3o8 THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



brown striped with darker. It feeds from August to October 

 on the leaves of the reed {Phragmites)^ hiding by day in the 

 stems. It also hibernates in the reeds when full grown, but 

 does not change to the chrysalis state until the spring. The 

 moth flies in June and July. 



The Shore Wainscot {Lcncania litt oralis). 



The white line running through the pale ochreous brown fore 

 wings is the chief character of this species. (Plate 1 50, Figs. 4, 5.) 

 The caterpillar (Plate 152, Fig. 2) is whity-brown with three 

 lines on the back, the central one is whitish, shaded with dusky 

 on each side, the others brown edged with whitish ; the spiracles 

 are whitish, outlined in blackish ; head, and plate on first ring 

 of the body, bone colour, shining. It feeds from August to May 

 on marram grass {Psamina arenaria)^ but will eat meadow grass 

 {Poa) and other kinds in confinement. The moth is out in June 

 and July, sometimes earlier or later. It is a coast species, occur- 

 ring only on sandhills where the marram grass flourishes, and 

 in such localities is found all round England and Wales ; on the 

 east coast of Scotland to Forfarshire, and on the west to Clydes- 

 dale and Arran ; and in Ireland on the north, south, and east 

 coasts. 



Fenn's Wainscot {Leucama bnvilhied). 



On Plate 144, Fig. 9 represents the type of this specimen, and 

 Fig. 10 ab. sinelinea, Farn. This form, which has also been 

 referred to as " alinea" is without the typical black streak at the 

 base of the fore wings. The caterpillar is pale pinkish grey ; 

 dorsal line pale yellow or bone colour ; subdorsal stripes of the 

 same colour, edged on each side by a grey line, and each divided 

 down the middle by a slender pale brown line ; spiracular stripe 

 of a dull opaque yellowish white edged above with grey ; head, 



