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of blackthorn and plum, yet totally scorns sugar. But a 

 month after it has been lost sight of at flowers, one is startled 

 at the appearance of casual specimens at the gas lamps 

 or any other strong light; and these usually are not of 

 the common darkest varieties. Not confined to woods, but 

 found almost everywhere where there are trees, and common 

 all over England ; probably also in all suitable places in 

 Wales, since I have found it in Pembrokeshire. Apparently 

 in most parts of the mainland of Scotland, occurring in fair 

 numbers and great beauty even in Sutherlandshire, but 

 I think not recorded in Argyleshire or in the Isles. In 

 Ireland it is said by Mr. Kane to be universally distributed. 



Abroad it is found throughout Central Europe, the tem- 

 perate portions of Northern Europe, the North of Italy, 

 Corsica, Northern and Eastern Turkey, Southern Kussia, 

 Eastern Siberia, the mountainous regions of Central Asia, 

 Japan, and in a pretty silvery-grey variation in North 

 America. 



8. T. munda, Esf. — Expanse 1^ to If inch. Fore wings 

 drab or reddish-drab, without conspicuous markings except 

 usually a dull black spot in the reniform stigma and a pair 

 of deep black dots nearer to the hind margin. Hind wings 

 smoky-brown. 



Antennae of the male pectinated with short, solid, ciliated 

 teeth, light brown ; palpi short, much concealed by long 

 black-brown scales ; eyes densely covered with fine erect 

 hairs, lashes at the back long and black ; head strongly 

 tufted, especially between the antenna?, drab or reddish- 

 drab ; thorax of the same colour, covered with long soft 

 scales, part of which are drawn into a small blunt knob at 

 the back ; fascicles smoky- white, ]uucli obscured by the scales 

 of the thorax ; abdomen pale brown ; lateral and anal tufts 

 rather small, brighter brown. Fore wings moderately broad ; 

 costa faintly rounded, more so toward the apex, which is 

 decidedly anguiated ; hind margin rather regular!}' rounded ; 



