228 The Scottish Naturalist. 



difficult to say where the one ends and the other begins. In Iceland, from 

 which there is before me a series, conjliia has more claim to specific rank, 

 but is probably only a northern var. of /estiva. In that locality the larva 

 very probably feeds on Silene acaulis ; in this country, I should say, it very 

 rarely does so. _ 



dahl.ii Hb. Not uncommon. Nemoral. 

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



West. Solway Clyde 8 § ° 



Lat. 54°5 "-57°4o". Range in Europe. Central (excluding 

 South Sweden, &c.) Type. Central. Type in Britain. 

 British. 



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

 May. Food-plant. Low plants. 



brunnea F. Common. Nemoral. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray goo 



West. Solway Clyde Argyle g o 



Lat. 54°5o"-57°4o". Range in Europe. Central and 



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



British. 



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

 May. Food-plant. Low plants. 



stigmatica Hb. {rhomboidea Esp. was another species). Not 



common. Nemoral. 

 Distribution — East. o Forth Tay g Moray o o o 



West, o Clyde g g o 



Lat. 56°-57"4o°. Range in Europe. Central (to Sweden ?). 

 Type. Central. Type in Britain. British. 



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

 June. Food-plant. Low plants. 



Triangulum Hb. Not very common. Nemoral. 



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



West. Solway g Argyle g o 



Lat. 54°5o' / -57°4o". Range in Europe. Central (to South 



Sweden, &c). Type. Central. Type in Britain. 



British. 



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

 May. Food-plant. Low plants. 



