THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Vox. XIII.) APRIL, 1880. [No. 203. 
VARIETY OF PYRAMEIS CARDUI. 
PyYRAMEIS CARDUI (variety). 
Tuis magnificent variety was bred on September 3rd, 1879, 
from a larva taken near the locks on the River Lea, at Clapton 
Park. 
The ground colour of the wings is of the normal russet shade, 
but without the rosy blush on the costa of the fore wings; the 
whole of the hind margins of the fore wings are suffused with dark 
umber, almost black, in which the usual row of small white 
circular spots near the apex and the two costal white spots are 
replaced by white fusiform blotches, two abnormal white spots 
also making their appearance near the anal angle; the two large 
dark spots, which are usually on the disk between the median 
nervure and the inner margin, are altogether wanting. ‘The hind 
wings are dark umber towards the base, and rust-coloured: 
between the nervures from the centre of the wings to the hind 
margin, while between each of the nervures, which form broad 
streaks of black, are large white spots, forming a row parallel to 
the hind margin. 
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