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resembles that of Cocciferata, but is smaller, with reddish tridentate spots on the back. It 

 feeds on evergreen oak in May and June. 



*42. E. Teniiiata (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings short, with the tips rounded, pale ashy-grey, with 

 a greenish shade, and varied with dark grey on the costa, with a black central dot, and the 

 nervures more or less yellowish ; the double stripes not paler, and only indicated by the dark 

 lines which border and divide them ; the last is broad, and rather acutely angulated below the 

 costa ; the subterminal line not lighter, indistinct, and scarcely zigzag ; hind-wings nearly similar. 

 Expands nearly three-quarters of an inch. Inhabits Central Europe in June and July. The 

 larva is either uniform dull greenish-white, or marked with brown longitudinal lines ; the head 

 and a plate behind it black. It is found in sallow catkins in early spring. 



*43. E. Siibciliata (Guen.). — Allied to Temiiata, wings longer, and the antenna; of the male 

 slightly ciliated ; fore-wings very pale grey, with a slight reddish shade, the markings indistinct, 

 the hind margin blackish, interrupted, and intersected by the dentated submarginal line, the 

 central dot indistinct, and the fringes chequered. Expands about three-quarters of an inch. 

 Inhabits England in July ; the larva is said to feed on oak and maple. 



*44. E. Pluinbcolata (Haw.). — Fore-wings moderately broad ; paler or darker grey, with 

 slender dark transverse lines bordering and intersecting the three rather lighter double stripes, 

 the last stripe slightly curved below the costa ; the subterminal line uniformly light, slightly 

 zigzag, and often preceded by another white line ; the central dot slightly marked or absent, 

 and the hind-wings pale grey, thickly waved with darker. The variety Singidaria (Herr.-Schafif.) 

 has more pointed fore-wings, the costa spotted with darker, and the central dot more distinct. 

 Expands rather less than three-quarters of an inch. Inhabits Central Europe in May and June. 

 The larva is yellowish, greenish, or lilac, with three reddish-brown lines on the back. It feeds 

 on the flowers of Mclainpyrnm in July and August. 



*45. E. l^alerianata (Hiibn.), Viminata (Doubl.). — Fore-wings rather narrow, brownish- 

 grey, with no central spot ; with suffused dark transverse lines, by which the double bands 

 are only slightly indicated ; the last band is more strongly curved below the costa than in 

 Pliunbcolata, and the subterminal line is fine, slightly zigzag, whitish, and expanded into a 

 small white spot above the hinder angle ; hind-wings grey, with suffused light lines, and often 

 with a white dot at the anal angle. Expands rather less than three-quarters of an inch. 

 Inhabits Central Europe in June, but not very common. The larva is green, with three dark 

 lines on the back, and a yellowish line on the sides. It feeds on the flowers and seeds of 

 Valciiaiia officinalis in August. 



46. E. Inviiundata (Zell.). — Fore-wings broad, with the tips rounded, and the hind margin 

 convex ; brownish-grey, slightly tinged with yellowish, especially behind, with no central dot ; 

 the markings very suffused, in consequence of which the double bands, which are a little lighter, 

 are only slightly marked ; the last is strongly curved inwards above the middle, and the sub- 

 terminal line is very indistinct ; hind-wings with the hind margin slightly angulated, grey, with 

 a light double stripe only slightly marked. E.xpands about three-quarters of an inch. Inl abits 

 Central Europe, except the west. The larva feeds on the seeds of Actcca spicata in June 

 and July. 



*47. E. Isogmiiiuiata (Tr.), Haivortliiata (Crewe). — Very like Iiiiuiuudata, but smaller 

 (expands two-thirds of an inch), of a darker and purer grey, the last double stripe not so 

 strongly angulated, though more so than in Pluinbcolata; hind margin of the hind-wings not 

 angulated, and the middle of the thorax and abdomen tinged w-ith orange above. Inhabits 

 Central Europe in June and July. The larva is thick ; pale lilac or green, with three darker 



