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Distribution — East. § Forth § g Moray 000 



West. [Solway Clyde] o o 



Lat. 55°5o' / -57°4o". Range in Europe. Central (to South 

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

 English. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. July, August. Larva. May, June. 

 Food-plant. Flower-stems of Iris pseudacorus. 



This the Apamea fibrosa of most British lists, but some authors consider 

 that it should be placed in or near the genus Hydrcccia, and Mr Buckler 

 tells me that a larva which was supposed to be that of this species (but 

 which unfortunately did not reach maturity), was closely allied to the larva 

 of Hydrcccia. 



AXYLIA Hub. 



PUTRIS L. Not very common. Pascual. 



Distribution — East. § Forth Tay Dee §000 



West. Solway Clyde § West-Ross o 



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

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

 British. 



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

 Food-plant. Low plants. 



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XYLOPHASIA Stph. 



RUREA F. Abundant. Agrestal. Ascends to 1400 feet. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray §00 



West. Solway Clyde Argyle § o 



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

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

 British. 



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

 Food-plant. Low plants. 



Two aberrations occur — 1. ab. combusta Hw. dark -brown, with the stig- 

 mata outlined in whitish ; and 2. ab. alopecarus Esp. unicolorously red- 

 brown. 



lithoxylea F. Not very common. Pascual. 

 Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee 0000 



West. Solway Clyde §00 



