not un- 

 common. 



OCELLATA L. Common. Pascual and nemoral. Ascends 

 to 1900 feet. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray g g g 



West. Solway Clyde Argyle West-Ross g 

 Lat. 54°4o'-57°4o'. Range in Europe. Nearly throughout. 

 Type. European. Type in Britain. British. 



