ABRAXAS] 



SELIDOSEMIDAE 



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rather dark fuscous. Forewings ochreous-white ; markings dark 

 fuscous ; a blotch along basal half of costa ; a median series of 

 three blotches, two upper often confluent, third often absent ; a 

 terminal fascia, excavated in middle. Hindwings as forewings, 

 but first blotch absent, median series small or absent. 



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

 Asia, Japan ; 5-7. Larva dull green, with black dots ; six dark 

 green lines; incisions yellowish; spiracular line bluish-white; 

 head purplish-marked : on Salix caprea ; 6, 8, 9. 



11. PSEUDOPANTHERA, Hb. 



Tongue developed, 

 shortly and evenly 



Face usually rounded or prominent. 

 Antennae in $ stout, flatly subdentate, 

 ciliated. Palpi rough - scaled. 

 Thorax hairy beneath. Femora 

 glabrous; posterior tibiae in 

 sometimes dilated. Forewings in 

 $ without fovea; 10 sometimes 

 out of 9, usually connected or anas- 

 tomosing with 9, 1 1 sometimes out 

 of 10 or anastomosing with 10, 

 sometimes anastomosing with 12. 



Forewing of Pseudopanthera macularia. 



4. 



Rather numerous in species, but principally European, though 

 with occasional representatives in other regions. 



macularia. 



. 2. 



. 3. 



. 5. 



bimaculata. 



. 4. 

 1. punctata. 

 9. lineata. 

 8. petraria. 

 6. 



1. Wings orange 



,, not orange 



2. Forewings white or whitish 



,, not whitish 



3. Forewings with two dark costal spots 



,, without such spots 



4. Forewings with transverse markings 



,, without transverse markings . 



5. Second line of forewings straight . 



sinuate, waved . 



6. First line of forewings angulated in middle 



7. hippocastandria. 

 ,, not angulated . . 7. 



7. Discal spot of hind wings pale-centred . 5. obscuraria. 



not pale-centred . 8. 



8. Subterminal line of forewings whitish . 6. obfuscaria. 



absent . 3. pictaria. 



1. P. punctata, F. (temerata, Hb.) 25-28 mm. Head white. 



Forewings white, sometimes sprinkled with black ; dorsal end 



