194 European Butterflies and Moths. 



27. A. Caiiddiscqiia (\V. V.). — Fore-wings ashy-grey, varied witii reddish, with the black 

 transverse lines single and dentated, frequently indistinct, and bordered inside with blackish 

 spots on the costa ; the subterminal line narrowly shaded with darker in front, and the hind-wings 

 dusted with reddish-grey. Variety Signata (Staud.) is paler, with very distinct black dentated 

 transverse lines. Expands from i^ to 2 inches. A scarce species, inhabiting Central Europe, 

 except the north-west, in June. The larva is dark brown, with two pale lines on the back, on 

 which rest deep black arrow-headed spots, which become larger behind. It feeds on Riiincx^ 

 golden rod, &c., till April. 



*28. A. Asliivortltii (Doubl.). — Allied to Candeliseq?ia, but the fore-wings are of a mere 

 bluish grey; the transverse lines are black and dentated, and the stigmata are very indistinct, 

 with a square black spot between them; hind-wings grey. Expands i\ inches. Common in 

 Wales in July, sitting on plants and rocks. The larva is dull green, with indistinct pale 

 longitudinal lines on the back and sides, and a row of black spots above the latter. It feeds on 

 low plants. 



29. A. Tiis:g7!afa (Led.). — Fore-wings grey, the three stigmata a little darker, and bordered 

 with pale ; the transverse lines are double, near together, and rather indistinct, and each com- 

 mences in a black spot on the costa ; there is a suffused blackish shade towards the hind 

 margin ; hind-wings white. Inhabits South Russia and the Altai. 



30. A. Clialdaica (Boisd.). — Pale grey, fore-wings whitish along the costa, and with a slight 

 coppery lustre, with three black transverse lines ; the stigmata are coppery, with triangular black 

 spots between them. Hind-wings white, unspotted. Also from South Russia and the Altai. 

 {A. Glosscmatis, Wallengr., from Sweden, has ochreous-grey fore-wings, the stigmata large, with 

 the spots between them quadrangular and reddish-brown ; the transverse lines double and 

 indistinct, the subterminal line pale, shading into brown outside; a brown line at the base of 

 the wings, and a row of small dark triangular spots before the fringes; hind-wings grey, with 

 yellowish fringes. Appears in August. Resembles Clialdaica, but easily distinguishable by the 

 colour of the hind-wings.) 



*3i. A, Saiicia (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings yellowish or greyish-brown, often slightly suffused 

 with reddish on the costa, with the markings indistinct ; the subterminal line forms a short W ; 

 the hind-wings are whitish, with brown nervures, and the hind margin is brownish-grey ; the 

 thorax is crested in front. The variety ^qjia (Hiibn.) is more yellowish-brown, especially on the 

 costa and towards the hind margin. Expands from \\ to i| inches. Inhabits Western and 

 Southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, but is not considered very common. It is 

 taken at ivy-blossom in August and September. The larva is greyish-brown, with dark lozenge- 

 shaped spots on the back divided by a pale line, and a pale grey stripe on the sides. It feeds on 

 low plants till April. 



*32. A. Plccta (Linn.). — Fore -wings reddish-violet-brown, the costa broadly whitish as 

 far as the elbowed line, the two stigmata pale, and a black longitudinal streak, suffused 

 towards the inner margin, running from the base to the reniform stigma ; hind-wings white ; 

 thorax narrowly black in front ; abdomen reddish-grey, tipped with reddish. Expands from 

 I to I J inches. Common throughout Europe and Western Asia in May, June, and September. 

 Larva j-ellowish-grcy, reddish on the back, and suffused with greenish on the sides, with three 

 reddish-cinnamon lines on the back, and a yellow stripe on the sides. It feeds on low plants 

 in July, and from autumn to April. The moth and larva are figured at PI. 16, Fig. 4, a, b. 

 {A. Leucogaster, Freyer, from South Europe, much resembles Plccta, but the fore-wings are 

 narrower, with the costal band yellowish-white, and extending nearly to the tip, and the abdomen 



