CUCULLIA. 77 



represented by a whitish, lunule defined on each side by brown and 

 a smaller lunule above inner margin ; an oblique black streak above 

 inner margin on medial area ; an oblique series of rufous streaks 

 between vein (3 and apex, and some others from termen below apes 

 to Vein 4 ; a prominent oblique fascia from termen above vein 3 to 

 postmedial line at submedian fold, with some slight brown and 

 white streaks below it ; cilia grey with dark line through them 

 intersected with white. Hind wing yellowish white, the veins and 

 terminal area suffused with brown ; cilia brown at base, white at 

 tips ; the underside with slight discoidal lunule. 



Hah. Francb, Frey and Leech Colls. ; GERJiANr, Zeller and Frey 

 Colls. ; Austria ; Hungary ; Switzerland ; Spain, Leech Coll., 

 Catalonia ; Corsica ; Italy ; Dalmatia, Leech Coll. ; S. Russia ; 

 Armenia. Exp. 38-44 millim. 



Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 255. 



Bluish white with dorsal and lateral broad pale yellow stripes 

 and usually small bluish spots between them. Food-plant, leaves 

 and flowers of mullein. 6-8. 



2164. Cucullia anceps. (Plate XCVIII. fig. 11.) 



CucuUia anceps. Stand. Hor. Soe. Ent. Ross. svi. jj. 78 (1881); id. Cat. 

 Lep. pal. p. 215. 



(S . Head white, the palpi at sides, a bar on frons, and the back 

 of head rufous ; tegulse and patagia white, the former with dark 

 line near base, two medial lines and dark tips, the latter with a 

 few black scales and brown upper edge ; dorsal ridge black and 

 grey ; tibite with some grey ; abdomen ochreous white irrorated 

 with brown, the dorsal crests dark. Fore wing white, the costal 

 area suffused with grey, the cell and area beyond it tinged with 

 ochreous ; a slight brown streak below base of cell and streak on 

 median nervure ; subbasal line represented by a pale oblique striga 

 from costa ; antemedial line very indistinct, defined by whitish on 

 inner side, angled outwards below costa and strongly below cell and 

 above inner margin, where it is represented by oblique dark brown 

 streaks ; orbicular and reniform only defined by dark points below 

 them and beyond the latter ; postmedial line almost obsolete except 

 below vein 2, where it forms a whitish lunule defined on each side 

 by brown and smaller lunule above inner margin ; some white points 

 on costa towards apex ; brown streaks above bases of veins 7, 6, and 

 an oblique series from termen below apex to lower angle of cell ; 

 a prominent oblique streak from termen above vein 3 to postmedial 

 line in submedian fold ; cilia with blackish line through them. Hind 

 wing whitish, the veins and terminal area tinged with brown, the 

 inner area with ochreous ; cilia with a brown line through them. 



Hah. Armenia, 1 S ; Asia Minor, Pontus, Taurus ; Syria, 

 Mardin ; Persia ; W. Turkestan, Sarawschan ; E. Turkestan, Hi. 

 Exp. 42 millim. 



