COSMIA. 501 



2724. Cosmia lutea. 



Noctua littea, Strom. Danske Vid. Selsk. Skrift. p. 78, f. 26 (1783) • Sfcaud 



Cat. Lep. pal. p. 207. 

 Noctua Jiavago, Fabi-. Maut. Ins. ii. p. IGO (1787) ; Borkh. Scriba, Beitr. 2, 



p. 142, pi. 10. f. 2 (171)1) ; Stepb. 111. Brit. Ent., Ilaiist. iii. p. 64 ; Smith, 



Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 223. 

 Noctua togata, Bsp. Sclimett. iv. pi. 124. f. 1 (1788). 

 Noctua ochreago, Borkli. Eur. Schmett. iv. p. 671 (1792). 

 Noctua ruhaqo, Dou. Nat. Hist. Brit. Ins. x. pi. 338. f. 2 (1801). 

 Noctua sila (jo, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 191 (1827); Dap. Lep. Fr. 



Tii. p. 462, pi. 129. f. 3; Frr. Neue Beitr. ii. pi. 135. 



Head and thorax rufous mixed with purple-brown ; thorax 

 yellow, the base of patagia and patches on pro- and metathorax 

 rufous ; fore cox^e, tibiae, and tai'.si rufous : abdomen yellow, ven- 

 trally suffused with rufous. Fore wing yellow to orange-yellow ; 

 subbasal line represented by purple-brown striae from costa and 

 median nervure, with a triangular patch beyond it from costa to 

 median nervure and spot above vein 1 ; antemedial line oblique, 

 waved, more or less interrupted ; orbicular represented by small 

 brown spots on its edges and constricted at middle ; a waved 

 medial line excurved at middle, the area beyond it suffused with 

 purple-brown to just beyond postmedial line and on costa to sub- 

 terminal line ; reniform a yellow patch on the brown area, con- 

 stricted at middle and with purple-brown spots on its upper and 

 lower parts ; postmedial line double, bent outwards below costa, 

 then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some yellow points 

 beyond it on costa ; subterminal lino represented by an oblique 

 striga from cosla, then by a series of small spots, angled outwards 

 at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; a terminal series of small 

 lunules ; cilia rufous and brown. Hind wing pale ochreous yellow, 

 the costal and terminal areas irrorated with purplish red, a discoidal 

 lunule, sinuous postmedial line, and diffused subterminal line from 

 costa to vein 4. 



Hah. Canada, Hudson's Bay, St. Martin's Falls (Barnston), 1 5 , 

 (Norman), 1 J , Alberta, Calgary ( Wollei/-Dod), 1 d" . 1 $ » Van- 

 couver (J. J. WaU-er), 2 c? ; U.S.A., N. & E. States, Massachusetts, 

 Buffalo, 1 c? , New York {Uagen, Lintner), 3 J ; Britain, Scotland, 

 Leech Coll., England, Leech Coll., Wales (Salvage); France; 

 Germany, Zeller, Froy, and Leech Colls.; Austria; Hdngary; 

 Savitzerland ; N. Italy ; Scandinavia ; Kussia, Livonia, Zeller 

 Coll., Esthouia, Frey Coll. ; W. Turkestan, Tarbagatai Mts. ; 

 W. Siberia, Altai, 3 $ , Leech Coll. ; E. Siberia, Amurland, 

 Ussuri ; Kamtschatka ; Japan, Nikko (Leech), 1 $ , Yokohama 

 (Pn/er), 1 c? • £^^vp. 28-36 miUira. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 61 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 368, pi. 231. f. 1. 



Dull pinkish ochreous freckled with brown ; dorsal line pale, 

 indistinct, with darker edges ; spiracular line pale, rather broad ; 

 thoracic shield dark brown with three pale lines. Food-plant ; 

 catkins and leaves of Saliv caprea. 4-6. 



