90 CARADRININA ' [agrotis 



31. Antennae in S pectinated ; species very rosy 21. suhrosea. 



,, ,, ciliated .... 32. 



32. First and second lines black . 22. Ashivorthii. 



„ ,, ,, not black . . . 33. 



33. Subbasal line anteriorly black-edged . . 34. 



,, ,, not black-edged . . . 38. 



34. First line posteriorly black-edged . . 35. 



,, ,, ,, not black-edged 30. ditraj^ezium. 



35. Forewings suftusedly irrorated with whitish 43. glareosa. 



„ not irrorated with whitish . . 36. 



36. Subterminal line preceded by black costal mark 



31. triangulum. 

 „ „ not preceded by black mark . 37. 



37. Forewings rather dark purplish-fuscous 42. stigmatica. 



„ light ochreous-brown . . 44. depuncta. 



38. Reniform perceptible . . , .39. 



,, obsolete . . . 23. lucernea. 



39. Hindwings towards base whitish . . . 40. 



,, ,, ,, not whitish . . 42. 



40. Forewings with dark suffused costal streak 26. putris. 



„ without dark costal streak . .41. 



41. Reniform edged with pale yellowish 36. xanthographa. 



,, not pale-edged . . . 25. ohscura. 



42. Orbicular and reniform pale-edged . 27. fennica. 



„ „ not pale-edged . . 43. 



43. Median shade dark fuscous . . 38. umhrosa. 



„ ,, very faint . . . .44. 



44. Lines partially distinctly dark-edged . 24. sinudans. 



,, very faint .... 37. castanea. 



1. A. vestigialis, ^0^^. (vai^i^^^^rera, Hb.) 31-35 mm. Antennae 

 in S bipectinated. Forewings light ochreous-brownish, much 

 suffused with whitish along veins ; veins partly blackish ; a 

 short black basal inedian mark ; subbasal, first, and second 

 lines whitish, blackish -edged on costa ; spots outlined with 

 black, orbicular narrow -elongate, claviform brown, reniform 

 dark brown, pale- edged; subterminal line whitish, preceded 

 by dark brown wedges. Hindwings whitish ; discal spot and 

 terminal suffusion (broader in 5 ) fuscous. 



Britain to tlie Hebrides, Ireland, common on coasts ; N. and 

 C. Europe ; 7, 8. Larva light greenish-grey ; dorsal line pale, 

 dark-edged ; lateral pale or whitish, dark-edged ; tubercular 

 dots black ; head light ochreous, dark-mai"ked : on grasses, 

 Galium, Stellaria, etc.; 5, 6. 



