372 IIAUSTELLATA. — LEPIPOFTERA. 



opposite thereto on the inner margin^ extending down the cilia on that part, 

 and two minute darker ones near the apex ; rest of the cilia whitish-grey : 

 posterior wings also whitish, with a faint dusky dot at the extreme apex of 

 each lobe. 

 Caterpillar light green, with shortish hairs : it feeds on the underside of the 

 leaves of the burdock. 



Also a local species, very rare near London, but abundant in the 

 neighbourhood of Andover and Reading ; also found near Birming- 

 ham at the end of INIay and beginning of June. 



b. Anterior icings narrow, deeply cleft and acute, generally without any 



distinct markings: — Stenoptilia, Hvbner. 

 Sp. 4. bipunctidactylus. Alis anticis cinereis, punctis tribus nigris linetique 



fiisca longitudinali in limbo. (Exp. Alar. 11 — 12 lin.) 

 Ph. Al. bipunctidactyla. Villers. — Pt. bipunctidactylus. Steph. Catal. ii. 299. 



No. 7606. 

 Anterior wings ash-coloured, with three black dots, two placed transversely 



near the origin of the cleft, the other towards the base ; on the costa and 



inner margin is a dusky streak : posterior wings shining rusty-brown ; cilia 



all rusty-brown. 



Not uncommon in woods within the metropolitan district about 

 June and in July. 



Sp. 5. fuscodactylus. Alis anticis tesiaeeo-fuscis, puncto obsoletissimo^saturatiore 

 ad incisuram. (Exp. Alar. 10 — llglin.) 



Ph. Al. fuscodactyla. Fillers. — Pt. fuscodactylus. Steph. Catal. ii. 229. 



No. 7607. 



Anterior wings testaceous-browm, with a very obscure darker dot, at the base 



of the fissure, otherwise immaculate: posterior wings fuscous. 

 The anterior wings vary a little in tint, being sometimes of a very dark hue. 



Also very common in woods and gardens during the summer 

 months, throughout the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 6. pterodactylus. Alis anticis riifo-testaceis, canis, albidis vel rujis puncto 

 ad incisuram fusco, posticisfuscis. (Exp. Alar. 11 — 13§lin.) 



Ph. Al. pterodactyla. Linne. — Pt. pterodactylus. Steph. Catal. ii. 229. 

 No. 7608. Brown plumed moth. Harris A. pi. SO.f. i — /. 



Anterior wings testaceous-red, hoary, vrhitish or pale red, with a brown dot 

 towards the cleft, and a few remotely-scattered fuscous atoms on the disc: 

 posterior wings fuscous. 



The most abundant species of the genus, occurring, especially 

 towards the end of summer, in woods, copses, gardens, &c. through- 



