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N. and C. Europe, Asia Minor, N. Asia ; 7, 8. Larva ochreous, 

 sometimes reddish-tinged, dorsally more brownish ; dorsal line 

 pale, partly dark-edged; subdorsal pale, dark-edged, more 

 broadly beneath ; sometimes a lateral series of dark brown 

 marks; spiracular pale ; head dark brown : on Stellaria, jRuniex, 

 Viola, etc.; 9-5. 



26. C. taraxaci, Hb. (blanda, Tr.) 29-33 mm. Differs from 

 C. alsines as follows : fore wings rather dark fuscous, faintly 

 ochreous-tinged, lines more indistinct, orbicular and reniform 

 hardly darker than ground-colour, finely outlined with grey- 

 whitish ; hindwings in <$ more whitish towards base. 



Britain to Caledonian Canal, Ireland, common ; C. Europe, 

 Asia Minor; 7. Larva light ochreous or brownish, somewhat 

 blackish-freckled ; dorsal line pale yellowish, traversing a series 

 of small blackish marks; subdorsal pale, edged below by a 

 strong dark brown line ; spiracular brownish ; head ochreous, 

 brown-marked: on Stellaria, Rumex, grass, etc.; 9-4. 



27. C. ambigua, F. 29-32 mm. Antennae in < ciliated. 

 Forewings greyish-ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuscous ; first 

 and second lines indistinct, fuscous, marked with darker dots ; 

 median shade indistinctly darker; orbicular and reniform 

 rather darker, finely outlined with pale; .subterminal line pale, 

 anteriorly darker-edged. Hindwings white ; veins fuscous- 

 tinged ; termen fuscous. 



Kent, I. of Wight, perhaps recently introduced or an occa- 

 sional immigrant only ; WC. and S. Europe ; 7, 8. 



28. C. exulis, Lef. (assimilis, Dbld.) 37-42 mm. Antennae 

 in ciliated. Abdomen densely hairy. Forewings brown, 

 mixed with dark brown and often with whitish or yellowish ; 

 veins sometimes white ; subbasal, first, second, and subterminal 

 lines light, edged with dark fuscous ; spots outlined with dark 

 fuscous, orbicular and reniform more or less margined with 

 whitish -ochreous. Hindwings fuscous, darker posteriorly ; a 

 darker discal mark and postmedian line. 



Arran to the Shetlands, local and uncommon; N. Europe, 

 N. America; 6, 7. Larva ochreous- whitish; spiracles black; 

 head reddish - brown ; plate of 2 ochreous : in stems and 

 amongst roots of grass, and amongst lichens ; 8-5. 



29. C. trigrammica, Hufn. (trilinea, Bkh.) 34-39 mm. 

 Antennae in <$ ciliated. Forewings greyish-ochreous to 

 ochreous -fuscous; subbasal, first, median, and second lines 

 rather dark fuscous, nearly straight, median sometimes almost 

 obsolete. Hindwings rather dark grey. 



