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ohViqne goldcn-hrowti fascia commences at the base of the costa, it is at 

 first iwy hroad, but i^-ra(hially becomes tliiniicr, terminating before the 

 middle of the inner margin, on its outer side are some fuscous scales ; 

 beyond the middle of the wing are four short black lines from the 

 costa, and a loujicr one from the inner margin internally margined with 

 pale golden-brown ; at the apex is a round black spot, from which the 

 long black scales, which form the hook in the cilia, project ; cilia white. 

 Posterior wings grey, with whitish cilia. 



Appears iu May and August. The larva feeds on the under- 

 side of oak-leaves. It lias occurred at Leatlierliead, Iludders- 

 field, ami Doncaster. 



2. hortella, Fab. E. S. iii. 2. 327. 174 (1794); Haw.; Sta.— 

 Saportella, Dup. ; Zell. L. E. i. 177. pi. 1. f . 6 ; v. Nicclli.— AW/^ 

 weiriiella, Zell. Isis, 1839. Alls anticis albis, fasciis Iribits angulatis, 

 secunda internqda, ochreo-aun'isuix\\u\\\.Q nigro-marginatis, strigulis dua- 

 bus costtt! ochreo-aureis, extrorsum nigro-marginatis, in striolam apieis 

 ochreo-fuscam decurrentibus. Exp. al. 4 lin. 



Head whitish. Face and palpi white. Antenna; white, with fus- 

 cous annulations. Anterior wings white, with three angulated fascia) 

 and two costal spots, ochreous-yellow, somexchat golden ; the first fascia is 

 slightly angulated, externally dark margined and internally partially so ; 

 the second fascia is more angulated and frequently interrupted, the costal 

 half projecting beyond the dorsal half, it is dark-margined on both 

 sides, as is also the third fascia, which is still more angulated and the 

 prolongation of its angle forms the apical streak, which is ochreous- 

 golden, with only a few black scales ; the two costal spots run into the 

 apical streak and have dark margins externally ; a black hinder mar- 

 ginal line goes round the apex of the wing ; cilia white, the extremities 

 of the costal half black, thus forming a hook. Posterior wings very 

 pale grey, with whitish cilia. 



Appears iu May and August, Tlie larva feeds in oak-leaves. 

 It has occurred at Oxford, Shrewsbury, and near Loudon. 



3. Amyotella, Dup. L. F. xi. 5it. pi. 309. f. 2 (1838); Zell. 

 L. E. i. lyO. pi. 1. f. 7; V. NiceUi ; Sircom. — lliilleriella, Zell. Isis, 

 1839. Alis anticis croccis, strigulis duabns costa% tribns dorsi oblicpus 

 albis, prima costa) in medio, prima secnndaquc dorsi utrinque fusco- 

 marginatis, secunda tertiaque dorsi introrsum fuseo-nuu'giuatis, striola 

 apieis nigra, scpunnis supra earn albis ad caudulam fuscam ciliorum 

 pro[)agatis. Exp. al. 4 liu. 



Head safiVon-yellow. Face and palpi white. Antenna- whitish, an- 

 nulatcd with I'uscous. Anterior wings bright safl'ron-yellow, with two 

 costal and thi-ee dorsal streaks white ; the first costal strealc is near the 

 middle and is opposite the second dorsal streak, it is dark-margined on 

 both sides ; the two lirst dorsal streaks are dark-margined on both 

 sides, the apex of the second is considerably prolonged ; the second 



