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larva is dark green, with a brici<-red stripe on tlic bac]< expanded into spots on the middle 

 segments, and a brick-red stripe on the sides. It feeds on hawthorn, barberry, &c., in August 

 and September. 



86. E. Inturbata (Hiibn.). — Resembles Exigiiata, but the fore-wings are not so pointed ; 

 yellowish-grey, with a small black central spot, and the nervures in the marginal area yellowish, 

 the last double stripe sinuatcd, wider in the middle, and slightly curved below the costa, and with 

 small even teeth in front, which are equally distinct on the hind-wings. Expands rather less 

 than three-quarters of an inch. It inhabits Bavaria and Austria ; and is doubtfully referred by 

 Staudinger to Tenitiatix. 



87. E. Lanccata (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings narrow and pointed, of a pale rusty brownish-grey, 

 with a pale grey and acutely angulated double stripe before the middle, extending to the 

 black central streak, the central area darker grey, contracted above the middle, and bordered 

 behind by a simple curved light line ; the subterminal line shaded with grey in front, and the 

 hind-wings whitish, waved with grey. Expands nearly three-quarters of an inch. Inhabits 

 various parts of Central Europe from March to May. The larva feeds on the young shoots of 

 the red fir in May and June. 



88. E. Plia'uiccata (Ramb.).— Fore^wings rather long, ashy or smoky grey, traversed by 

 many fine black lines ; that which borders the basal area forms a very acute angle on the sub- 

 costal nervure, and the three others are slightly arched and parallel ; the last band is edged within 

 with black, and marked with black on the nervures, as in the allied species. Hind-wings paler, 

 with traces of lines on the inner angle. Fringes unicolorous, preceded by a row of small black 

 dashes ; and the abdomen with two rows of little black dots on the back. Expands nearly 

 I inch. Inhabits South France and Spain in September. The larva is dull green, reddish, or 

 brown, with indistinct whitish lines on the back. It feeds on Juniperns phaeiiica from December 

 to February. {E. Provinciata, Mill., is allied to Phmniccata and Oxyccdrata, but larger, and 

 always with a reddish shade. It occurs at Cannes in April, and the larva feeds on Juitipcnis 

 oxycedriis in November. E. AFiicinosynata, Mill., is of a pinkish-grey, the transverse lines are 

 well marked, especially the first on the central area, which is deep black, continuous, and very 

 sharply angulated to the large black central spot, which seems to be buried in it. The elbowed 

 line is broad, a little paler than the ground-colour, strongly angulated, and bordered with black 

 on each side. On the median area, opposite the central spot, is a square deep black spot 

 bidentate on the outside. Hind-wings with three lines running from the inner margin to a level 

 with the small black central dot. It occurs at Cannes in September and October. The larva is 

 dull white when young, and afterwards shining clay colour, with brown crosses on the back of 

 the middle segments, and whitish spots on the sides. It feeds on juniper or cypress.) 



^89. E. Sobrinata (Hiibn.). — Fore-wings with the tips rounded, varied with pale brown and 

 ashy-grey, with a black central streak surrounded with white, the double stripes dull, the first 

 acutely angulated below the costa, and bordered behind with a darker band, the last set back 

 below the costa, and marked with black dashes in front, especially on nervures 2, 5, and 6, and 

 in the fold ; the subterminal line wliitish, and finely zigzag ; hind-wings rather oval, and waved 

 with grey. Expands nearly I inch. Common in Europe in August and September. (£". 

 Scoriata, Stand., found in Iceland in August, is of a dark leaden black, with paler transverse 

 lines. The larva, which is brassy-green or reddish-brown, with pale }-ellowish lines, feeds on 

 jfuiuperus nanus in June.) 



90. E. Oxyccdrata (Ramb.). — Very like Sobrinata ; fore-wings dark grey or blackish, but 

 with no red shade. The subterminal line is suddenly angulated towards the costa, and there 



