NOLA. 177 



Tinea ludwigella^ IMiiller, Faun. Fridr. p. 58 (1764). 



Noctiia palliola, Denis & Schiffermiiller, Syst. Verz. Schmett 



Wien. p. 69, no. i (1776). 

 Bombyx cucuUatella^ Esper, Schmett. iii. p. 388, pi. 77, figs. 



4-9 (1786). 

 Pyralis palliolalis^ Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. vi. figs. 13, 149 



(1793)- 

 Hcrcyfia palUolalis^ Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. vii. p. 188 



(1829). 

 Nola palliolalis^ Duponchel, Lepid. France, viii. (2) p. 264, pi. 



228, figs. 3, 4 (1831). 

 N'ola cucullatella^ Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. iv. p. 62 



(1834) ; Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 292 (1881) ; 



Buckler, Larvse of Brit. Lepid. iii. pi. 43, fig. 3 (1889); 



Barrett, Lepid. Brit. Isl. ii. p. 183, pi. 65, figs. \a, b. 



Var. Nola fuliginalis. 



Nola fuliginalis, Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust. iv. p. 63 



(1834). 

 This is a common European species. It expands about 

 y^ inch. It is ashy-grey, with the basal area of the fore- 

 wings brown, bounded by a thick black curved line. The 



The Short Cloaked Moth. 



central area has a spot on the costa, from which springs a 

 dark streak. In the outer area is a dark brown zig-7,ag 

 transverse line, and the marginal area is varied with rust- 

 colour. On the fringes may ba seen a white zig zag line. The 

 hind-wings arc without mark"ngs. 



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