130 The Scottish Naturalist. 



TiiME of Appearance— Imago. May-July. Larva. August, September. 

 Food-plant. Low plants. 



LUBRICIPEDA Esp. Somewhat local. Agrestal and pascual. 



Distribution — East. § [Forth] Tay § o o o- o 



West. Solway Clyde § West-Ross o 



Lat. 54°4o"-57°4o // . Range in Europe. Central and north- 

 ern. Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Eritain. 

 British. 



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

 tember. Food-plant. Low plants. 



MENDIOA CI. Local. Agrestal and pascual. 



Distribution — East. g § Tay g o o o o 



West. 000 West- Ross o 



Lat. 56°2o"-57°5o". Range in Europe. Nearly throughout. 



Type. European. Type in Britain. English. 



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

 Food-plant. Low plants. 



PHRAGMATOBIA Steph. 



FULIGINOSA L. 



Var. borealis Stgd. Common. Agrestal, pascual, ericetal. 

 Ascends to 2000 feet. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray g 



Orkney g 

 West. Solway Clyde g g g 



Lat. 54°4o // -58°io". Range in Europe. Scotland and 

 Lapland. Type. Boreal. Type in Britain. Scottish. 



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

 Food-plant. Low plants. 



Scottish specimens all appear to be the var. borealis of Staudinger, which is 

 also the form, I suppose, found in the north of England ; from Yorkshire south- 

 wards, however, the form found is that of the var. fervida, but probably inferior 

 in brightness of colouring to South European specimens. 



ARCTIA Schrk. 



CAJA L. Common. Agrestal (and, rarely, ericetal). 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray g 



Orkney o 



West. Solway Clyde g West-Ross o 



