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white space of irregular figure, more or less streaked with fuscous ; 

 the apical region suffused with fuscous. The costa before the middle 

 is pale fuscous, with darker markings, and beyond is golden brown, 

 with four shining white geminated streaks, which are produced into 

 slightly violet lustrous markings ; apical spot distinct, with a small 

 white spot below it ; below these is a golden -brown cloud. The ocel- 

 loid patch is distinct, of irregular figure ; the two enclosed lustrous 

 clouds are divided by a broad ochreous patch, streaked longitudinally 

 with black ; some white patches at the anal angle. Apical scales 

 fuscous, with the bases and tips white. Cilia shining fuscous, slightly 

 paler at the anal angle. Posterior wings pale fuscous, darker at the 

 apex. Marginal scales and cilia fuscous grey, the latter slightly 

 paler. Abdomen fuscous ; the apex paler. $ Exp. al. 6-7-J lin. 

 In colour much more beautiful and less suffused than the tf ; the 

 golden brown is here of a rich purplish brown, and very glossy, the 

 pale portions of the wing lustrous. The basal patch is continued to 

 the costa ; the central fascia dilated on the dorsal margin, and the 

 space between losing the form of a blotch, and appearing as a pale 

 fascia ; the lustrous streaks below the apical costal markings more 

 brilliant, as are also the lustrous markings of the ocelloid patch. 

 Posterior wings darker. 



This beautiful and distinct species is far from common, nor 

 does it appear subject to variation. In size it resembles H. tetra- 

 gonana, but is readily distinguishable from that species and its 

 congeners by the distinctly fasciated anterior wings, especially of 

 the $. 



The imago appears in June and July, and is generally 

 distributed throughout England. It occurs also in Scotland. 



The larva is said to feed on the bark of the roots of Ragwort 

 (Senecio Jacob&d). 



3. Cirsiana, Zeller. Alis anticis brunneis obscuris ; nebulis et strigis 

 cinereis cseruleisque impositis ; macula quadrata pallide flava medio 

 marginis dorsalis ; costa strigis geminatis albis ; macula ocellari 

 ad angulum analem albicante, punctis atris ; posticis nigro- brun- 

 neis. tf Exp. al. 6-J-8 lin. 



Head deep umber ; obscure ochreous behind and over the eyes. 

 Face deep umber. Eyes black. Palpi as long as the head ; deep 

 umber; slightly paler beneath. Antennae deep fuscous. Thorax 

 deep umber, streaked transversely with dull ferruginous brown ; the 

 crest intense umber. Patagia dull ferruginous brown, and at the 

 middle alternated with deep umber ; the extreme apex drab. Ante- 

 rior wings dull cream-colour ; the whole wing, except the dorsal 

 blotch, suffused with umber, chocolate, and ferruginous brown mark- 

 ings, the latter, at the apex, thickly superposed with lustrous blue 

 dashes, especially before and beyond the middle ; the base of the 



