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CRAMBUS INQUINATELLUS, Schiff. 



Antenna, grayish brown. Palpi, pale ochreous brown 

 or dark brown. Head, ochreous brown, very pale. Thorax, 

 pale ochreous. Fore-wings, grayish brown ; veins and outer 

 half of costa pale ochreous or pale yellowish ; streak very 

 indistinct, hardly to be distinguished from veins ; two trans- 

 verse angulated lines, one before and the other beyond the 

 middle ; fringes grayish brown. Hind-wings, gray, with pale 

 fringes. Abdomen, pale ochreous. Legs, pale ochreous 

 brown. Expands about 24 mm. 



Occurs in July and August in fields, waste places, and 

 heaths. It has been taken as far north as Perthshire, but is 

 most abundant in the south. I never saw it alive. u The 

 larva feeds on the surface of the ground in silken galleries, 

 upon various species of grass." 



Crambus geniculeus, Haw. 



This species is said to have been taken in Scotland. I 

 cannot find an authentic record, and am unable to describe 

 it, as I have never seen a Scotch specimen. 



Section VI. — Fore-wings pearly white or ochreous brown. 



a. Fore-wings pearly white. C. perlellns. 



b. Fore-wings pearly white ; veins dark brown, sometimes 



almost black. Var. Warringtonellns. 



c. Fore-wings pale ochreous. C. culmellus. 



Crambus perlellus, Scop. 



Antennce, white or ochreous white. Palpi, white or pale 

 ochreous. Head, white, or dirty ochreous white. Thorax, 

 white, or ochreous white. Fore-wings, pearly white, some- 

 times with a dirty ochreous tinge. A brownish longitudinal 

 dash from the base near costa to near the hind margin 

 Hind-wings, pale grayish, darkest towards tip ; fringes pale. 

 Abdomen, pale grayish. Legs, dirty ochreous white. Ex- 

 pands about 26 mm. 



Occurs in July on dry pastures and coast sand-hills. 

 Flies naturally by day in the bright sunshine, and at dusk. 



