132 The Scottish Naturalist. 



UMBRATICA L. Common. Agrestal. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray goo 



West. Solway Clyde g West-Ross o 



Lat. 54°4o , -57°5o / . Range in Europe. Central and nor- 

 thern. Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. 

 British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. June. Larva. July- September. 

 Food-plant. Sowthistles {Sonchus) and Lettuce. 



PLUSIID^J 

 ABROSTOLA Ochsen. 



tripartita Hufh. (1767); urticcR Hb. (1804). Common. 



Agrestal. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray g 



Orkney o 



West. Solway Clyde g g o 

 Lat. 5o°4o'-59°io'. Range in Europe. Central and nor- 

 thern. Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. 

 British. 

 Time of Appearance. — Imago. June, July. Larva. July-September. 

 Food-plant. Nettle. 



TRIPLASIA L. Local. Agrestal. Sub-maritime? 

 Distribution — East. § Forth Tay g [Moray] o o o 



West. Solway Clyde 00 o 



Lat. 54°5o'-56°3o'. Range in Europe. Nearly through- 

 out. Type. European. Type in Britain. English. 

 Time of Appearance. — Imago. June- August. Larva. July-Sep- 

 tember. Food plant. Nettle, &c. 



PLUSIA Tr. 



chrysitis L. Common. Agrestal. Ascends to 1200 feet. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray Suther- 

 land o o 

 West. Solway Clyde Argyle § o 

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

 northern. Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. 

 British. 

 Time of Appearanck — Imago. June- August. Larva. September- 

 May. Food-plant. Nettle, etc. 



(To be continued.) 



