PHRAGMATIPHILA. 



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46G2. Phragmatiphila typhae. 



Kocfua typhce. Thnbg. Ins. Suec. i. p. ?> (17«4) ; Esp. Sc-hmett. iv. pi. 140. 



ff. a, b (1789), Hiibn. Eur. Scliniett,., Noet. f. 41.') ; Fit. Neue Solimett. 



pi. 89; Dup. Lep. Fr. vii. pt i. p. 94, \A. 10(5. f . 8 : Steph. Jll. IJrit. 



Eiit., Haust. iii. p. 71 ; Hen-.-Soliad'. Eur. Schmett., Noct. If. 349-351 ; 



Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 187. 

 Koctua arundinis, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 141 (1787). 

 Noctua nervosa, Esp. Sehinett. iv. pi. 148. f. 1 (1790). 

 I^'oc/ua fratenia, Treit. Eur. Soliiuett. x. (2) p. 99 (183.5). 



Head and thorax bright rufous ; abdomen ochreons greyish 

 tinged with rufous at base and slightly irrorated with brown. 

 Fore wing bright rufous tinged with ochreous greyish in parts, 

 the veins with pale streaks irrorated w'ith fuscous on basal half; 

 subbasal black points on subcostal and median nervures ; antemedial 

 line represented by double black points on the veins ; orbicular 

 represented by two black points above, the reniform by a ' faint 

 narrow ochreous lunule angled inwards on median nervure to 

 before origin of vein 2 and defined on outer side at lower angle of 

 cell and below by blackish ; a postmedial series of black points 



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Fig. 114. — Phraginafiphila (i/jjJkp, (^ . \. 



excurved from costa to vein 4, then oblique ; subterminal line 

 represented bj- a series of slight ochreous marks defined on inner 

 side by wedge-shaped black marks; a terminal series of minute 

 black lunules ; cilia with dark lines near base and at tips. 

 Hind wing yellowish white, the interspaces of terminal area 

 suffused with fuscous brown ; a terminal series of black striae ; 

 the underside pale yellow, the costal and terminal areas irrorated 

 Avitb fuscous, a black discoidal spot. 



Ab. 1. fraterna. Head, thorax, and fore wing dark reddish 

 brown, the last with tlie markings indistinct. 



Uab. BiiiTAiN, Leech Coll. ; Euanck, Hand Coll. ; Germany, 

 Zeller, I'rey, & Leech Colls.; Ausxkia : Hungaky ; Switzkrlan'd ; 

 Spain, Catalonia; N. Italy; Swi^dex ; llussiA ; ? Palkstixe ; 

 W. Turkestan, Issyk-kul ; E. Turkkstan, Hi. Exp. 44-58 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. HI ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. t. p. 8.5, pi. 195. f. 1. 



Pale ochreous or pinkish ochreous; spiracular line j)aler; head 

 and thoracic plate reddish brown. Food-plant : Typha, in the 

 stems. 7-8. Pupa usually with head downwards. 



