6o LEPIDOPTERA. 



Pupa light brown with the back of the thorax darker. In 

 a slight cocoon among leaves of the food-plant. 



An exceedingly brisk and lively species, darting about in 

 the sunshine in marshes, damp meadows and open sunny 

 places especially in the borders of w^oods ; and from the 

 brightness of its colours and sharpness of its markings ex- 

 ceedingly attractive. Although so active by day it flies only 

 short distances, settling again upon plants close to the ground, 

 to dart away again instantly if disturbed ; but late in the 

 afternoon it flies freely of its own accord, and till sunset. 

 Occasionally it is found in plenty also on hill-sides and especi- 

 ally on the sides of old and well-carpeted slopes of sea sand- 

 hills, or on chalk downs. Locally abundant throughout the 

 South of England and to be found more sparingly northward 

 to Cumberland and Dui*ham, and in the South of Scotland 

 to Argyleshire and Perthshire. In Wales plentiful in 

 Pembrokeshire and Glamorganshire, and in Ireland found 

 at Howth, near Dublin ; Armagh, and Sligo. Abroad it 

 is widely distributed over Central and Northern Europe, 

 Southern France, Italy, Dalmatia, Asia Minor, Arm,enia, 

 Siberia; and w\t,s found by Lord Walsingham in Oregon, 

 North America. 



7. S. cespitana, Hiil. — Expanse | inch (14-15 mm.). 

 Fore wings rather narrow and sharply pointed, reddish white 

 with three ragged and irregular cross bands. 



Antennee thickly ciliated, black-brown ; palpi, head and 

 thorax dull brown ; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wings rather 

 narrow, costa flatly arched, apex sharply angulated, hind 

 margin oblique ; reddish white, brownish white, or olive 

 white the markings red-brown, black-brown, or olive brown ; 

 basal blotch large, dusted with white, its outer edge angu- 

 lated ; central band erect, not very broad, jagged on the 

 outer edge, and usually united to an upright dorsal spot ; a 



