270 NOTODONTINA [pseudopanthera 



of first line, and margins of subteruiinal suffusedly irrorated 

 with dark grey, especially towards termen above middle ; a 

 black discal dot. Hindwings as forewings, but markings much 

 fainter, first line absent. 



England, S. Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe, N. Asia ; 

 5, 6. Larva green ; dorsal line yellow, later becoming a series 

 of brown-edged spots ; head with two orange black-edged marks : 

 on hawthorn, blackthorn, cherry ; 7, 8. 



2. P. bimaculata, F. (tavvmata, Hb.) 25-28 mm. Head 

 white, face fuscous. Forewings ochreous-white ; first and 

 second lines faint, waved, sinuate, dotted with fuscous, forming- 

 small dark fuscous spots on costa ; an indistinct blackish discal 

 dot. Hindwings as forewings, but first line absent, no costal 

 spot. 



England to York, Ireland, rather common ; C. Europe, WC. 

 and N. Asia, Japan ; 5, 6. Larva green ; dorsal line darker, 

 marked with a scries of broad arrowhead-shaped black spots ; 

 head black-sprinkled : on blackthorn and cherry ; 7, 8. 



3. P. pictaria, Ciirt. 24-27 mm. Head fuscous. Forewings 

 fuscous, sprinkled with darker ; first line hardly curved, second 

 subsinuate, waved, dark fuscous ; a dark fuscous discal spot. 

 Hindwings whitish-fuscous, dorsum sprinkled with darker ; a 

 gTcy discal dot and waved second line. 



Kent to Hants and Essex, local ; W. Europe ; 4. Larva 

 brown-grey ; 5-8 with a dark V-shaped dorsal mark ; 1 2 with a 

 black transverse line ; 8, 9 with whitish lateral patches ; 3, 

 4 with a short oblique black lateral streak ; 6-9 with black 

 lateral spots : on blackthorn ; 6, 7. 



4. P. macularia, L. 25-28 mm. Head yellow mixed with 

 black. Forewings orange, towards base strigulated with dark 

 fuscous ; markings blackish mixed with oi-ange ; first, median, 

 second, and subterminal series of three irregular spots each, 

 sometimes partially confluent, or absent except on costa ; an 

 interrupted terminal streak. Hindwings as forewings, but 

 first series obsolete. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, rather local ; Europe, Asia Minor ; 

 5, 6. Larva pale green ; dorsal line double, dark green ; sub- 

 dorsal double, pale ; lateral pale ; spiracular white, dark-edged 

 above : on Stachys sylvatica and Reseda ; 7-9. 



5. P. obscuraria, Hh. (jnif/ata, Stt.) 28-34 nrna. Head dark 

 grey mixed with whitish. Forewings brown-grey, strigulated 

 with whitish and sprinkled with black ; first and second lines 

 slightly curved, waved, fuscous, black-dotted ; praesubterminal 



