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from the central dot to the base. The fringes arc reddish, and marked with a row of oblong 

 black dots within the brown marginal line. Expands about three-quarters of an inch. 

 Inhabits South Europe and Western Asia in May. 



37. A. Ciraiitaria (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings pointed at the tip, and the hind margin of 

 the hind-wings slightly sinuated. Wings reddish-yellow, fore-wings with two brown lines 

 slightly curved and sinuated, between which is a darker red central shade, and the marginal 

 area is darker red, traversed by a pale and slightly sinuated subterminal line. Hind-wings 

 with the same markings, except the inner line. Fringes concolorous, preceded by a continuous 

 brown line. The front legs of the male are very long, the hind legs have indistinct joints, 

 and the tibia; are unspurred. Expands three-quarters of an inch. Inhabits South Europe 

 in July, and flies at twilight. The larva is slender, with brown lines, and feeds on various 

 plants till the end of June, preferring withered leaves. 



38. A. Ostrinaria (Hiibn.). — Pale yellow, the costa and hind-wings tinged with red ; the 

 fore-wings traversed by three waved purple lines, the middle line often indistinct ; the 

 marginal area purple, with a triangular yellow spot at its upper part', and a smaller one at 

 its base. Hind-wings with two purple lines nearer together than those of the fore-wings, 

 and the hind margin purple. The central dots are only visible on the fore-wings, and the 

 fringes are yellow, preceded by a series of small yellow dashes. Expands nearly i inch. 

 Inhabits South Europe and Western Asia in June, and perhaps also in August. The larva 

 is short, very rough, and reddish-brown, with a paler line on the sides, and a large oblong 

 white dot, surrounded with black, on the back of the incisions of segments 7 to 10 ; the last 

 dot is heart-shaped, with a brown centre. It feeds on the flowers of various plants, especially 

 the bramble and heliotrope, till the end of May, when it forms its pupa in moss. 



39. A. Lcevigaria (Hiibn.). — Wings reddish ashy-grey, with fine black central dots, a dark 

 grey transverse shade widened into a band on the inner margin of the fore-wings, extending 

 above the central dot, and the fore-wings with two blackish transverse lines, rather darker 

 on the nervures ; the second line is acutely angulated below the costa towards the base, and 

 continued on the hind-wings ; the marginal line is dark and interrupted, and the fringes are 

 dotted with black on the ends of the nervures. Expands about two-thirds of an inch. It 

 inhabits Southern and South-Central Europe in June and August. The larva is light 

 yellowish-grey, with fine pale oblique lines, and two fine dark longitudinal dashes on the 

 9th segment, bordered in front by triangular spots. {A. Extarsaria, Herr.-Schaff., is allied 

 to Virgularia. The antennae are slender and less pubescent ; the wings are paler, yellower, and 

 less dusted ; the lines very slender, wide apart, and hardly continuous ; central shade wanting, 

 but the central spots distinct; the marginal line scarcely divided into spots, and the hind-wings 

 rather short. Inhabits South Europe.) 



40. A. Eriopodata (Grasl.). — Allied to Bisetata, but smaller, with the fore-wings narrower 

 and less rounded, and the hind-wings longer. Very pale yellowish-grey, a little darker at 

 the base ; the costa washed with reddish flesh-colour towards the base, and with dark brown 

 towards the hind margin. Fore-wings with two curved rows of small blackish dots, and 

 hind-wings with one. Marginal area greyish-brown, with a slight violet shade, except at the 

 tip of the fore-wings, which is of the ground-colour ; the two colours are separated by a dark 

 brown and rather oblique dash. Central dots well marked ; a dcntated subterminal line of the 

 ground-colour on the hind-wings. Fringes violet-grey, slightly interrupted with paler, and 

 preceded by a black interrupted line. Expands about two-thirds of an inch. Inhabits South 

 France in June. {A. Iiiesata, Mill., from Barcelona, is allied to Scutulata, but smaller, with 



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