78 CARADRININA [harmodia 



E. Ireland (Dublin) scarce and local ; C. and S. Europe, 

 Asia Minor, Syria, NW. Asia ; 5, 6. Larva in seed-capsules 

 of Diatithvs ; 7, 8. 



4. H. irregularis, Hufn. (echii, Bkh.) 28-31 mm. Foi'ewings 

 whitish-ochreous, irregailarly suffused with pale ochreous- 

 brownish ; first and second lines edged externally with ochreous- 

 brownish, internally with dark brown ; median line ochreous- 

 brown ; orbicular and reniform outlined with pale ; subterminal 

 line pale, edged anteriorly with ochreous-brown ; ternien un- 

 marked ; cilia barred. Hindwings light fuscous, with darker 

 postmedian line and subterminal band. 



Sufltblk, Norfolk, Cambridge, local ; C. Europe, Asia Minor ; 

 6, 7. Larva in seed-capsules of Silene otites ; 8. This species 

 is necessarily confined in Britain within the very narrow range 

 of its food-plant. 



5. H. caesia, Bkli. 33-35 nnn. Forewings light bluish-grey, 

 darker-sprinkled, in disc and towards middle of base lighter and 

 yellowish-tinged ; lines faintly paler ; orbicular and reniform 

 faintly outlined with paler. Hindwings grey, darker pos- 

 teriorly. 



Isle of Man, S. Ireland (Waterford), on clifts, very local ; 

 mountains of C. Europe ; 6. Larva pale brownish-ochreous, 

 irrorated with brown ; a dorsal series of dai'ker V-shaped marks, 

 indistinct before 5 ; subdorsal line darker ; head brown, darker- 

 marked : in seed -capsules of Silene injiata and S. rnarituna ; 



6. H. luteago, Hb. {Barrettii, Dbld.) 33-39 mm. Forewings 

 rather dark fuscous, whitish-mixed except in disc ; subbasal, 

 first, and second lines dark-edged ; median somewhat darker ; 

 orbicular and reniform whitish-edged ; claviform whitish, suf- 

 fused above ; subterminal line whitish ; a terminal series of 

 blackish marks. Hindwings rather dark fuscous. 



Devon, Pembroke, E. Ireland, local and uncommon ; 0. 

 Europe, NW. Asia ; 6, 7. Larva pale ochreous, somewhat 

 pinkish-tinged; dorsal line faintly fuscous; head reddish- 

 ochreous, blackish -marked : in roots of Silene maritima and 

 S. i?ijlata ; 7-9. 



7. H. carpophaga, .Bkh. {cMpsophila, Dup.) 27-33 mm. Fore- 

 wings brown or pale brown, mixed with darker, sometimes 

 whitish sprinkled ; svibbasal line edged with blackish ; first and 

 second lines edged externally with brown, internally with 

 black-brown ; median line dark brown ; spots outlined with 

 black, orbicular and reniform edged with whitish ; subterminal 



