caradrina] CARADRINIDAE 119 



yellowish ; dorsal and subdorsal lines white ; spinicular double, 

 white, spiracles purple-edged ; head pale yellow : on birch and 

 oak ; 5, 6. 



9. 0. umbra, Hufn. {marginata, F.) 29-33 mm. Antennae 

 in $ ciliated. Forewings reddish -ochreous, beyond second 

 line suffused with brownish ; all lines and outlines of spots 

 ferruginous, first line with two angular indentations, median 

 angulated above middle, reniform darker towards centre, clavi- 

 form faint. Hind wings whitish-yellowish, veins reddish-fuscous ; 

 a broad dark fuscous terminal fascia, terminally suftused witli 

 reddish. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, E. and W. Ireland, local ; C. 

 and SE. Europe, N. and WC. Asia, N. America ; 5, 6. Larva 

 dull green or dark grey, speckled with white and dorsally with 

 black ; dorsal line double, whitish ; subdorsal whitish or pale 

 yellow; spiracular yellowish or pale ochreous, white-edged 

 above ; dots black ; head pale green or reddish-ochrcous ; plate 

 of 2 sometimes black : on Ono?its ; 7, 8. 



10. 0. micacea, JEsp. 31-39 mm. Antennae in o ciliated. 

 Forewings pale rosy-brownish, sprinkled with brown ; median 

 area suftused with brown posteriorly ; subbasal, first, and 

 second lines dark fuscous, first indented above middle, second 

 nearly sti'aight except near costa ; orbicular and reniform out- 

 lined with dark fuscous ; subterminal line obscurely pale. 

 Hind wings fuscous-whitish, more fuscous posteriorly; a fuscous 

 postniedian line. 



Britain to the Shetlands, Ireland, common ; N. and C. 

 Europe, N. Asia ; 8, 9. Larva dull brownish-ochreous, 

 purplish-tinged ; subspiracular line paler ; dots blackish ; head 

 ochreous-brown ; plate of 2 with anterior edge blackish : in 

 stems of Equisetum, Valeriana, Rumex, etc.; 5, 7. 



11. C. petasitis, Dhld. 42-48 mm. Antennae in ^ ciliated. 

 Forewings fuscous, median area darker posteriorly ; veins 

 posteriorly white-sprinkled; first and second lines obscurely 

 paler, internally somewhat darker-edged ; orbicular and reni- 

 form somewhat paler, darker - outlined ; subterminal line 

 obscurely pale, terminal area darker. Hindwings brownish- 

 grey, with darker postniedian line. 



Hants, Somerset, Sufiblk to Perth, E. Ireland, local ; 

 Germany, NW. Asia ; 9. Larva grey-whitish ; dots black ; 

 head and plate of 2 brown : in roots and stems of Petasites ; 

 6, 7. 



12. C. lutosa, Uh. (crassicornis, Hw.) 41-50 mm. Antennae 



