238 European Butterflies and Moths. 



sides, suffused above; and there is a slight prominence on the 12th segment. It feeds on 

 low plants, such as bramble, raspberry, and foxglove, in August and September. The moth 

 is figured at PI. 38, Fig. 6. 



GENUS XXIX. — TRIGONOPHORA (HUBN.). 



Allied to Hadcna, but the thorax is not crested, and the hind margin of the fore -wings is 

 dentated ; the antennae of the male are dentated and ciliated. The commonest species, 

 *T. Flauinica, Esp. {Einpyrca, Hiibn.), has rather long dark violet-brown fore-wings, with a 

 purplish reflection, and the inner margin yellowish-white. The transverse lines are rather lighter 

 than the ground-colour, the inner line is nearly straight, the elbowed line a little dentated, 

 with a very acute angle at the upper portion, and the subterminal line is waved, and followed 

 by a blackish shade. There is a large velvety black spot in the central area, in the angle 

 formed by the elbowed line, on which stands the whitish reniform stigma, which sends off an 

 angular projection from its lower end towards the base ; the orbicular stigma is concolorous 

 and indistinct, and the claviform stigma is large and black, and touches another black spot 

 which extends to the elbowed line. There is a large black dash at the base, above the yellowish 

 inner marginal stripe, and the hind-wings are uniform dark grey. Expands from ij to 2 inches. 

 It inhabits Southern and Western Europe as far north as Sussex, in September and October, 

 and is taken at sugar. The larva is greenish or brownish, with three pale lines, and a row of 

 dark lozenge-shaped spots on the back. It feeds on low plants in early spring. T. Jodea 

 (Guen.), which inhabits France in August and September, is closely alied to Flammea, but 

 is rather smaller and paler ; fore-wings with the inner margin concolorous, and the stigmata 

 only a little paler than the ground-colour ; the orbicular stigma is large and well marked, and the 

 reniform stigma is oblong and a little constricted; hind-wings rosy white, with traces of a blackish 

 lunule, and two transverse lines. The larva feeds on broom and sloe in spring. 



GENUS XXX.— HABRYNTIS (LED.). 



Contains species rather above the middle size, the fore-wings narrow at the base, with 

 the hind margin more or less oblique and sinuated, with the inner margin distinct ; the Noctiia- 

 pattern somewhat irregular, and the claviform stigma absent. The abdomen is strongly crested 

 on the three first segments in Mcticidosa, which differs from Scita in the shape of the 

 fore-wings, and is the type of the genus Brotoloniia (Led.). In repose the wings are folded 

 lengthwise around the body. 



I. H. Scita (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings light apple-green, varied with whitish in the basal and 

 marginal areas, with the central area narrow, forming a dark green triangle, truncated on 

 the inner margin ; the transverse lines are single, white, nearly straight, and not dentated ; 

 the elbowed line is indistinct, and projects a little outwards beyond the middle ; the two 

 stigmata are large and connected below; the orbicular stigma is white and oblique, and the 

 reniform stigma is white above and in front, and bordered \\ith black behind ; the subterminal 

 line is indistinct, and finely zigzag, with a dark green dot below the costa ; hind-wings 

 whitish, suffused with yellow, with greenish fringes. Expands from il to if inches. Inhabits 

 rocky woods in Central Europe, except the north-west, in June and July, but not common. 

 The larva is green, with dark angular spots on the back, and a dull pale stripe on the sides. 

 It feeds on fern {Ptcris aquiliiid) and Ficaria ranuHCuloides from autumn to May, and may be 

 obtained by sweeping. The moth and larva are figured at PI. 38, Fig. 7, a, b. 



