1 6 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



THE WHITE DOT. HYPHILARA ALBIPUNCTA. 



Noctua albipuncta, Denis & Schiffermiiller, Syst. Verz. 

 Schmett. Wien. p. 84 (1776) ; Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. iv 



fig- 233 (1799?)- 

 Mythimna albipuncta^ Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. v. (2) p. 187 



(1825). 

 Leucania albipuncla, Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 163 



(1880); Buckler, Larvae of Brit. Lepid. iv. p. 24 (1891). 



The White Dot. 



This species measures about an inch and a quarter across 

 the wings. It is a local insect, occurring in many parts of 

 Central and Southern Europe, as well as in Western Asia. In 

 Britain it has only been taken at Folkestone. 



The fore- wings are brick-red, with two distinct light transverse 

 lines, edged with dusky. The first of these is nearly straight, 

 and indicates the position of the claviform stigma by a small 

 angle. The orbicular and reniform stigmata are also scarcely 

 visible, but the outline of the latter can sometimes be traced 

 in fresh specimens, and at its extremity is a round white dot. 

 The nervures of the narrow, light, shining central area, are very 

 finely dotted with black and white. Beyond this the ground- 

 colour is darker, and then follows a yellowish line before the 

 uniform brown fringes. The hind-wings are dusted with 

 yellowish-grey or ashy-grey, with whitish fringes bounded by 

 a yellow line. 



