2i8 I.EPIDOPTERA. 



between the head and tail ; the antenna-cases reaching 

 one or two segments further; colour pale yellowish-olive; 

 head and wing-cases pale olive-green, flneh' outlined with 

 black, the segmental folds and stigmata also dark ; the tip 

 of the anal segment and the short blunt spike horny and 

 brown. At the end of a fortnight suffrised all over with pale 

 brown, and before emergence smoky-black, the edges of the 

 wing-cases showing a rich red stripe. In an open fine net- 

 work of dirty yellow silk between the stems of the food-plant, 

 or in a corner of the cage. (Kev. J. Hellins.) 



The moth appears to hide almost always among grass in 

 the daytime, sitting u])on the grass-stem with its head 

 down ; readily disturbed by the footstep, yet flying only to a 

 short distance to settle again in the .same manner ; in some 

 degree protected by its close resemblance in llight. and 

 method of settling on the grass, to a Crambus. In the South 

 of Europe, where it is abundant, it is constantly to be found 

 in the patches of driefl-up grass growing on rocks and hill 

 sides, as well as in fields. Irs time of natural flight is at 

 dusk and in the niglit, when it will come to a strong light. 

 Quite unknown in this country till the year 1857, when a 

 specimen was taken at a gaslight at Plymouth : tlie next 

 year two more occun-cd, one at Barnstaple, the other at 

 Dulwich, in the London suburbs; and another in IS.-jO in 

 another part of South London — Clapliam Common. The 

 next records that I find are in I860, when specimens were 

 taken in Surrey, Dorset, and Suffolk; in 1865 in Sussex, 

 Kent, Devon, the Isle of AMght, and Regent's Park, London ; 

 in 1800 again in the Isle of Wight; and in 1807. when a 

 good many were taken, .some in the counties already men- 

 tioned, with tlie iuluition of Nottinghamshire. Herefordshire, 

 and CMiesliire. and wlien three specimens, which surely must 

 have lost their way, were captured in the North of Perth- 

 shire. Others have occurred in subserpient years, not every 

 year, up to the present time, but the only additional county. 



