I'HVC/TW.E—El'J/ESTIA. 6i 



Antennte of the male simjjle, rather bent, ])ale brown ; 

 palpi very slender, a little curved up, brown ; head, thorax, 

 and abdomen brownish-drab, the anal tuft paler. Fore 

 wings not very elongate, fairly broad from the base; costa 

 very flatly arched throughout ; apex bluntly angulated ; 

 hind margin gently rounded ; colour glossy brownish-drab, 

 or yellow-drab, dusted with brown ; first line placed far from 

 the base of the wing, oblique, straight except for very slight 

 indentations, red-brown ; second line oppositely oblique, 

 sinuous, whitish-brown, edged on either side by a cloudy 

 brown line or stripe ; enclosed central space small ; discal 

 spot indicated by two small black-brown dots ; extreme hind 

 margin faintly dotted with black ; cilia pale brown. Hind 

 wings rather ample, gently rounded behind, shining brownish- 

 white, with jjearly reflections ; at the base are two tufts of 

 pale yellow hair-scales ; cilia white. Female more tinged 

 with red at the base on the margins, the second line more bent, 

 and the hind margin of the hind wings a little browner. 



Underside of the fore wings having a small costal lappet 

 in the male, pale smoky-brown ; of hind wings shining 

 smoky-white. Body and legs pale brown. 



On the wing in June and also in September, whether in 

 one or two generations is not yet clearly ascertained. 



Lakva cylindrical, of moderate proportions, tapering but 

 slightly at either extremity; head pale brown or amber- 

 colour ; dorsal and anal plates black, the former divided hj 

 a pale line ; body white, tinged on the upper surface with 

 pale smoke-colour ; spots small, black but distinct, the 

 trapezoidals arranged almost in a straight line, one behind 

 the other. (Dr. J. H Wood.) 



September to November — in confinement upon nut-kernels 

 — probably at large on the dead and dried berries of ivy, or 

 else on the dead leaves and rubbish which collect in the 

 masses of that plant, but of this little is Icnown. 



