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Stigma is generally represented by a pale crescent with a white 

 or whitish dot at its lower end ; the cross lines are rarely 

 distinct, but a series of black dots before the outer margin are 

 usually well in evidence. The caterpillar is pale brown tinged 

 with pinkish or yellowish ; central line white edged with dark 

 brown, and on each side of this is an interrupted broad blackish 

 line edged below with white ; a whitish line below the blackish 

 spiracles ; head and plate on the first ring of the body, pale 

 brown, rather shining, the former freckled with blackish. It is 

 found in April and May on grasses, probably after hibernation. 

 The moth is out from late June to early August and is common 

 in woods, and woody places throughout the greater part of the 

 British Isles. 



The Brown-line Bright-eye {Leucania {Chahnatd) 

 conigera). 



This species (Plate 1 50, Figs, i i , 2 $ ) ranges in the colour of 

 fore wings from pale ochreous brown to a dusky tawny hue ; the 

 cross lines are sometimes very faint, but otherwise the markings 

 are constant. Var. suffiisa^ Tutt, is described as rusty red 

 suffused with darker scales, markings typical, but deeper in 

 colour and more distinct. The caterpillar is ochreous or greyish 

 brown ; three yellow lines on the back are black edged ; a 

 yellow line along the sides is often edged with black, and the 

 line below the black spiracles is blackish ; head pale brown 

 marked with black. It feeds on grasses, and may be found in 

 April and May. The moth appears in June and July and is 

 pretty generally distributed. It is regarded as a common 

 species in South England, but in the north seems to be rather 

 local and most frequently found on the coast. In Scotland it 

 does not appear to have been noted north of Ross or in the 

 isles. Abroad the range extends through Northern and Central 

 Asia to India and Japan. 



