314 European Dutterflies and Moths. 



those in the inner margins being more distinct, rusty-brown, and less mixed with bluish ; the 

 fringes are pure wliite. Expands from \\ to if inches. Inhabits Southern and Western 

 Europe from Mny to July ; its reputed occurrence in England seems to require confirmation. 

 The larva is greyish-blue, with a bluish-black line on the back, and some blackish lines on the 

 sides; belly greenish-yellow. It feeds on ash from autumn to June, and frequently strips the 

 trees of their leaves when it is abundant. The moth is figured at PI. 45, Fig. 4. 



*3. A. Grossidariata (Linn.), {Magpie Motii). — Fore-wings white, with transverse rows of large 

 round partly-connected black spots, between which stand two orange bands, one near the base, 

 and another beyond the middle ; hind-wings white, with a row of black spots on the hind 

 margin, another (sometimes double) across the middle, and one or more detached spots nearer 

 the base, but with no orange ones. This species varies very much in the size and number of 

 the spots, but is generally recognisable at once. Size of Pantaria. Abundant in Europe and 

 Northern and Western Asia, in gardens, bushy places, &c., in July and August. The larva is 

 white, with black transverse spots on the back, and an orange-yellow stripe on the sides, spotted 

 with black above and below. It feeds on gooseberry, currant, sloe, &c., in May and June. The 

 transformations are figured at PI. 45, Fig. 5, a — d. 



*4. A. Marginata (Linn.). — Wings white, with a broad irregular black marginal band ; the 

 fore-wings with two very large black costal blotches, and sometimes a smaller one on the inner 

 margin ; and the hind-wings with the black border generally interrupted. The variety Pollutaria 

 (Hiibn.) is almost white, with a few black spots. Expands about i inch. Common in most 

 parts of Europe and Northern Asia from May to August. The larva is green, with three dark 

 lines on the back, and a white stripe on the sides. It feeds on poplar, willow, hazel, sallow, &c., 

 in June and September. The transformations are figured at PI. 45, Fig. 6, a — c. 



GENUS XXXVII. — CLEOGENE (DUP.). 



Wings without markings, the fore-wings moderately broad, and the hind-wings rather 

 long, the costa being rather longer than the inner margin. The female is smaller, with 

 slender wings. Antennae pectinated in the male, and simple in the female. The species 

 are found on the Alps, as high and higher than the rhododendrons, in June and July. They 

 expand from \\ to l^ inches. The males fly by day, and the females conceal themselves in 

 the grass. C. Liitearia, Fabr. {Tinctaria, Hiibn.), has ochre-yellow wings in the male, and 

 the female is paler. It is common in the Alps, Galicia, and Ural. The larva is short, 

 tapering at both ends, and covered with short hair ; it is reddish-ochreous, with some 

 longitudinal grey lines, and feeds on low plants. C. Niveata, Scop. {Illibata, W. V.), from 

 the Eastern Alps, is milk-white in both sexes ; and C. Pelctieraria, Dup., from the Pyrenees, 

 has smoky-black wings in the male, while the female is pale yellowish-ashy. 



GENUS XXXVIII. — CIIEMERINA (BOISD.). 



Antennne lamellated in the male, and setaceous in the female ; proboscis distinct ; wings 

 entire, broad, slender, and silky, the fore-wings triangular, and the hind-wings slightly trun- 

 cated below the tip ; abdomen long and slender. The only species, C. Calighiearia (Ramb.), 

 has pale ashy fore-wings, finely dusted with black, with the lines rather indistinct, and tinged 

 with reddish-brown, the first line arched, the second obliquely sloping to the costa, where it 

 is rounded, and the subtcrminal line composed of white triangular spots, often separated ; the 



