(38 OELECHlU.f;. 



perceptible on the inner margin at the end of the fold ; in the dark 

 hinder margin and apex of the costa are several silvery streaks ; cilia 

 pale greyish-fuscons, intersected by two dark fnscous lines. Posterior 

 wings greyish-fuscous, with paler cilia. 



Appears in (jMay? and) August; occurs on the coast among 

 Sfa/ice AriDer'ia at Southend and Brighton. The hirva feeding in 

 autinnn in tlic stems beneath the flower-heads of the Statlce. 



92. ericinella, Dup. L. F. xi. 4')7. pi. 306. f. 1, 2 (1838); Zell. 

 — uticdla, lliib. ; Treit. Alis anticis ntjis, costa fusca, strigula costa3 

 basali, strigis duabus oblicpiis secunda cum striga recta ad dorsum cou- 

 nexa viridi-argentcis, maeulis posticis oppositis (costali distiuctiore) 

 puuctis margiiiis postici lutco-argentcis. Exp. al. 6 liu. 



Head and face grey. Palpi fuscous ; terminal joint yellowish, with 

 two brown rings. Antennre yellowish, annulated with fuscous. An- 

 terior wings n'dJkh-broioi, darker towards the costa, with a short streak 

 at the base of the costa, a)id two oblicpie strigre (the second meeting a 

 straight one on the imier margin) silvery-green ; before the apex are 

 two silvery yellow opposite spots which nearly meet (that on the costa 

 is the more distinct) ; along the hinder margin are several small spots 

 silvery-yellow ; cilia fuscous. Posterior wings grey, with paler cilia. 



Abundant on heaths in the south of England, in July. The 

 larva must feed on lieath in June, Mr. Douglas having bred the 

 insect from a bunch of blooming heath he had gathered. 



93. paixpellaj Zell. Isis, 181-7. p. S.jS ; Dougl. Alis anticis albis, 

 stria propc costani, striaque plictx} a basi fere us(pie ad medium luteis, 

 stria disci pone medium, stria postica externe fusco-raargiuata luteis. 

 Exp. al. 5i liu. 



Head, face, and palpi whitish. Antennae whitish, annulated with 

 fuscous. Anterior wings white, with -a fine yellow streak from the base 

 near the costa, and a second fro.n the base along the fold, neither of 

 these reaches the middle of the wing; a tliird yellow streak lies on the 

 disc beyond the middle, and a fourth externally with some fuscous scales 

 lies near the hinder margin ; cilia whitish, with some iuscous scales 

 round the apex of the wing. Posterior wings pale grey, with yellowish- 

 grey cilia. 



A single sjiecimen in Mr. Douglas's collection, taken by hiin at 

 Kolkstone, in July. 



94. inopella, Zell. Tsis, 1839. p. 201; ViowgX. — InuleUa, Cmt. 

 Alis anticis albidis, lineis disci, strigulaque obliqua ante apicera ochra- 

 ccis. E\]). al. l.V-5 lin. 



Head, i'ace, and palpi whitish. Antenna) whitish, annulated with 

 fuscous. Anterior wings wdiitish, with several fmo streaks on the disc, 

 and a broader transverse one before the apex dirly ochreous ; cilia 

 whitish, with a dark fuscous line. Posterior wings pale grey, with 

 greyish-oehreous cilia. 



