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hind wings are pale brown. It is found in 

 Nortli-Western Europe in August. The hirva 

 is green or brown, with five white longitudinal 

 stripes. It feeds on heath till May. 



A. recussa, Hiibn. is very like tritui, 

 but darker. It is found in the Alps in July. 



A. nigricans, Linn. The Garden Dart. 

 Fore wings dark brown, with indistinct trans- 

 verse lines and black-edged stigmata, not paler 

 than the ground colour. The submarginal line 

 is formed of yellowish spots. Hind wings 

 yellowish grey, wdth a central lunule, darker 

 in the female. Var. rubricans, Esp. is 

 lighter and more reddish. The moth is common 

 throughout Europe in July and August. The 

 caterpillar is bright brown, with a lighter 

 zigzag lateral stripe. It feeds on low plants 

 in April and May. 



A. lidia, Cram. Fore w'ings violet-black, 

 the basal and marginal areas being varied 

 with reddish. Both stigmata are centred with 

 yellowish. The transverse line, submarginal 

 line, and the hind border of the collar are snow- 

 white. The submarginal line is faint, and only 

 forms a distinct spot at the apex. On its 

 inner side there are several black sagittate 

 spots. Hind wings greyish brown, whitish 

 towards the base, with whitish fringes. It is 

 a scarce species, found in North-Western 

 Germany in June and July, in the coast 

 districts. 



A. plecta, Linn. The Flame Shoulder. 

 PI. XXIV. fig. 8. This pretty little moth is 

 common throughout Europe in May and June 

 and again in the Autumn. The larva is light 

 or dark reddish yellow above, greenish yellow- 

 beneath, with four brown dots on each seg- 

 ment, separated by three brown dorsal lines 

 spotted with whitish. On the side is a yel- 

 lowish grey longitudinal stripe, whitish above, 

 reddish in the middle, in which the red 

 spiracles are conspicuous. The head is reddish 

 brown, dotted with white, and has two whit- 

 ish streaks. It lives on low plants in April 

 and May. 



A. musiva, Hiibn. Fore wings dark reddish 

 brown, with a reddish white costa and a black 

 longitudinal band through the stigmata as far 

 as the reniform stigma. The orbicular stigma 

 is broad in front, running into the costa. The 

 two transverse lines and the submarginal line 



are pale, the latter edged with black on the 

 inner side towards the costa. The marginal line 

 is without dots. Hind wings white. There is 

 a black triangular spot behind the collar. It 

 is found in Southern Europe in August, but 

 is scarce. The larva is yellowish green, with 

 a dark dorsal line and a dark green lateral 

 stripe. It feeds on low plants, such as chicory, 

 in April. The slender pupa is reddish brown. 



A. flammatra, W. V. The Black Collar. 

 Fore wings yellowish brown, with the costa 

 and both stigmata lighter, and a thick longi- 

 tudinal band at the base. A black streak 

 nearly surrounds the orbicular stigma, which is 

 open in front. The central shade is dark, 

 especially between the stigmata, and the course 

 of the submarginal line is indicated by short 

 regular dark sagittate spots. The marginal 

 line is scarcely interrupted, and there is a 

 double dark band on the fringes. Hind wings 

 paler, with whitish fringe. The collar has a 

 broad black hinder margin. The antennee are 

 ciliated in the male. The moth is found in 

 Southern Europe, and one specimen has been 

 taken in the Isle of Wight. The larva is 

 green, with lighter lateral stripes, and lives on 

 low plants, especially dandelion and strawberry, 

 in April. 



A. sagittifera, Hiibn. Fore wings light 

 grey, with a faint transverse stripe and a black 

 basal streak. The orbicular and reniform 

 stigmata are white, and are connected by a 

 black longitudinal streak. The hind wings are 

 white. It is found in Austria and Switzerland 

 in July. 



A. signifera, W. V. Fore wings brownish 

 grey, varied with light grey, with a black 

 longitudinal streak from the base to the orbi- 

 cular and reniform stigmata. The hind wings 

 are light brownish grey. It is found in Southern 

 Europe in July. 



A. forcipula, W. V. Fore wings fawn- 

 coloured dusted with white, very indefinitely 

 marked, but darkest between the stigmata. 

 The reniform stigma is bordered with white 

 on its lower side. The submarginal line is 

 marked with fine black sagittate spots towards 

 the base. The fringes are doubly banded. 

 Hind wings ashy grey, lighter in the male. 

 The collar has a dark transverse line, and the 

 thorax is crested. It is found in Southern 



