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LAVERNA. 237 



Alis anticis crernlco-fiiscis, ocliracco-inarmoratis, macula dorsi l)asali, 

 macuUs opposUis ante apicom dilute ochraceis, allj'uUsvc, maculis tut)ei-- 

 culatis iiigris, tribus plicpe, tribus disci ; capite cum froiitc dlluie 

 oclireo, palpis dilute ochrels, articuli tertii aimulis duobiis fuscis. Exp. 

 al. 5 lin. 



Head and face p(de oclireous. Palpi })ule ochreous, the last joint 

 with two fuscous ving-s. Antennte fuscous. Anterior wings bluish- 

 fuscous, tinged with ochreous towards the inner margin, with a large 

 spot on the inner margin at the base, and two opposite spots towards 

 the apex, j^ale ochreous or \\'\\\iisJi ; near the middle of the costa are a 

 few whitish scales, and others are scattered over the disc and towards 

 the apex; three tufts of black scales lie along the fold and three others 

 above them ; cilia greyish-fuscous. Posterior wings fuscous, with paler 

 cilia. 



Oecvu's in various localities in June and July, more commonly 

 than the preceding; I have fancied it was attached to the sallow. 



3. Staintoni, Sircom, Zool. 1S18. p. 2038. — miscella, W. V.?; 

 Hiib. Tin. 273 ? Alis anticis griseis, ustulato varicgatis, maculis duahus 

 prope costam luteis, prima in medio, secunda ante apieem, maculis dua- o 

 bus prope dorsum tuberculatis, atris ; capite (jriseo, fronte argenteo- 

 (jrisea, palpis griseis. Exp. al. 3-4^ lin. 



Head (jreij. Face silvery (jrey. Palpi (jreij. Antennfc grey. An- 

 terior wings (jrey, varied with tawny, with tico ijellowish spots towards 

 the costa, one in the middle, the other near the apex, and with two tufts 

 of black scales near the inner murcjin ; cilia grey. Posterior wings grey, 

 with paler ciha. 



Common on many of the chalk downs of the south of England^ 

 among IleUanthemuiu cidijare in May and June, and I believe 

 again in August. The fat rather short larva mines the leaves of 

 the lldlaaihcnuuu in ^larch and April;, moving successively from 

 leaf to leaf as it finds occasion, and ([uitting the leaf before chang- 

 ing to the ])upa state. I imagine there is a second brood of the 

 larva in July. 



-k Stephens!, Sta. Cat. p. 21' (1819). Alis anticis (dlis, maculis 

 tribus costcC griseis, prima basali oblonga, secunda pone medium, tertia 

 apicali, secunda tertiatjue stria ustulata connexis, maculis duabus prope 

 dorsum tuberculatis atris; capite cum fronte ulbo, palpis albis, articuli 

 secundi ajnce, articidi tertii aniudo ante apieem nigris. Exj). al. 4 lin. 



Head and face white. Palpi white ; the end of the second joint, and 

 a ring before the apex of the terminal joint, black. Antenme fuscous, 

 annulatcd with white. Anterior wings white, with three grey blotches 

 along the costa, the iirst reaching nearly to the middle, the second 

 lying beyond the middle, and the third in the apex; the second and 

 third are united by a tawny streak on the disc ; near the inner margin 

 are two tufts of black scales, the Iirst before the middle, the second 



