NOCTUIDiE. TRIPH^NA. 103 



No. orbona. Fabricius. — Don. x. 36. pi 343. — Tr. orbona. Steph. Catal pt. ii. 

 p. 62. No. 6064. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen dull hepatic-brown or testaceous, the apex of the 

 latter rufescent: anterior wings concolorous with the thorax, and more or 

 less obsoletely punctate-striated transversely, two obscure strigse being at 

 the base, beyond which the ordinary stigmata appears, with the middle 

 dusky and the margins pale ; these are followed by a bent geminated striga 

 of black dots ; then an undiilated pale streak, between which and the hinder 

 margin the colour of the wing is paler ; the edge of the wing at the base of 

 the cilia has a row of black dots : the posterior wings are luteous-yellow, 

 with a blackish central lunule, and an irregular marginal fascia. The 

 colours and intensity of the markings vary considerably ; in some specimens 

 the latter are completely obliterated ; in others they are very strong : and the 

 former is occasionally of a deep rusty-testaceous, somewhat virescent, or 

 tawny : the lunular streak on the posterior wings is sometimes nearly evanescent. 



Caterpillar greenish, spotted with black on the sides. 



Not uncommon throughout the metropolitan district, towards the 

 end of June and beginning of July : — in great plenty near Ripley. 

 " York and Suifolk."— TF. C. Hewitson, Esq. " AUesley."— jff^u. 

 W. T. Bree. " Epping."— i)/r. H. Douhleday. " Netley, Salop." 

 — Rev. F. W. Hope. " Bottisham." — Rev. L. Jenyns. 



+ Sp. 2. subsequa. Alls anticis griseo-hepaticis, macula reniformi obscuriori 

 lineolaque apicis atris ; posticisjlavis, lunuld strigaque posticd fuscis. (Exp. 

 alar. 1 unc. 8 — 9 lin.) 



No. subsequa. Hiibner. — Tr. subsequa. Steph. Catal. pt. ii. p. 62. No. 6065. 



Rather larger than the foregoing; usually of a paler hue and the markings 

 less evident, but similarly placed, with the reniform stigma obscure and a 

 black streak at the apex of the anterior wings ; the posterior are yellow with 

 a fuscous central lunule and posterior marginal band ; the head and thorax 

 are concolorous with the anterior wings. 



Mr. Curtis informed rae, shortly after he returned from Scot- 

 land, that he captured a specimen of this insect during his ex- 

 cursion; but as I have not had an opportunity of examining it, I 

 am compelled to give the above insufficient description of the 

 species from Engramelle. 



Sp. 3. pronuba. Alls anticis hepaticis fusco albidoque strigatis, margine antici 

 thoracisque fascia albicante, posticis luteis, striga angustd nigrd. (Exp. alar. 

 2 unc. — 2 unc. 3 — 4 lin.) 



Ph. No. pronuba. Linne. — Don. ix. pi. 311. — Tr. pronuba. Steph. Catal.pt. ii. 

 p. 63. No. 6066. 



Head and thorax anteriorly pale griseous-ash, or whitish ; the latter posteriorly 

 pale-griseous or fuscous; abdomen luteous: anterior wings fuscous, varie- 

 gated vdth griseous and whitish or cinereous, with the costa pale at the 



