374 F/ic Scottish Naturalist. 



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

 Food-plant. (Grains of wheat and then) low plants. 



MAMESTRA Treit 



[persicarlje L. Rare. Agrestal. 



Distribution — East. Tweed o o o o o o o 



West. Solway Clyde o o o 



Lat. 55°6o"-56°2o". Range in Europe. Central ; South 

 Sweden, etc. Type. Central. Type in Britain. 

 English. 



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

 September. Food-plant. Low plants. 



BRASSIC.2E L. Common. Agrestal. Ascends to 1200 feet. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray § 



Orkney § 

 West. Solway Clyde § West-Ross % 



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

 Type. European. Type in Britain. British. 



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

 September. Food-plant. Cabbage, etc. 



furva Hb. Not common. Agrestal, pascual. Ascends to 

 1200 feet. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray 3 ° ° 



West. Solway Clyde § g - § 



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

 Central. Type in Britain. British. 



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

 June. Food-plant. Grasses (roots). Frequently confounded with dark 

 forms of Apamea gemina. - 



albicolon Hb. Rare. Pascual. 



Distribution — East. Tweed § Tay 00000 



West. § Clyde 000 



Lat. 55°6o' / -56°5o' / . Range in Europe. Central j Sweden, 

 South Finland, &c. Type. Central. Type in Britain. 

 English. 



