1. p. hcrbida Hilb.^ Och., Goda. v. 6. pi. 97./. S.— prasina 



Fab. — Egregia Sc JaspkleaEsp. — Tullia Cram. — mixta 

 Haiv. ? 

 Two or three specimens were taken at Lanark by Mr. H. 

 Walker the end of last June, flying about quickset hedges. 

 My own wei'e bred by the late Mr. Blunt; and Mr. J. Stand- 

 ish has beaten it out of Oaks in Darent Wood the befjinninf; 

 of June. In France it appears in August; and Mr. Haworth's 

 P. mixta taken in April had possibly lived through the winter. 

 The caterpillar feeds upon Cochlearia armoracia. 



2. P. occulta Linn., Hiib., Uaxv., Och., Goda, 



This rare and fine species was first recorded as British, I 

 believe, by Mr. Haworth, an imperfect specimen having been 

 presented to him by Mr. Hatchett of Kingsland ; others have 

 been taken in July in Epping Forest. The female that I pos- 

 sess was found near Dover Castle in August. The caterpillar 

 feeds upon the Lettuce and Dandelion, and is full grown in 

 May. I am again indebted to H'ubner for the figure of this 

 fine larva, and have the pleasure of stating, that 1 lately pur- 

 chased a copy of this scarce and very expensive work, that I 

 may be enabled to give in the progress of my own, faithful 

 representations of rare caterpillars, which have never been 

 figured in any other publication. 



3. P. nebulosa Berl. Mag., Och. — plebeia Hiib., Goda. — bi- 



maculosa Esp. — grandis Do7i. v. 10. pi. 345. 1. — Haw. 

 End of June, trunks of trees. Larva found in April upon 

 Verbasam Thapsus. 



4. P. tincta Borck., Och., Goda. 6. pi. 96. 3. — hepatica Hilb. 



occulta Fab. — trimaculosa Esp. — argentina Haw. 

 A few years since, this insect was found on the trunks of 

 trees in Coombe and Darent Woods, in June and the begin- 

 ning of July. The caterpillar feeds upon Ononis spinosa, &c. 



5. P. nitens Haw. Lep. Brit. 188. 77. Taken in Norfolk by 



the late lie v. J. Burrell. 



6. Advena Fab., Esp., Hiib., Haw., Och., Goda. 6. 96. 4. — 



June and b. July, gardens. Caterpillar feeds on 

 Lettuce and Dandelion. 



7. flavicincta Fab., Hiib., Haw., Don. 10. 334. — Och., 



Goda. — flavicincta major S,- dysodea Esp. 

 End of September, upon pales, &c. in gardens. 



8. P. dysodea Hiib., Och., Goda. — flavicincta minor Esp. — 



chrysozona Borck. — ornata Vill. — Ranunculina Haw. 

 Wilkes tab. 14. — End of July, gardens. 



9. Serena Esp., Fab., Hiib., Haxv., Och.., Goda. — par, Don. 



10. 338. 3. — Middle of June, shady pales. 

 10. ochracca //«cCi. Lcp. Brit. — Echii Hiib? — End of June. 



As this insect appears to me to be related to the last, I have 

 introduced it here ; and Noctua Chi and N. Templi are ex- 

 cluded, as I think they belong to other groups. 



The plant is Econtodon Taraxacum (Common Dandelion). 



