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The variety O. lerminalis has a duller colour, and wants the 

 white line on the fore-wings, which are only slightly clouded, 

 and of a uniform ferruginous brown, with the hind margins 

 slightly clouded with rufous, and marked with a pale waved 

 striga. The hind-wings are deep brown with ashy cilia. 



The variety O. rufuncula has two straight paler lines in the 

 middle of the ferruginous fore-wings, and another rather 

 obscure waved one near the hind margin. On the hind 

 margin itself is a row of very small triangular black spots. 

 The hind-wings are reddish-brown with rufous cilia. 



SUB-FAMILY VI. CARADRINI1SLE. 



These are small dull-coloured Moths, with a small head, 

 short antennae, palpi, and proboscis, and a smooth abdomen. 

 The fore-wings are oblong and entire, the hind-wings are 

 broad, rounded, and folded, varying from brown to whitish, 

 and without markings above. The larvae are short and thick, 

 with a small bristly head. They feed on low plants, and the 

 moths are easily to be found among herbage in the day- 

 time. The pupae are subterranean, and construct earthen 

 cocoons. 



GENUS CARADRINA. 



Caradrina, Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. iv. p. 80 (1816); 

 Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 230 (1822?) ; Treitschke, 

 Schmett. Eur. v. (2), p. 246 (1825); Guenee, Spec. Gn. 

 Lpid. Noct. i. p. 241 (1852). 



This genus may be distinguished from the others of the 

 Family by the rather short and broad wings, with the lines and 

 stigmata fairly well marked. There are several closely allied 

 species in Europe. 



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