NY^rPHAMD/i:. — mf,lit.t-:a. 33 



Var. (. The posterior wings beneath, with the basal half iiilvous, the exterior 

 half ochraceous, with an obsolete row of black spots. 



The caterpillar is black above and yellowish beneath, with a lonp;itudinal row of 

 small white dots on the back and on each side : the head and s])ines are black : 

 the legs red-brown. It feeds on the devirs-])it scal)ious (Scabiosa succisa) 

 and on various kinds of plantain ; it makes its appearance in September, and 

 the young brood keeps together under a web, in which it passes the winter ; 

 about the end of April the caterpillar is full grown, and changes to the chry- 

 salis, which is of a greenish- white, spotted with black, with yellow tubercles 

 at the extremity of the body ; the butterfly is produced in about fifteen days. 



A local species, rare near London, but particularly abundant 

 near Brighton, and at Enborne in Berks : it also occurs near Nor- 

 wich—in Clapham-park, Bedfordshire — in Dorsetshire— in Gla- 

 morganshire—at Eriswell and Mildenhall, in Suftblk— Dartmoor, 

 in Devonshire — and at Beacharawell, in Norfolk, usually towards 

 the end (if May. 



Sp. 5. Cinxia. Alis supra fulvis, niyro-reticulatis, pnsticis subtih fasciis 

 tribns flavescentibus, nigyo-maculatis, strirjfique pimctorum suboccllatorurn 

 utriiique. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 9 — 11 lin.) 



Pa. Cinxia. Limit:. — Lcwln, pi. 14..— Ale. Cinxia. Steph. Cutal. 



Wings above yellowish-fulvous, prettily reticulated with black ; the posterior 

 with four or five black dots, placed transversely, in each of the fulvous spots, 

 towards the anal angle of the wing : the cilia above white, interrupted by 

 black : beneath, the anterior wings are brighter than above, with a few black 

 markings, the tip yellowish, with a double series of black dots, the inner one 

 waved ; posterior wings with three yellowish angulated bands, edged and 

 spotted with black, arid two irregular tawny-orange ones, the hasal one very 

 irregular, and the other with a row of ocellated spots, with a black pupil and 



i" Sp. 6. Maturna. Alispwpurascentibusnigro-maeulatis; subtits fasciis tribut 



Jlavis. Linne. 

 Pa. Maturna. Liiinc. — Me. Maturna. Steph. Catal. 



Wings above fulvous, tessellated with black and white ; beneath safTron-rcd, 

 with three yellow fascia?, the first interrupted and composed of four or five 

 irregular spots; the second with greenish spots; the third marginal, com- 

 posed of lunules. 



Caterpillar black, shining, with three spotted yellow lines, one dorsal, two 

 lateral ; it feeds on plantain, aspen, sallow, beech, &c. ; chrysalis whitish- 

 green, spotted with black and yellow. 



I have no doubt this insect has been erroneously introiluced into our Fauna (by 

 Stewart), in consequence of Linuipus referring to A\'ilkes's table 11. fig. i). for 

 a figure; as there is no authentic instance of Me. Maturna having been found 

 in Britain : the insect figured by ^Vilkes being Me. Athalia. 



IIaustellata. \'oi,. I. 1st Octobek, 1827. i 



