322 The Scottish Naturalist. 



Distribution — East, g Forth Tay Dee o o o o 



West. § Clyde o o o 



Lat. 55°4o"-57°io" Range in Europe. Central and nor- 

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

 English. 



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

 May. Food-plant. Low plants. 



alsines Brahm. Not common. Pascual, nemoral. 

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



West, g g o o o 



Lat. 55°5o' , -57°4o". Range in Europe. Central and 

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

 English. 



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

 Food-plant. Low plants. 



This and the next species, though quite distinct, are very similar. The 

 chief points of difference are in the colour, alsines being more ochreous, 

 taraxaci obscurely purplish, dusted with white towards the costa, and 

 with the markings not conspicuously darker. 



TARAXACI Hb. (1793); blanda Tr. (1825). Not very 



common. Pascual, nemoral. 

 Distribution — East, g Forth Tay Dee Moray 000 



West. Solway Clyde goo 



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

 Sweden ?) Type. Central. Type in Britain. British. 



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

 April. Food-plant. Low plants. 



quadripunctata F. ( 1 775) ; cubicularis Bkh. (1792). 



Abundant. Agrestal. Ascends to 1200 feet. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray g 



Orkney g 

 West. Solway Clyde Argyle g g 



Lat. 54°4o"-59°io. Range in Europe. Nearly throughout. 

 Type. European. Type in Britain. British. 



Tim? oh Appearance — Imago. May- August. Larva. September- 

 May. Food-plant. Low plants, corn, peas, etc. 



