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was netted in a rough place among cactus-plants in 

 April at dusk, about 500 feet above the sea level. It 

 measures about one inch in expanse ; the fore-wings and 

 upper part of the body are of a beautiful bright sea- 

 green colour when first netted, but the insect quickly 

 fades. The hind-wings are paler green, and all four 

 •wings are fringed with white. The antennaB are short 

 and slightly feathered. 



This moth had not figured in any collection of 

 Teneriffe moths as far as the author could ascertain. 

 No observations have been made on the larvas and pupge. 



ASPILATES COLLINARIA. (Holt-White.) 



Plate IV.— Fig. 10 (Female). 



This moth is allied to the Aspilates Grilvaria, but is 

 probably an insect peculiar to the Canaries. It mea- 

 sures in expanse about one inch. It is of a pale buff- 

 colour, the female being of a much intenser shade than 

 the male. The hind-wings in both sexes are much 

 lighter in colour than the fore-wings. The fore-wings 



