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*I3. E. Liiiariata (W. V.). — Fore-wings ochreous, varied with rusty-brown bands in the basal 

 area and in the front half of the marginal area ; the central area, which is bordered by two single 

 lines, and the space beyond the subterniinal line, are dark grey ; the subterminal line is whitish 

 and sliglitly zigzag, shaded with blackish above the hinder angle and on both sides in the middle ; 

 hind-wings grey. Expands about three-quarters of an inch. Common in Central and Southern 

 Europe in June and July. The larva is green, frequently marked with brown zigzag oblique 

 dashes. It feeds on the flowers and seeds of the toadflax in September and October. (A larger 

 and darker variety, Digitaliaria, Dietze, proceeds from a pale yellowish or bluish-green larva 

 almost without markings, which feeds on the flowers of Digitalis ainbigita in June and July. 

 The moth appears in the Odenwald in May. It is, perhaps, identical with the following.) 



14. E. Pyreneata (Mab.). — Intermediate between Linariata and Pulchdlata, but darker ; the 

 terminal shade not interrupted, the brownish band more distinct and better marked, the central 

 band broader, bluish-black, and traversed by a waved black shade ; hind-wings smok}'-black, 

 with black fringes, never white. Found in the Pyrenees in June. The larva is slender, dirty 

 green, with a dark green line on the back, black subdorsal lines, shaded below with pure green, 

 and a white line on the sides, edged with black above ; head paler green. It feeds on Digitalis 

 lutea in July. 



*I5. E. Pulchdlata (Steph.). — Very like Linariata, but rather larger; the colours paler, the 

 basal area and the front of the marginal area pale yellow, and the bands dirty brown, those in 

 the basal area blackish on the costa ; the central area with a more distinct white line beyond the 

 central spot, and its hinder edge more strongly curved below the costa. Inhabits Central and 

 Western Europe in May and June. The larva is dull or bright yellowish-green, pale primrose, or 

 red, sometimes with darker lines on the back. It feeds on Digitalis purpinra in September. 



16. E. Laqucsaria (Herr.-Schafif.). — Fore-wings short, brownish-grey, slightly varied with 

 yellowish, with a small black central spot; the double stripes indistinct, the first curved, and 

 bordered with darker grey bands on each side, the second broader on the costa, and edged by 

 dark spots; the subterminal line suffused, and shaded with dusky above the hinder angle, and 

 above the middle on both sides; hind-wings narrow, truncated, and pale grey; the antennae of 

 the male distinctly ciliated. Expands about three-quarters of an inch. Inhabits Central and 

 South-Western Europe in July and August. The larva is green or yellowish-green, with a 

 dark green line on the back. It feeds on the flowers of Odontites lutea in August and September. 

 [E. Lttteostrigata, Stand., is whitish, with ochre-yellow transverse lines or bands on all the wings, 

 and a large black central lunule on the fore-wings, The broad yellow basal and marginal bands 

 are most distinct; the two central lines, between which the lunule stands, are much less so. 

 The latter are blackish close to the costa, and there is also a black dash on the costa close to 

 the base. Hind-wings with the basal band absent and the central lunule much fainter. Under 

 side unicolorous dirty white, with the central spots and the outer band showing very faintly 

 through. Expands about half an inch. Inhabits Sicily in I\Iay.) 



*!/. E. Pusillaia (W. V.). — Fore-wings rather pointed, bone-coloured, dusted with grey; 

 brownish-grey in the marginal area, with a black central spot and dark costal spots, the double 

 stripes narrow, the first slightly curved below the costa, and the space between it and the 

 middle stripe forming a grey band ; the subterminal line whitish, paler in the middle; and the 

 hind-wings truncated, whitish, with the hind margin grey. Expands about three-quarters of an 

 inch. Common in many parts of Europe in May. The larva is green, with dark longitudinal 

 lines. It feeds on fir in July. 



18. E. Abictaria (Goeze), Strobilata (Borkh.). — Fore-wings with the tips rounded, pale 

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