82 The Butterflies and Moths of Teneriffe, 



Europe, Northern and Western Asia, and North Africa. 

 It frequents higli ground in the spring and summer, 

 living in rough places and in clover-fields. The fore- 

 wings are of liglit olive-brown shade, with dark mark- 

 ings across them. The hind-wings are dark olive-brown, 

 fringed with yellow, and having two large yellow uneven 

 spots about the centre, with, a similar one on the brown 

 margin. The body is stout, the antennae long and fine. 

 The larva is green or rust-colour, with white lines on 

 the back and sides. 



PRODENIA LITTORALIS. 



A moth, expanding about one inch and a half, found 

 in Africa, but not in England. It has brown-grey fore- 

 wings, with opalescent markings. The hind-wings are 

 of a shining opalescent white. The larva is brown, feeds 

 on the potato-plant, and appears during the early spring. 

 The moths are seen a month or six weeks later ; those 

 bred in captivity appear simultaneously with those out 

 o? doors. 



