324 The Scottish Naturalist. 



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

 Food-plant. Maritime grasses and sedges. 



comma L. Not uncommon. Pascual. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay §0000 



West. Solway Clyde o o 



Lat. 54°5o v -56°4o". Range in Europe. Central and 

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

 English. 



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

 May. Food-plant. Grasses. 



impura Hb. Abundant. Palustral. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray §00 



West. Solway Clyde Argyle g o 



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

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

 tish. 



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

 May. Food-plant. Sedges. 



Scottish specimens are rather smaller and have darker hind -wings than 

 English. 



PALLENS L. Common. Palustral. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray §00 



West. Solway Clyde Argyle West-Ross o 



Lat. 54°4o' / -57°5o' / . Range in Europe. Central and north- 

 ern. Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. 

 British. 



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

 April. Food-plant. Grasses. 



The reddish form is the van ectypa Hb. 



CALAMIA Hubn. 



lutosa Hb. Not common. In reed-beds. 



Distribution — East, o o Tay Dee 0000 



West. 00000 



Lat. 56°3o"-57°2o". Range in Europe. Britain, North cen- 

 tral and south-east Germany, south Sweden, Denmark, &c. 

 Type. Occidento-central. Type in Britain. English. 



