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very finely edged above and below with dusky greyish-brown, 

 followed by a broad stripe of mottled ochreous, then a whitish 

 lateral line finely edged with dark greyish-brown ; below this 

 a broad greyish-brown stripe, along the lower edge of which 

 the black spiracles are situated ; under surface and legs pale 

 ochreous; raised dots black; on the second segment is a 

 shining dorsal plate in which the lines are visible, the inter- 

 mediate spaces being more dusky. (Adapted from Buckler.) 

 September and October on Poa annua and other grasses, 

 apparently attached to those growing on rocky slopes verv 

 near the sea. 



Pupa undescribed ; in a cocoon in the earth. This species 

 has the habit of remaining in cocoon throughout the winter, 

 spring, and early summer, but at what time it assumes the 

 pupa state does not appear to be known. 



The moth does not seem to have been observed in the 

 daytime in this country. At dusk it frequents the blossoms 

 of bramble, wood-sage {Tcucrimn scorodonia), and doubtless 

 other plants, and may also be secured at sugar. In this 

 country it is confined to the more southern portions of the 

 coast, and there often to rough rocky slopes. 



It was first observed in these Islands in July, 1859, when 

 specimens were taken at bramble-blossoms on the sea cliffs 

 near Torquay by Mr. K. M. Stewart and Dr. Battersby. In 

 1860, it had spread to Teignmouth, and was taken also again 

 at Torquay. In these two localities it continued to be met 

 with yearly, and in some seasons in considerable numbers, 

 and also at Dartmouth, all in Devonshire. In 187], two 

 specimens were taken at Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, and 

 soon afterwards others on the Glamorganshire coast beloAv 

 Swansea, thus indicating a considerable range upon the coast 

 of South Wales. So far as I know these are its limits at 

 present in these Islands. Abroad it is also exceedingly 

 local, being recorded only from Southern and Western France 

 and Catalonia. 



