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rough places among short herbage, and is found oa 

 and near the coast in the early spring and during the 

 summer. The larva is green, with a paler line on the 

 back, and a yellowish line on the sides. Spiracles red. 

 It feeds on low -growing plants. 



OMMOTOSTOLA SACCHARI. 



A pale buff moth, measuring in expanse about two 

 inches. The specimen described was netted at Guimar, 

 Teneriffe, in May. It is somewhat common. The fore- 

 wings and body are buff, the latter being rather richly 

 feathered. The hind-wings are cream-white ; the 

 antennas are rather thick, of a medium length. It is 

 not an inhabitant of Europe. The larva has not been 

 observed. 



HYPENA OBSITALIS. 



Not an English moth, but an inhabitant of South 

 Europe, North Africa, and Asia. It measures in expanse 

 about one inch. The fore-wings are brown, varied with 



