CARADRINA 35 



The variety O. lerminaUs has a duller colour, and wants the 

 white line on the fore-wings, which are only slightly clouded, 

 and of a uniform ferruginous brown, with the hind margins 

 slightly clouded with rufous, and marked with a pale waved 

 striga. The hind-wings are deep brown with ashy cilia. 



The variety O. rufuncula has two straight paler lines in the 

 middle of the ferruginous fore-wings, and another rather 

 obscure waved one near the hind margin. On the hind 

 margin itself is a row of very small triangular black spots. 

 The hind-wings are reddish-brown with rufous cilia. 



SUB-FAMILY VI. CARADRININ/E. 



These are small dull-coloured Moths, with a small head, 

 short antennae, palpi, and proboscis, and a smooth abdomen. 

 The fore-wings are oblong and entire, the hind-wings are 

 broad, rounded, and folded, varying from brown to whitish, 

 and without markings above. The larv^ are short and thick, 

 with a small bristly head. They feed on low plants, and the 

 moths are easily to be found among herbage in the day- 

 time. The pupse are subterranean, and construct earthen 

 cocoons. 



GENUS CARADRINA. 



Caradriiia, Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. iv. p. 80 (1816); 

 Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 230 (1822 ?) ; Treitschke, 

 Schmett. Eur. v. (2), p. 246 (1825); Guenee, Spec. Gen. 

 L^pid. Noct. i. p. 241 (1852). 



This genus may be distinguished from the others of the 

 Family by the rather short and broad wings, with the lines and 

 stigmata fairly well marked. There are s .veral closely allied 

 species in Europe. 



