276 The Scottish Naturalist. 



VELLEDA H. Locally abundant. Amongst bracken (but not 

 always). Ascends to 1200 feet. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray Suther- 

 land Orkney § 

 West. Solway Clyde Argyle West-Ross g 



Lat. 54°4o // -59°io // . Range. Northern j central in part ; 

 Alps and Pyrenees. Type. Septentriono-central. Type 

 in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance — Imago. June, July. Larva. Feeds for two 

 years. Food-plant. Rhizome of Bracken (Pteris aquilinaj, and ? 



Ab. gallicus Ld. Front-wings dull reddish-brown with a cen- 

 tral white spot. 



With the type but scarce. Sometimes called carnus in Britain, but carna Esp, 

 is a different species. 



LTJPULINUS L. Local, and not common; scarce in the 

 north. Pascual. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay g Moray 000 

 West. Solway Clyde g West-Ross o 



Lat. 54°4o"-57°5o". Range in Europe. Central; South 

 Sweden, Alps, Dalmatia. Type. Centro-septentrional. 

 Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance- Imago. May, June. Larva. July- April. Food- 

 plant. Roots of low plants. 



H. gonna H. (like lupulinus, but brown, with silvery white spots), an alpine 

 and boreal species, should be looked for in July. 



HECTA L. Local and not very common. Nemoral. 



Distribution — East. Tweed Forth Tay Dee Moray Suther 



land o o 

 West. Solway Clyde Argyle West-Ross o 



Lat. 54°4o // -58°2o' / , Range in Europe. Central and 

 northern (except the boreal regions). Type. Centro- 

 septentrional. Type in Britain. British. 



Time of Appearance— Imago. June. Larva. July- May. Food-plant. 

 Roots of low-plants. 



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