APRIL. 103 



LEPIDOPTEKA. NOCTUID.E. 

 MISELIA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna long, robust, and sometimes 

 slightly serrated ; maxillce, length of the antennae ; palpi short ; 

 head clothed with scales ; thorax large and crested ; wings narrow. 



MISELIA APRILIANA. April Miselia. The upper wings 

 in this species are of a fine green, marked with trans- 

 verse black lines and spots; the under wings are dusky 

 brown, with a light streak on the inner side, and another 

 on the hinder margin. The caterpillar is commonly ash- 

 grey, with dark spots and lines, but varies considerably 

 It feeds on the ash, elm, and beech ; there are three brood 

 in the year. 



LEPIDOPTERA. NOCTUID^E. 



PHLOGOPHOEA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antenna long, slender, and simple ', palpi 

 ascending ; thorax crested ; anterior wings longitudinally folded 

 in repose, deeply indented, and rather elongated. 



PHLOGOPHORA METICULOSA. Angle-shades, Upper wings 

 pinkish-white, clouded with olive-brown, each with a large 

 triangular purplish mark in the centre, beyond which, there 



