174; HAUSTELLATA. — LEl'IDOPTKlCA. 



Anterior wings yellow, clouded with fulvous, and obscurely reticulated with 

 the same ; with four slightly curved nearly equidistant streaks of silvery 

 dots, the first abbreviated and near the base, the second before the middle, 

 the next rather behind, extending obliquely to the anal angle, and the fourth 

 on the hinder margin itself; cilia pale yellow : posterior fuscous, with dirty 

 yellow cilia : head and thorax sulphur-yellow. 



Extremely abundant in hedges and gardens, by the sides of woods, 

 Sic. throughout the metropohtan district, and in most parts of Eng- 

 land, at the end of July and the beginning of August. " Lord 

 Rosebery's Park, Dalmeny."— i?eu. IF. Little. " Norwich."— 

 Rev. W. Whitear, 



Sp. 2. HofFmanseggiana. Alis anticis fulvo-hrunneis, strigis quinque interruptis 

 argenteis, Uneolcique Jlava marginis teruiiorh. (Exp. Alar. 5 — 6 lin.) 



To. HofFmanseggiana. Huhner. — Ar. Hoffmanseggiana. Steph. CaiaLW, 190. 

 No. 7116. 



Anterior wings fulvous-brown, with obscure ferruginous streaks, and five 

 distinct interrupted rows of silvery dots, the second terminating on the 

 iimer margin in a slender yellow line ; the hinder margin is darker than the 

 base, and terminates in a row of minute yellowish dots ; cilia golden- 

 yellow : posterior whigs black, with dusky yellow cilia. 



Apparently a very rare species, of which I have seen but few spe- 

 cimens only, most of which were captured at Darenth wood in June; 

 others have been taken in the New Forest and near Dover ; I believe 

 also in Devonshire. 



B. Anterior wings rather narrow, and acute at the apex, with irregular silvery 

 streaks: — Commophila, Hilbrier. 



Sp. 3. Conwayana. Alis anticis fulvis argenteo obsolete punctato-sirigatis, 

 medio maculis duabus transversis Jlavis, posticis nigris. (Exp. Alar. 5 — 

 6 lin.) 



Py. Conwayana. Fahricius. — Ar. Conwayana. Steph. Catal. ii. 190. No. 7114. 



Anterior wings fulvous, slightly clouded with brown, obsoletely streaked with 

 silvery dots, disposed in about five irregular rows, the first near the base, 

 second before the middle, third in the middle, fourth behind and fifth nearly 

 on the hinder margin ; between the second and third rows of silvery dots is 

 a dull-yellow spot on the costa, and a bright one on the inner margin ; cilia 

 yellow : posterior black. The male is rather darker in colour. 



Less abundant than the first : taken at Coombe, Darenth, Birch 

 wood, and other places within the metropolitan district, in June ; 

 also in the New Forest and in Devonshire 



