THE GENERA OF BRITISH MOTHS. 149 
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No. 1.—The Jaundiced Drab T (Sphaleroptera ictericana). | No. 6.—The Brindled T (Eviopsela quadrana). 
No. 2.—The Hight-spotted T (Cnephasia Penziana). No. 7.—The Pale Clay T (Capua ochraceana). 
No. 3.—The Afternoon T (Syndemis musculana). No, 8.—The Rustic T (Clepsis rusticana). 
No. 4.—The Beautiful Rough-wing T (Phtheochroa rugosana | No. 9.—The Dotted Drab T (Ablabia pratana). 
No. 5.—The Red-barred Gray T (Argyrotenia politana). | No. 10.—The Clouded Winter T (Tortricodes hyemana). 
Tue sixth sub-family of the Zortricide is that of the Sciaphilidi containing ten genera, the whole of which 
are illustrated in the present Plate. Among them are some of the commonest of our small Moths, some of which 
appear in thousands in their season, but a few are rare. : 
The genus Sphaleroptera. The insects assigned to this genus have the palpi projecting beyond the head, 
and the proportion of the anterior wings is nearly three times as long as broad. The wings of the female are of 
shorter proportion, and nearly straight in front, those of the males being curved. 
Sphaleroptera ictericana (the Jaundiced Drab T, No. 1). This species, which has been recently separated 
from the genus Cnephasia, is very inconspicuous, the colour of the wings being of a pale drab colour unvaried by 
any markings beyond a slight mottle of a deeper tone of the same colour. The female is rather more strongly 
marked with a pale brown. 
The Caterpillar is found upon all kinds of plants, and is abundant in May, June and July. The perfect 
insect appears in June and July, and is very common in the neighbourhood of London. 
The genus Cnephasia. The insects assigned to this genus have the palpi rather longer than the head, and 
the wings of considerably shorter proportions than those of the preceding genus, being scarcely more than twice as 
long as broad. The front of the wings is slightly arched in the male and more strongly in the female. There are 
fifteen species, divided into two sections, fourteen being placed in the division ‘‘ Syndemis,” and one in the 
division ‘‘ Eudemis,” as approaching in character to those genera as defined by Hiibner. 
Crephasia Octomaculana (the Eight-spotted T, No. 2). This is one of the handsomest species, and not 
being found in the southern counties has long been considered a choice variety by London collectors. The 
Caterpillar is unknown, but it probably feeds upon Lichens, as the Moth is found in rocky places where they 
abound. The perfect insect appears in the north of England in July, and has been taken at Edinburgh, at 
Ardrossan, and in North Wales. 
The other species are, in the first section, C. decolorana, C. perterana, C. obsoletana, C. passivana, C. 
subjectana, C. Virgaureana, C. alternella, C. perplenana, C. sinuana, C. cretaceana, C. Penziana, C. incana, 
and C. hybridana. Among these, subjectana and Virgaureana occur by thousands, and are far from attractive in 
their colour or markings ; but the other northern species, C. Penziana, is very handsome and as conspicuous 
as C. Octomaculana (No. 2). In the second division C. Nubilana is a common unattractive insect which is a 
perfect pest from its great numbers. 
The genus Syxdemis. The single British species assigned to this genus of Hiibner’s is by some English 
