CARADRININA [hadena 



brown, median band dark brown ; median and subdorsal veins 

 and dorsal edu'e mostly white ; an ill-defined blackish median 

 basal mark, and one above dorsum near base ; first and second 

 lines pale, dark -edged internally; spots outlined with dark 

 fuscous, orbicular and reniform whitish, brown-centred ; post- 

 median and terminal areas whitish-mixed ; subterminal line 

 whitish, edged a.nteriorly with dark fuscous marks. Hind wings 

 light fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



Britain (except SW. England) to the Shetlands, Ireland, 

 common, more local southwards ; N. and NC. Europe ; 8. 

 Larva pinkish-ochreous to purplish-brown ; dorsal and sub- 

 dorsal lines faintly pale ; spots black ; head and plate of 2 pale 

 reddish-brown : amongst stem-bases of Erioj)horum ; 6, 7. 



29. H. captiuncula, Tr. (expolita, Stt.) 15-18 mm. Fore- 

 wings light brownish -ochreous, much suffused with reddish- 

 brown ; median and terminal areas often mixed with dark 

 fuscous ; first and second lines obscurely whitish, more dis- 

 tinct dorsally ; orbicular indistinctly pale, reniform whitish- 

 ochreous, both sometimes nearly obsolete ; postmedian band 

 sometimes pale. Hindwings dai'k fuscous. 



Lancashire to Durham, W. L'eland, local ; EC. Europe, NW. 

 Asia; 7. Larva ochreous, reddish -tinged, dorsally purplish- 

 tinged on 3-8 ; head reddish-brown ; plate of 2 yellow-brown : 

 in hearts of Carex glauca ; 8-5. 



30. H. literosa, Hiv. 24-27 mm. Forewings rosy-grey; 

 median band darker; a darker reddish subdorsal spot at -g- ; 

 first and second lines internally dark -edged on lower half, 

 second Avhitish ; orbicular and anterior edge of reniform 

 blackish -outlined, orbicular whitish-edged, reniform whitish 

 with grc}^ inner ring ; subterminal line obscurely whitish, 

 anteriorly sufTusedly edged witli brown -reddish. Hindwings 

 fuscous, darker terminally. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, L'eland, rather local ; C. Europe, 

 Asia Minor, NW. Asia ; 7, 8. Larva ochreous, sometimes pink- 

 ish-tinged ; space between dorsal and subdorsal lines deep 

 reddish or dark fuscous ; head and plate of 2 yellow-brown : in 

 stems of grasses ; 9-6. 



31. H. bicoloria, VUl. {furuyicida, Hb. ; rufuncuJa, Hw.) 

 21-26 mm. 1^'orowings pale brownish-ochreous, more or less 

 suffused witli brown, especially on median band ; first and 

 second lines on lower half wiiitish, internally darlc-edged ; 

 orbicular and antci'ior edge of reniform dark-outlined, orbicular 

 pale-edged, reniform suffused with white ; postmedian band 



