850 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA 



63. Hydr, uncinata, Gn. 



(Camptogramma icncinata, Gn. X, 424 ; Panagra approximata, 

 Walk. 1002 ; F. plurilineata, ib. 1011 ; P. iniercalata, ib. 1012 ; 

 Camjytogrartima replicata, ib. 1330 ; Panagra revulsaria, ib. 16'i5 ; 

 Cidaria gallinata, Feld., Reis. Nov. pi. cxxxi, 8.) 



^^. 22-25 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax pale ochreous, more 

 or less tinged with brownish or yellowish ; palpi in ^ 2^, in ^ 2^. 

 Antennae whitish-ochreous, sometimes obscurely spotted with 

 fuscous, in (J somewhat subdentate, ciliations t. Forewings 

 triangular, costa faintly sinuate, hindmargin slightly sinuate 

 beneath apex, bowed, rather oblique ; light brownish-ochreous, 

 brownish, light brownish-grey, or pale yellowish-ochreous ; numer- 

 ous faint waved darker lines, some often marked with darker or 

 blackish dots on veins ; costal edge more or less reddish-ochreous ; 

 often a very irregular curved cloudy reddish-brown line at I ; 

 median band sometimes suffused with dark reddish-brown, some- 

 times at extremities only, sometimes only margined with very 

 indistinct cloudy fuscous shades, in ^ usually greatly narrowed 

 towards inner mai'gin, in ^ broader, anterior edge slightly curved, 

 posterior edge slightly waved, forming a very short subobtuse 

 projection in middle ; a black median discal dot ; a short waved 

 reddish-brown streak from costa near apex, and a short oblique 

 rather dark fuscous streak from apex, often united into a triangular 

 patch, sometimes little marked ; a series of short dark fuscous 

 marks along hindmargin : cilia ochreous-brown, fuscous, or deep 

 yellow-ochreous, terminal half whitish, or rarely pale whitish- 

 ochreous. Hindwings with hindmargin rounded ; whitish-fuscous, 

 or rarely whitish-ochreous, fuscous-tinged ; sometimes some faint 

 waved fuscous lines posteriorly ; cilia fuscous, whitish-fu.scous, or 

 yellow-ochreous, terminal half fuscous- whitish or ochreous-whitish. 



Sydney and Bathurst (2300 feet). New South Wales ; Georges 

 Bay , Tasmania ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; Geraldton, Perth, 

 and Albany, West Australia ; from August to December, generally 

 common. This is a really variable species, in respect of colour 

 but is notwithstanding alwajs easy to recognise by the somewhat 

 peculiar form of wing. 



