356 LEI'IDOPTERA. 



golden-rod {Solidacjo), among which the moth is usually 

 found ; the Continental record, upon Scnecio ncmurcnsia, pro- 

 bably referring to an allied species. 



This species inhabits woods in the south, flying along 

 their broad grassy paths or open spaces, but is extremely 

 local, found among golden-rod, but not among any species 

 of ragwort. It was first taken in this country at Lynmouth, 

 North Devon, in July 1855 by Mr. Thomas Boyd, and is still 

 to be found in that district ; shortly afterwards specimens were 

 taken on the coast of Cornwall, and subsequently one was 

 obtained at Sydenham, in the southern suburbs of London, 

 but this casual capture has not been repeated. More recently 

 it has been found, not rarely, in the woods near Dover, Kent, 

 and here also it still exists. This, so far as I know, is the 

 extent of its distribution in these islands. Abroad it has a 

 considerable range. Professor Zeller told me that he found it 

 in the Reisensgebirge, the Eastern Alps, and Rhaetia, quite 

 accompanying L. osteodactylus, a well-known Solidago feeder, 

 "as if the two species belonged together." It is recorded as 

 occurring throughout Central Europe, the temperate portions 

 of Northern Europe, including Norway, the northern half 

 of Italy, the Taurus Mountain district, and Southern Siberia. 



•J. P. tesseradactylus, L. — Expanse | inch (15-17 

 mm.). Fore wings narrow but short, the anal angle sharp ; 

 brownish-white, the costal triangle obscurely brown, followed 

 by two white transverse stripes. Hind wings pale grey- 

 brown. 



Antennfe of the male short, simple, pale grey, barred on 

 the back with white ; palpi very small, grey ; head and 

 thorax ashy-grey ; abdomen ashy-white. Fore wings 

 narrow, not much widened behind ; costa nearly straight ; 

 apex pointed ; hind margin rather uneven, but not hollowed ; 

 anal angle sharp ; dorsal margin concave ; colour ashy- 

 bvown, or pale brown, abundantly dusted with white ; on the 

 dorsal margin near the base is a longitudinal brown line, and 



