196 HAUSTELLATA. — LEIMDOFTERA. 



This insect varies much in colour, and a little in the disposition of its markings. 

 Caterpillar green, with an obscure dorsal and reddish lateral line : it feeds on 



various pot-herbs like Ma. Brassies and others of the genus : the imago appears 



in June. 



A very common species, frequenting tlie gardens and squares of 

 tlie metropolis itself, and abounding in the former situations through- 

 out its vicinity. 



Sp. 11. Persicaritc. Aiis anticis nigris, strigis tribus fuscescentihus, undque 

 posticd punctoruvi fuhorum, stigmate reniformi niveo lunula, fulvu. (Exp. 

 alar. 1 unc. 6 — 8 lin.) 



Ph. No. Persicariae. Linne. Don. ix. pi. 317. — Ma. Persicariae. Step. Catal. 

 ■part ii. p. 84. No. 6225. 



Head and thorax black, the latter with a few darker spots ; anterior wings also 

 black, with three rather obscure fuscous strigse, edged with black, and a 

 slightly waved series of fulvous spots near the hinder margin : anterior stigma 

 rather indistinct, with a stigmatiform spot between it and the inner margin, as 

 in the last-mentioned species ; posterior stigma pure white, with a fulvous 

 central lunule : on the costa are three or four white spots, and a minute row 

 of the same at the base of the cilia, which are black and indented : posterior 

 wings whitish at the base, with a central lunule, and the hinder margin deep 

 fuscous. 



Caterpillar green, with a white dorsal line, and an obscure cloud on the fourth 

 and fifth segment; the tail conic : it feeds on the hop, elder, and other plants; 

 and is found in the autumn : the imago appearing in the following June. 



Rather uncommon : I have, however, found several specimens in 

 a garden at Hertford in certain seasons, and occasionally at Ripley ; 

 and on Clandon-common, Surrey : it also occurs throughout the 

 metropolitan district. " Allesley." — Rev. W. T. Brec. " Netley." — 

 Rev. F. W. Hope. " Epping." — Mr. H. Douhlcduy. 



APPENDIX. 



Page 5. IIkpialus hectus. It should have been remarked. Dr. Leach distin- 

 guishes this species in his MSS. as a genus, by the name Chelonus, which 

 cannot be retained, as it is preoccupied. " Longnor, Salop, not abundant." 

 —Rev. F. W. Hope. " RockclifFand Castletown."— T. C Hexjsham, Esq. 



Page 5. Hepialus lupulinus. " Rickerby, &c., (."umbs." — T. C llci/sham^ 

 Esq. " Abundant in Saloi)." — lier. F. W. IInjw. 



