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times a dorsal series of six reddish-purple V-shaped marks ; head 

 green : on currant {Ribes) and Huimdus ; 7, 9, 10. 



7. T. pimpinellata, Hh. {denotata, Gn.) 21-23 mm. Abdomen 

 with ferruginous subbasal band. Forewings rather elongate, 

 light brown, somewhat whitish -mixed, with obscure darker 

 angulated striae, forming several small blackish costal spots ; 

 posterior edge of median band black-marked ; subterminal line 

 whitish ; veins partly black -marked ; a strong black discal 

 mark. Hindwings light grey, with darker grey striae and 

 discal dot. 



England to York, E. Ireland ; C. Europe, NW. Asia ; 4, 5, 

 8. Larva green or pink ; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker or 

 purple ; spiracular yellowish or whitish ; head yellowish : on 

 flowers of Pimpinella, Achillea, Senecio ; 6, 9, 10. 



8. T. valerianata, Hb. 18-20 mm. Abdomen without mark- 

 ings. Forewings grey, with indistinct darker striae ; posterior 

 edge of median band obtusely angulated; terminal area suft'usedly 

 darker, subterminal line obscurely whitish, forming a small 

 white tornal spot ; a fine blackish discal mark. Hindwings light 

 grey, with faint striae, terminal area suffusedly darker; a 

 whitish tornal dot. 



England, local; C. Europe; 6. Larva tapering anteriorly, 

 bright green ; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker ; spiracular pale 

 green ; incisions yellowish : on flowers and seeds of Valeriana 

 officinalis ; 7, 8. 



9. T. albipunctata, Hw. (tripunctaria, HS.) 20-21 mm. 

 Thorax with white posterior spot. Abdomen with black lateral 

 line. Forewings grey, with darker angulated striae, strongest 

 on costa ; subterminal line whitish, forming a small tornal and 

 sometimes a submedian spot ; veins beyond middle marked with 

 short blackish dashes and pale dots ; an oval black discal dot. 

 Hindwings whitish-grey, striated with grey, veins dark, inter- 

 rupted ; a dark grey discal and white tornal dot. 



England to York, Aberdeen, S. Ireland, local ; Holland, 

 Germany ; 5, 6. Larva tapering anteriorly, pale yellow or 

 yellowish-green, white-dotted ; dorsal line brown, marked with 

 a series of brown spots ; subdorsal brown, indistinct ; a lateral 

 series of brown spots ; markings sometimes obsolete ; head 

 small, dark brown, ochreous-marked : on flowers and seeds of 

 Angelica and Heracleum ; 9. 



10. T. vulgata, Hw. 19-21 nun. Abdomen with subbasal 

 blackish spots. Forewings rather elongate, brown, slightly 

 reddish, mixed with whitish, with distinct angulated darker 



