Coitus, but Mr. Stephens lias made a new genus for P. Inci- 

 para, and removed it nearly 30 genera from P. mcticulosa. 



1. P. lucipara Linn. — Curt. Biil. Ent.jil. 619. ? . of the na- 

 tural size ; the larva is copied from Hlibner. 



By no means a common species ; it is however widely dis- 

 tributed over this country. The Moth makes its appearance 

 the middle and end of June on banks and the skirts of woods; 

 it has been noticed near Carlisle, in Nordiumberland, Nor- 

 folk, Epping, Darent and Coomb Woods, the New Forest, 

 Glanville's Wootton, and Teignmouth, Devon. It has been 

 observed in Fi'ance to be attracted in the evening by a sweet 

 liquor which exudes from the leaves of a Willow. The Cater- 

 pillar feeds on Rubusfruticosiis and snxatilis^ Rumcx acetosa, 

 Lactuca sativa, Matricaria Chamomilla^ Trifolium Melilotus., 

 Echiiim vtilgare, Anchiisa officinalis and Chelidonium majus : 

 when about to transform they inclose themselves in a case of 

 earth slightly glued together. 



2. P. meticulosa Linn. — Don. v. 4. pi. 139. 



Pale ochreous marbled with pink, bright brown, or green : 

 palpi obtuse ; superior wings elongated, the posterior margin 

 sinuated towards the anal angle, a large subtrigonaie brown 

 fascia across the middle, bearing a trapezate spot adjoining 

 an ear-sha})ed one, all having pale margins ; costa with se- 

 veral striga3 at the base, and a large trigonate very smooth 

 brown space on the inferior margin before the fascia, be- 

 yond which is a brown sinuated line with a denticulated 

 striga, parallel to the posterior margin, not reaching the 

 apex and terminated by a lunule with a brown margin : 

 cdia of a burnt colour where the margin is cut out: inferior 

 wings margaritaceous, with 3 strigai and a lunate spot on 

 the disc fuscous, the nervures and edge of the posterior 

 margin brown : basal joint of tarsi very long. Sometimes 

 the superior wings are of a rosy brown colour, at others in- 

 clining to olive or green. 



This beautiful Moth is abundant, I believe, all over Europe, 

 and with us it is found in every garden and hedge from Edin- 

 burgh to the extreme south : it appears from the beginning of 

 April to the end of November, excepting, 1 believe, the month 

 of August. 



The Caterpillars feed on numerous plants, amongst whicii 

 are the Stock, Wormwood, Beta vulgaris, Urtica dioica and 

 urenSy Merciirialis annua, Poteriiim Sanguisorha and Primula 

 nnilgaris; they often live through the winter, and sometimes 

 spin a cocoon in the earth like the Cucullias and at others neg- 

 ect to do so ; whether this depends on the season has not been 

 noticed. 



The Plant is Ruhus saxatilis. Stone Bramble, from Ross 

 Island, Killarney, and Arncliff^ Yorkshire. 



