594 NOCTUID^. 



B. Fore wing with the apex not produced and acute. 



a. Abdomen of male with slight blackish ventral tufts from base. 



2044. Leucania littoralis. 



Leucama littoralis. Curt. Brit. Ent. v. pi. 157 (1827); Steph. 111. Brit. 

 Ent., Haust. iii. p. 74 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 193. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous brown, the last -with 

 he ventral tufts of hair of male blackish. Fore wing pale ochreous 

 brown, the costal area rather paler ; the median nervuro M"ith 

 prominent white fascia slightly defined by fuscous, continued as 



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Fig. 171. — Leucania litioraUs, (^ . \. 



slight streaks on base of veins 2, 3 and on vein 4 to terraen ; slight 

 white streaks on veins 6, 7, 8 towards termen ; the interspaces of 

 terminal area with slight brown streaks. Hind wing pure white. 

 Underside white slightly tinged with ochreous. 



Hah. Britain, England {DouUeday), Zeller, Frey, and Leech 

 Colls., Ireland, Derry {Salvage), Leech Coll. ; France ; Belgium ; 

 Holland ; Denmark ; Germany ; Spain, Bilbao, Andalucia ; Italy 

 {Heyne), Leech Coll. Exj:). 40-44 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 69 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 1.57, pi. 204. f. 1. 



Pale pinkish ochreous, grey, or greenish ; dorsal and subdorsal 

 lines white, dark-edged ; lateral line sometimes white ; spiracular 

 line pale or whitish ; head pale brown. Food-jjlant, Ammopliila 

 arundinacea. 8-5. 



b. (Leucania). Abdomen of male without blackish ventral 

 tufts. 

 a'-. Fore wing without oblique white Aiscia from apex. 

 a^. Fore wing with fine dark streaks in interspaces of 

 terminal area, 

 a'. Hind wing uniformly tinged with fuscous. 



a*. Fore wing with the veins not streaked with 

 white. 



«'. Hind wing with the cilia ochreous favicolor. 



¥. Hind wing witli the cilia white rubripallens. 



b*. Fore wing with the veins streaked with white. 



e'. Fore wing tinged with rufous fitliginosa. 



6'. Fore wing not tinged with rufous oxygala. 



b^. Hind wing white more or less suffused with 

 fuscous, 

 a*. Fore wing with fuscous shade below median 

 nervure. 

 a'. Fore wing with veins 3, 4 prominently 



streaked with white albiradiosa. 



