APRIL. 103 



LEPIDOPTERA. NOCTUIDJE. 



MISELIA. 



Generic Distinctions. Antennas long, robust, and sometimes 

 slightly serrated ; maxillae, 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 broods 

 in the year. 



LEPIDOPTERA. NOCTUID^B. 



PHLOGOPHORA. 



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 



