98 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



The proboscis is long, and the eyes large and prominent. 

 Thorax globular, scaly ; abdomen nearly smooth. Fore-wings 

 rather pointed at the tips, with distinct lines ; stigmata not 

 conspicuous ; no accessory cell. Hind-wings rather small, and 

 uniformly coloured. 



Larva stout, tapering at the ends ; head small. Feeding on low 

 plants, at the extremity of the stalks. 



THE PURPLE MARBLED MOTH. ANTHOPHILA OSTRINA. 



Noctua ostrina, Hiibner, Eur. Schmett. iv. figs. 399, 648 



(1804?). 

 Anthophila ostrina^ Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. v. (3), p. 270 



(1826); Curtis, Brit. Ent. iii. pi. 140 (1826); Stephens, 



111. Brit. Ent. Haust. iii. p. 119 (1830). 

 Trothisa ostrina, Kirby, Eur. Butterflies and Moths, p. 282 



(1881). 



The Purple Marbled Moth. 



This Moth is found in Southern Europe and in some parts 

 of Central Europe, but is very scarce in England. It is also 

 found in Asia Minor, Northern Africa, and Siberia. It 

 expands about three-quarters of an inch. 



The head and thorax are either white, varied with sulphur- 

 yellow, or dusted with brownish or reddish. The abdomen 

 is yellowish, pale brown, or ashy-grey, with white incisions. 

 The antennae are pale ferruginous, and the legs are whitish. 



The fore-wings are pale yellow or sulphur-yellow, with a 

 darker yellow transverse line across the middle of the wings. 

 There is always a black dot representing the reniform stigma, 



