196 LEPIDOPTERA. 



coloured band which is edged outwardly by black dusting and 

 outside this by a more oblique white stripe ; this shades off 

 gradually into another band of pale frosted purplish-brown, 

 the outer edge of which is the usual second line, tolerably 

 direct, oblique, and composed of brown and black dusting, this 

 in the middle throws out a curve or swelling ; a yellow-brown 

 or red-brown cloud lies above the anal angle, and a lighter 

 brown cloud containing black dots beneath the apex ; these are 

 edged by the obscure, and partial, white subterminal line, out- 

 side which the soft fawn ground colour is shaded with white ; 

 close to the base of the wing, in the discal cell, is a small black 

 dot, and several more, very minute, are placed in the situation 

 of the reniform stigma ; cilia white shaded with fawn colour. 

 Hind wings white at the base, shading off to smoky- brown at 

 the hind margin ; cilia white. Female similar. 



Underside of the fore wings white, shaded with smoky- 

 brown, especially toward the costa, on which toward the apex 

 are alternate white and black dots. Hind wings white, faintly 

 dusted with brown and shaded with pale yellow. Body and 

 legs pale brown. 



A little variable in depth of colour of the fore wings, of 

 which the base is sometimes quite white, and the bands, 

 especially the outer, vary from the softest obscure fawn-brown 

 to chestnut or purple-brown. 



On the wing in June and July ; but in its home in Southern 

 countries, during the whole season, even from January, but 

 most plentiful in August. 



Larva apparently undescribed. In the flower shoots of 

 Inula montana, I. viscosa and Ccntaurea calcitrapa, in October 

 and November. 



Pupa undescribed. 



This is even a greater rarity in this country than the last, 

 and scarcely anything is known here as to its habits. The 

 first specimen known to have occurred with us was captured 



