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Time of Appearance — August (end of) -October. Larva. ' Septem- 

 ber-August. Food-plant. Roots of reed. 



TAPINOSTOLA Ledr. 



fulva Hb. Not uncommon. Palustral. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray 



Sutherland o o 

 West. Solway Clyde g West-Ross o 



Lat. 54 4o"-58°3o". Range in Europe. Central (to Finland, 

 &c.) Type. Centro-septentrional. Type in Britain. 

 British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. August, September. Larva. May, 

 June. Food-plant. In stems of sedges and Poa aquatica. 



Two forms are distinguished — the typical one, with front-wings entirely 

 fulvous, and the ab. [? var. ] JItcxa Tr. paler, with reddish or greyish straw- 

 coloured wings; and to the latter all the Scottish specimens I have seen 

 belong. 



APAMIID^E. 



GORTYNA Ochsen. 



ochracea Hb. (1^6) \flavago Esp. (1788). Local. Pascual. 

 Distribution — East. g Forth Tay 00000 



West. Solway Clyde 000 



Lat. 54°5o"-56°3o". Range in Europe. Central (S. Sweden, 

 &c.) Type. Central. Type in Britain. English. 



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

 July. Food-plant. In stems of thistles, ragwort, &c. 



Scottish specimens have the dark markings deeper in colour than Eng- 

 lish ; hence the pale markings are more vivid by contrast. 



DASYPOLIA Gn. 



templi Thnb. Not common. Pascual, nemoral. 

 Distribution — East. § Forth Tay Dee Moray goo 



West, g g g o o 



Lat. 56°-57°5o". Range in Europe. Finland, Scandinavia, 

 Britain, Alps (of Tyrol, &c.) Type. Boreal. Type in 

 Britain. British. 



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

 August. Food plant. Roots of Cow-parsnip (Heradatm). 



