oraHOsiA] CAKADRINIDAE 63 



iviiifona ubscurcly pale or pale-edged. Hiiidwiugs grey, costa 

 and termeii whitish-ochreous ssuftused with pale reddissh. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, rather conunon ; N. and C. Europe, 

 Asia Minor, NW. Asia; 9, 10. Larva brown, brownish-green, 

 or ochreous-reddish ; dorsal line whitish, indistinct ; spiracular 

 broad, white : on oak, elm, hazel, etc. ; 4-6. 



11. 0. litura, L. 32-37 mm. Forewings light fuscous, 

 sprinkled or })artly sutt'used with brown, slightly reddish- 

 tinged ; five more or less distinct black costal marks on origin 

 of lines ; subbasal, first, and second lines obscurely darker- 

 edged ; median shade dark brown ; orbicular and reniform 

 finely outlined with pale, reniform fuscous. Hind wings fuscous, 

 darker terminally. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, rather common; Europe; 9, 10. 

 Larva dull yellowish-green, darker-freckled ; dorsal and sub- 

 dorsal lines pale, indistinct, darker-edged ; spiracular whitish- 

 yellow, blackish-edged above; head brownish-tinged: on Ijramble 

 {Suhm), Salix, Eumex, etc. ; 4-6. 



12. 0. pistacina, F. 33-38 mm. Forewings ochreous or 

 reddish-ochreous, sometimes brownish-tinged, veins sometimes 

 paler; first and second lines faintly dai"k-edged, sometimes 

 marked with black dots on costa ; orbicular and reniform 

 darker or partly blackish, obscurely pale-edged, orbicular very 

 narrow, oblique ; subterminal line sometimes pi'eceded by 

 black dots. Hindwiugs grey. 



England to York, Ireland, common ; C. and S. Europe, 

 Asia Minor; 9, 10. Larva green or brown, darker-freckled; 

 dorsal line slender, whitish ; spiracular broad, whitish : on 

 grasses, Carex, Hatmnculus, etc. ; 4-6. 



13. 0. macilenta, Hb. 31-35 mm. Forewings ochreous or 

 reddish-ochreous ; subbasal, first, and second lines indicated 

 by black dots ; median shade indistinctly fuscous ; orbicular 

 and reniform faintly outlined with darker, lower end of 

 reniform usually blackish ; subterminal line almost straight, 

 broken near costa, pale, edged anteriorly with brown or red- 

 brown. Hindwings grey, discal spot and postmedian line 

 obscurely darker. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, common; C. Europe; 9, 10. 

 Larva ochreous-brown, darker -freckled ; dorsal line wdiitish, 

 distinct ; subdorsal pale or whitish ; spiracular ochreous-whitish 

 or white, dark-edged above : on beech, oak, and hawthorn ; 

 4-6. 



14. 0. lota, CI. 32-36 mm. Forewings grey, sometimes 



