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On the wing in June and July. 



Larva sluggish, dull dark olive-green, raised dots small, 

 white, each with a black centre carrying a fine hair ; head 

 bright light brown, black at the sides; dorsal plate whitish 

 in front, then black with a waved margin ; anal plate large, 

 round, rough, and black. 



May and June ; on Flantago, R>unex, Alsine, Ranunculus, 

 Lotui; and other vetches, Chri/santhemvm and other Compo- 

 sites, and, in fact, all kinds of herbaceous plants, feeding on 

 the leaves and especially twisting up tender shoots ; mining 

 the leaves when very young ; rolling itself up if disturbed. 



Pupa dull black : among any rubbish. 



This is one of our most abundant species. It hides in 

 hedges, probably every hedge in the country, sits upon 

 fences and the trunks of trees, and inhabits woods in multi- 

 tudes. It is swift in its movements, and the beating stick 

 will turn out actual clouds of specimens to dart to another 

 hiding-place. Apparently abundant throughout the British 

 Isles except the most northern portion, yet plentiful as far 

 north as Perthshire at least. Abroad it inhabits all Central 

 Europe and also CTreece, but its range seems not to extend 

 further. 



11. S. abrasana, Hup. — Expanse § inch (15 mm.). 

 Fore wings short and broad, uniform dark olive-grey. 



Antennte rather long, slender, dark brown ; palpi, head; 

 and thoi'ax dull brown ; abdomen similar, with an ochreous 

 anal tuft. Fore wings short, rather broad; costa arched; 

 apex rounded, smooth, unicolorous dark olive-brown or olive- 

 grey ; cilia of the same colour ; wings without markings. 

 Hind wings and their cilia smoky brown. 



Underside of the fore wings leaden-brown ; of the hind 

 smoky white. 



On the wing from June to August. 



Lakva and I'ipa apparently unkuovvn. 



