EOIS] STERRHIDAE 



13. Forewings with praesubterminal line black-marked 



on lower half 15. dimidiata. 

 ,, not black-marked 14. 



14. Praesubterminal line thickened . . .15. 



,, not thickened . .16. 



15. Wings blackish-sprinkled . . 2. contiguaria. 



,, not blackish-sprinkled . 16. trigeminata. 



16. Forewings with dull red costal streak . 9. hwrnili<it<i. 



,, without red costal streak . 8. dilutaria. 



1. E. muricata, Hufn. (auroraria, Bkh.) 17-18 mm. Head 

 dark fuscous, fillet white, collar purple. Antennae in <J 

 dentate, cilia 1 J. Posterior tarsi in o 1J. Forewings purple, 

 much sprinkled with dark grey along costa ; a discal and two 

 cloudy dorsal blotches yellow ; second line blackish -grey, sub- 

 sinuate ; an irregular terminal fascia and cilia yellow. Hind- 

 wings as forewings, but partly sprinkled with pale yellowish, 

 without dorsal blotches or grey costal scales. 



England, S. and W. Ireland, local; C. Europe, N. Asia, 

 Japan; 6, 7. Larva brownish - grey ; dorsal line double, 

 blackish, widened from 5 to 9 and on incisions ; subdorsal 

 interrupted except towards extremities ; subspiracular dark 

 dots and oblique streaks : on Plantago lanceolata ; 8-5. 



[E. herbariata, F., a species of 16 mm., with whitish-ochreous 

 fuscous -sprinkled ground and fuscous lines, first and median 

 confluent to form a band, is said to have occurred in London ; 

 but if authentic, it was doubtless an accidental importation. 

 The species inhabits SC. and S. Europe.] 



2. E. contiguaria, lib. 18-19 mm. Head blackish, fillet 

 white, collar ochreous- whitish. Antennae in $ dentate, cilia 

 1. Posterior tarsi in $ f. Forewings pale whitish-ochreous 

 sprinkled with blackish ; first, median, and second lines indis- 

 tinct, irregular, grey, forming dark grey spots on costa ; margins 

 of subterminal grey, anterior thick, twice interrupted ; a black 

 discal dot beyond median. Hindwings as forewings, but first 

 line absent, no costal spots. 



NW. Wales, local; WC. Europe; 6, 7. Larva rough, 

 whitish - ochreous ; lines dark brown, dorsal traversing oval 

 spots formed by dark brown lines on 5-9; subdorsal double ; 

 subspiracular irregular : on Erica and Empetrum ; 8-5. 



3. E. rusticata, F. 17-19 mm. Head dark fuscous, crown 

 in 9 whitish-fuscous. Antennae in ^filiform, cilia 1. Posterior 

 tarsi in $ 1 J. Forewings whitish ; a rather dark fuscous basal 

 patch indicating first line ; median and second sinuate, dark 



