70 CARADRININA [leucania 



lined with fuscous ; a black median streak from base to near 

 middle ; reniform represented by a small whitish transverse 

 mark ; some black interneural streaks posteriorly. Hindwings 

 grey, anteriorly whitish-suftused. 



Britain to Perth, Ireland, common ; N. and C. Europe, 

 WC. and N. Asia; 6, 7. Larva varying from greyish-ochreous 

 to reddish-brown ; dorsal and subdorsal lines pale or whitish, 

 edged with dark brown, with a brown line between them ; 

 lateral and spiracular pale ochreous, separated by a dark 

 brown space ; head brown, blackish-marked : on grasses ; 8-4. 



9. L. putrescens, Hh. 29-32 mm. Forewings whitish-ochre- 

 ous, beneath costa black -sprinkled, veins obscurely whitish, 

 sufFusedly outlined with light purplish-fuscous ; a slender black 

 median dash from base ; disc and a very irregular dentate ter- 

 minal fascia purplish-fuscovxs ; reniform forming a clear white 

 dot ; second line represented by a series of black dots. Hind- 

 wings white, termen fuscous. 



Dorset and Devon to Caermarthen, local, on coast ; W. and 

 S. France, Spain ; 7, 8. Larva greyish-ochreous to reddish- 

 brown ; dorsal line pale, dark-edged, on 2-4 almost white; 

 subdorsal and lateral whitish, dark-edged, separated by a more 

 ochreous-brown space ; spiracular brown ; subspiracular pale ; 

 head grey, darker-marked : on grasses ; 10-2. 



10. L. obsoleta, Hb. 35-38 mm. Forewings pale brownish- 

 ochreous, more brownish in disc, with brown interneural lines ; 

 veins whitish, outlined with fuscous ; reniform forming a clear 

 white dot ; second line represented by a series of black dots. Hind- 

 wings whitish, posteriorly suffused with fuscous, veins fuscous. 



Kent to Bucks, Norfolk, Cheshire, E. Ireland, local ; C. 

 Europe ; 6. Larva pale greyish-ochi-eous, sometimes reddish or 

 greenish-tinged ; dorsal line pale, edged with green ; subdorsal 

 pale or whitish, dark-edged ; lateral whitish ; spiracular darker 

 or green ; head marked with brown : on reed [Phragmites) : 

 8, 9. The larva hides by day in the reedstems. 



11. L. unipuncta, Hw. (extranea, Gn.) 33-42 mm. Fore- 

 wings ochreous or pale ochreous, somewhat reddish -tinged, 

 more or less strigulated with fuscous, sprinkled with black ; 

 orbicular and reniform sometimes paler, lower end of renifoi'm 

 forming a small whitish dot ; second line indicated by a series 

 of blackish dots ; an oblique apical fuscous dash. Hindwings 

 pale fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



Kent to Cornwall, Suffolk, a rare immigrant only; Madeira, 

 S. Asia, N. America, Australia, New Zealand ; 8, 9. 



