204 EvROPEAx Butterflies axd Moths. 



Expands from \\ to ij inclics. Inhabits the Valais and South-Western Europe from May to 

 September. The larva feeds on low plants growing in dry places in spring. 



* 84. A. Litnigcra (Steph.). — Closely allied to Tr-iix ; fore-Avings brown, more or less varied 

 with grey, the stigmata edged with black ; the orbicular stigma grey, and the rcniform stigma 

 brown; hind-wings white in the male and bordered with grey, and with a grey central lunule 

 in the female. Expands from i^ to li inches. A local insect, found on the coasts of Britain 

 in August ; the larva is ochreous, mottled with dark brown on the back ; it feeds on low plants. 



* 85. A. PiitH (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings reddish-grey, dark grey in the central area, and on the 

 costa above the reniform stigmata, with slender dark transverse lines, the elbowed line single 

 and dentated, with black dots at the ends of the teeth ; the three stigmata narrowly bordered 

 with black, the orbicular stigma wide and pale, the reniform stigma dark grey, the subterminal 

 line indistinct and much dentated ; hind-wings white ; the antennae of the male serrated. 

 Expands i^ inches. Inhabits Central and Southern Europe, Algeria, and Syria from July to 

 September, but somewhat local. 



86. A. Scg€titin (W. V.). — Fore-wings yellowish-grey or brownish-grey, dusted with darker, 

 with the transverse lines double and dentated, but often indistinct ; the three stigmata filled up 

 with dusky, and surrounded with blackish ; the claviform stigma short, and the subterminal line 

 indistinct ; hind-wings white, with brownish nervures, the collar with a narrow black curved 

 mark, and the antennas of the male pectinated. Expands from i\ to ij inches. Abundant 

 throughout Europe and Northern Asia from June to September. The larva is clay-coloured, 

 with three dark lines on the back, the middle one double, and the others slightly waved ; belly 

 dirty white. It lives on the roots of grass and corn till May, and is often very destructive. 

 The moth is figured at PI. 36, F"ig. 7. {A. Sicula, Boisd., from Sicily and Naples, is intermediate 

 between Cos and Scgct/iin ; the fore-wings are rather narrow, greyish-brown, with the transverse 

 lines dentated and darker; the stigmata are pale grey, the orbicular stigma sufi"used, oblong, 

 and placed longitudinally ; hind-wings whitish.) 



*S7. A. Clavis (Hufn.), Corticca (Hiibn.). — Allied to Scgctuvi, but the fore-wings are shorter 

 and more obtuse, finely scaled, and of a more violet-grey or violet-brown colour, with the costa 

 darker ; hind-wings much darker, and broadly brownish towards the hind margin. Common 

 in a great part of Europe and Northern Asia in June and July. The larva is dirty brownish- 

 grey, with a light line on the back, and a dark-grey stripe on the sides. It feeds on low plants 

 till June. 



* 88. A. Exclaniationis, Linn. {Heart and Dart Moth). — Fore-wings yelIowish-*grey or dark 

 brown, with double dentated transverse lines which are often indistinct ; the orbicular and reni- 

 form stigmata are surrounded with black, and the claviform stigma is large and filled up with 

 black ; the subterminal line is light, and more strongly dentated in the middle ; the hind-wings 

 are white, with the hind margin broadly brownish-grey in the female ; and the collar has a 

 blackish curved mark, broader in the middle. Expands from \\ to l| inches. Common in 

 Europe and Northern and Western Asia from June to August. The larva is brownish-grey 

 with a pale line on the back, and a dark suffused stripe on the sides. It lives on grass, &c., 

 till April. 



89. A. Spiiiifcra (Hiibn.). — Fawn-colour, abdomen pale brown, fore-wings with a sub- 

 marginal fascia composed of black spots; the tip marked with a brown spot; the stigmata bordered 

 with black, and the claviform stigma rather long ; hind-wings whitish. Inhabits South-Western 

 Europe. {^A. Spinosa, .Stand., from Astrachan, has yellowish-grey fore-wings ; the claviform 

 stigma forms a broad white dash, and the other stigmata are surrounded with white ; the reniform 



