sgfi LEPIDOPTERA. 



ochreous with oblique reddish-brown central band and apical 

 area. 



Antennas ciliated, whitish-brown ; pal]ii and head 

 3'ellowish-white ; thorax yellow-brown ; abdomen brown. 

 Fore wings rather narrow and very glossy. Costa straight ; 

 apes squarely angulated ; hind margin rather expanded ; 

 yellowish-white or silvery-white ; basal blotch suggested by 

 two small faintly brown clouds ; central band very oblique, 

 rather narrow but complete, pale reddish-brown ; area 

 beyond much clouded with the same colour ; cilia pale 

 yellow. Hind wings and their cilia smoky white. Female 

 verjr similar, a little larger, with hind wings and their cilia 

 smoky grey. 



Underside of fore wings glistening, smoky yellow-brown. 

 Hind wings smoky white. 



May and June, and a second generation in July and 

 August. 



Larv.a. The history of this larva is involved in obscurity. 

 Herr Kaltenbach stated that he had reared the present 

 species from Sagittaria sajjittifulia ; and Herr von Stange 

 that he had reared it from BiUomus icmbellatus. It is 

 reasonable to conclude that the same species might feed on 

 these closely allied plants, but what species that is I have 

 no idea. Neither plant occurred in the district of South 

 Wales in which I found the moth, nor is the latter known 

 even to have occurred in any place suitable for the 

 growth of these water-plants. Professor Zeller suggested 

 Liiiurii catharticum, which certainly was common enough in 

 the district ; but abundant and frequent examination of the 

 plant, including its seed capsules, produced no result. The 

 statement that it has been reared from Alisma probably 

 refers to E. alismana (this has been proved by examination 

 of specimens) ; and that which refers it to Pediculnris 

 palustris anve\j belongs to the closely allied E. gcijcriana. 



This species occurs in rough poor pastures on moderate 



