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the wing is chiefly deep umber mixed with streaks of chocolate 

 brown towards the apex, and the whole superposed with obscure 

 and slightly lustrous blue streaks ; the apical half of the costa is 

 marked with from four to five dusky pale geminated streaks, fol- 

 lowed by the apical spot, which is distinct ; at the middle of the 

 dorsal margin is an irregularly angulated cream-coloured blotch, its 

 outer edge streaked with chocolate brown, more or less distinctly. 

 At the anal angle is a larger rounded blotch of a richer colour ; this 

 is the ocelloid patch, and consists of two broad pale and slightly 

 lustrous streaks, with a fulvous cloud between. Apical scales umber, 

 with cream-coloured bases. Cilia ferruginous brown, with the bases 

 paler. Both the cilia and the apical scales become pale cream- 

 colour at the anal angle. Posterior wings clothed with coarse dusky 

 fuscous scales. Marginal scales fuscous grey, with pale grey bases. 

 Cilia pale grey. Abdomen shining, fuscous grey; the caudal tuft 

 ochreous drab. 5 Exp. al. 8-10-i-lin. The dorsal spots white or 

 whitish. 



By no means a common species. It varies a little, both in 

 size and colour. Much resembles Phlceodes Demarniana, but is 

 larger, and the posterior edge of the basal patch towards the 

 dorsal margin is oblique, and directed towards the apex, whereas 

 in P. Demarniana it is straight. 



The imago appears from June to September among Oaks and 

 in heathy places. It occurs throughout the metropolitan district, 

 and is generally distributed over England. It has been taken 

 also at Loch Messen, and in the vicinity of Edinburgh, but 

 sparingly; and in Ireland. 



2. trigeminana, Steph. Alis anticis fuscis, transverse undulato- 

 strigatis; macula irregulari quadrata albida ad basim marginis 

 dorsalis, medio altera majore ; costa pone medium strigis geminatis 

 albis ; posticis fuscis ; foem. saturatioribus. $ Exp. al. 6-7 lin. 



Head dull yellow, fuscous on the vertex. Pace yellow, paler below. 

 Eyes black. Palpi as long as the head ; above, and at sides, yellow- 

 ish at the base ; fuscous at the apex ; pale drab beneath ; whitish 

 between. Antennae fuscous. Thorax and patagia fuscous, alternated 

 with transverse bands of dull yellow. Anterior wings dull white, 

 marked, fasciated, and streaked with rich golden-brown and lustrous 

 markings. At the base are a few transverse abbreviated streaks of 

 umber- colour, followed by an abbreviated fascia of golden brown, 

 streaked with umber, commencing on the dorsal margin, and ex- 

 tending two-thirds across the wing in a straight direction towards 

 the costa ; its posterior margin undulated. From the centre of the 

 costa to within the anal angle proceeds the central fascia, both edges 

 angulated, of golden -brown colour, darkest towards its termination : 

 this fascia and the basal markings, by their divergence, leave a 



