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sagittate spots. The marginal line is formed 

 of black lunules. The fringes are rather paler 

 in front. The hind wings are gre3ish brown, 

 with the fringes whitish in front. The collar 

 is edged with black in front, and the thorax 

 is crested. The moth is found in Southern 

 Germany, Hungary, and the Alps in July. 

 The larva is clay-coloured, with three whitish 

 dorsal lines, the two outer ones being inter- 

 rupted and edged with darker on the inner 

 side. It feeds on low plants (e.^. Galium) in 

 Spring. 



A. rectangula, \\'. V. Fore wings reddish 

 coppery brown. Both transverse lines are in- 

 distinct, the posterior being irregularly inter- 

 rupted, and both are marked with dark spots 

 towards the costa. There is a dark quadrilateral 

 spot between the stigmata, but no spot in front 

 of the orbicular. The claviform stigma is 

 only filled up with dusky towards the base. The 

 submarginal line is finely dentated, and darker 

 towards the base. Hind wings reddish grey, 

 lighter in the male. The collar is black. It 

 is found in Switzerland and Southern Germany 

 in July. The larva is brown, with three dorsal 

 lines, the median line being indistinct. There 

 are also dark brown dots on the back and 

 sides, two deep black spots on each segment, 

 and a white band above the legs. It lives in 

 April and May on low plants, especially 

 Mdilotus. 



A. cuprea, W. V. Fore wings bright 

 coppery brown, darkest in the central area. 

 The median nervure is white and the three 

 stigmata are narrowly edged with white, and are 

 less distinct than the anterior transverse line. 

 The posterior line and the submarginal line are 

 faint, the latter being bordered with darker 

 on the inner side. Hind wings greyish brown, 

 darker on the hind margins, with yellowish 

 fringes. The female has an ovipositor. It is 

 found in mountainous districts in Central 

 Europe, especialh' in Alpine meadows, and 

 appears in July and August. It is often found 

 with the next species on the flowers of Poly- 

 gonum. The caterpillar is brown, with three 

 dull whitish dorsal lines, with blackish streaks 

 between, and a greyish brown lateral stripe. 

 It feeds on low plants, such as dandelion, in 

 April and Maj'. 



A. ocellina, \V. V. Fore wings dark 



brown, with a whitish submarginal line, and 

 with a row of small black streaks on the hind 

 margins. Between the pale-bordered stigmata 

 is a black transverse streak. Hind wings 

 blackish, with white fringes. This small moth 

 is found in July in Alpine meadows, flying 

 about the flowers or sitting on Polygonum or 

 on sow-thistle. The larva is brown, with a 

 lighter dorsal line, and two light lateral 

 lines, edged with brown, which bound the 

 darker dorsal area. The head and anal fold 

 are brown, and the cervical plate is black- 

 ish, with three yellowish longitudinal lines. It 

 feeds on low plants. 



A. alpestris, Boisd. resembles the last 

 species closely, but is larger. It is also found 

 in Alpine meadows in July and August, but 

 is less common. 



A. fimbriola, Esp. Fore wings shining 

 yellowish grey, with the basal area and the 

 space between the orbicular and reniform stig- 

 mata dark grey. The transverse lines are 

 double, the posterior forming a lunule in cell 

 lb. The collar is unicolorous. It is found 

 in Southern Europe, including Switzerland, in 

 June. The larva is brownish grey, with three 

 paler dorsal lines, a dark lateral stripe, and 

 between these dark oblique streaks. It feeds 

 on low plants in April. 



A. candelisequa, W. V. Fore wings 

 bluish grey, varied with reddish, with the 

 stigmata and costa lightest. The three trans- 

 verse lines form black spots on the costa. 

 The posterior transverse line is finely dentated. 

 The central shade or the whole central area 

 is violet-brown, as is also the inner shading of 

 the submarginal line. Hind wings light grey, 

 with white fringes. The thorax is slightly 

 raised behind the collar. It is found in Central 

 Europe, except the North-West, and is on 

 the wing in June. The caterpillar is dark 

 brown, with a pale double dorsal line, having 

 black sagittate marks upon it. It feeds on 

 Rtimex and other low plants, and is full-grown 

 in April. 



A. grisescens, Treit. Fore wings bluish 

 grey, with indistinct deeply dentated double 

 transverse lines, expanded towards the costa. 

 The hind wings have a dark curved line. This 

 is a rare species, occurring in the .'Vlps and 

 Riesengebirge in July. 



