2 20 , The Scottish Naturalist. 



TESTATA L. Common. Nemoral and ericetal. Ascends to 



above 1200 feet. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray Suther- 

 land Orkney § 

 West. Sohvay Clyde g West Ross g 

 Lat. 54°4o'-59°io'. Range in Europe. Central and northern. 

 Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. July, August. Larva. May. Food- 

 plant. Birch, sallow, &c. 



PRUNATA L. Common. Hortensal. Ascends to 1 100 feet. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray g 



Orkney o 

 West. Sohvay Clyde 00° 

 Lat. 54°4o'-59°io'. Range in Europe. Central and northern. 

 Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. July. Larva. May, June. Food- 

 plant; Currant and gooseberry. 



Possibly, like some other species, which are almost confined to cultivated 

 plants, this may have been introduced. Z. reticulata F. has been recorded 

 from Rannoch, but certainly in error, as the food-plant [Impatiens) does not 

 occur there nor elsewhere in Scotland, at least in a wild state. 



PELURGA Hubn. 



COMITATA L. Not common. Agrestal. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay g g Sutherland o o 



West. Solway Clyde g g o 

 Lat. 54°4o'-58°3o'. Range in Europe. Central and northern. 

 Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. British. 



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

 Food-plant. Chcnopodium. 



SCOTOSIA Steph. 



DUBITATA L. Rare. Hortensal? 



Distribution — East, g Forth Tay 00000 



West. Solway g o o o 

 Lat. 54''5o'-56°3o'. Range in Europe. Central (Finland, 

 &c.) Type. Central. Type in Britain. P^nglish. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. August-April. Larva. May, June. 

 Food- plant. Rhainnus catharticiis and ? 



