68 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



Lederer, in 1857, restricted the name Trigonophora to 

 Empyrea, and rejecting the name Solenoptera, Dup., pro- 

 posed a new genus for Noctua meticulosa, thus losing sight 

 of the name Phlogophora altogether. 



THE ANGLE-SHADES. PHLOGOPHORA METICULOSA. 



Noctua meticulosa, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. (ed. x.), i. p. 513; 



na 95 ( T 758); id. Faun. Suec. p. 309, no. 1164 (1761); 



Esper, Schmett. iv. (i), p. 220, Taf. 112, figs. 5-7 (1790) ; 



Hiibner, Eur. Schmett, iv. fig. 67 (1799?). 

 Phlogophora meticulosa, Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. v. (i)p. 373 



(1825) ; Stephens, 111. Brit. Ent. Haust iii. p. 83 (1829) ; 



Buckler, Larvae of Brit. Lepid. vi. p. 30, pi. 91, figs. 3-3 g 



Habryntis meticulosa, Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, 

 P- 23 9, pi. 38, fig. 8(1881). 



The Angle- Shades. 



The Angle-Shades is common in most parts of Central 

 Europe and the Mediterranean region. It expands from an 

 inch and a half to two inches. The fore-wings are pale 

 ochreous, with a slight rosy tinge in front of the basal area, 

 and in the suffused sub-marginal line. The central area is 

 olive-brown, and triangular. It is bordered by the pale 

 fransyerse lines. The orbicular and reniform stigmata are 



