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6. Forewings with brassy-white subapical suffusion 5. festucae. 



without such suffusion . . 7. 



7. Forewings light dull rosy . . 6. iota. 



not rosy . . . .8. 



8. Reniform partly silvery-outlined . . .9. 



not silvery-outlined . . .10. ni. 



9. Forewings with orange subdorsal postmedian 



suffusion . . 7. pulchrina. 

 without such suffusion . .10. 

 0. Second discal spot separate or forming short pro- 

 jection of first . .11. 

 ,, forming rather long projection 



of first . . 8. gamma. 



11. Discal suffusion golden-brown . . 9. chalcites. 



dark fuscous . 11. interrogationis. 



12. Basal area of forewings brownish-ochreons 13. triplasia. 



not ochreous . 12. tripartita. 



1. P. moneta, F. 36-38 mm. Terminal joint of palpi rather 

 long. Forewings shining pale golden, sprinkled with ochreous- 

 brown and black; veins brown; first and second lines edged 

 with brown, irregularly waved ; median shade dark brown ; 

 orbicular and claviform confluent to form an 8-shaped spot, 

 outlined with dark fuscous and evenly edged with shining 

 white : a pale apical blotch, edged beneath by a curved brown 

 line ; a purplish -whitish terminal suffusion below middle. 

 Hindwings fuscous. 



Kent to Berks and Norfolk, occasional, a recent immigrant 

 tending to establish itself; C. Europe, N. Asia; 7, 9. Larva 

 on Aconitum napellus ; 5, 8. 



[P. illustris, F., has been regarded as British on the faith of 

 ancient records, but there seems little doubt that these were 

 erroneous.] 



2. P. chrysitis, L. 33-37 mm. Head and collar orange. 

 Forewings fuscous, purplish -tinged, paler terminally; ante- 

 median and postmedian bands shining brassy, sometimes 

 connected below middle ; first, second, and subterminal lines 

 darker brassy-fuscous ; spots dark-outlined, claviform transverse- 

 oval. Hindwings rather dark fuscous, darker posteriorly. 



Britain to Sutherland, Ireland, common ; N. and C. Europe, 

 N. and WC. Asia ; 6-8. Larva green ; six white marks above 

 on each segment ; lateral line slender, white ; subspiracular 

 series of white dots ; head green : on Lamium, Urtica, Arctium, 

 etc. : 7, 9-4. 



