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tuft pale ochreous. $ Exp. al. 7-7i lin. Anterior wings marked 

 like those of the tf , but the colouring richer ; posterior wings slightly 

 darker at the margins. 



Not a common species ; variable in size and in the strength 

 of the markings ; the ground-colour of the anterior wings ranges 

 from white to dull drab. 



The imago appears in July and August, affecting the coast. 

 It occurs in salt marshes at St. Osyth's in Essex ; on the banks 

 of the Thames below Gravesend ; in the Isle of Wight, and other 

 places. 



The larva feeds on Statice armeria, Common Thrift. 



10. Euphorbiana, Zell. Alis anticis ochraceis ; basi fascia, altera 

 medio indistincta obliqua ; tertia apice abbreviata, brunneis stri- 

 gatis ; posticis ustulato-brunneis. Exp. al. 5-6 lin. 



Head and face umbreous. Eyes black. Palpi as long as the 

 head, umbreous. Antennae deep brown. Thorax and patagia um- 

 breous. Anterior wings ochreous, with umbreous markings. At the 

 base is a dark brown patch, with darker transverse streaks ; its 

 posterior edge nearly straight. At the middle of the costa is an 

 oblique indistinct fascia, dilating and attaining the dorsal margin. 

 At the apex is a broad abbreviated fascia. On the costa before the 

 middle is one gemination, which is produced into striga3 attaining 

 the opposite margin ; beyond, are three others, not produced. Apical 

 scales brown. Cilia ochreous. Posterior wings and marginal scales 

 smoky brown, the latter with the bases pale. Cilia fuscous. Ab- 

 domen umbreous. 



A unique specimen of this insect is in the cabinet of 

 Mr. Edwin Shepherd ; it was taken many years ago by Mr. 

 Bentley in the West of England. It is very closely allied to 

 S. latifasciana, corresponding with it in size and colours, but 

 may be readily separated from it by the straight posterior edge of 

 the basal patch. This is a well-known and tolerably common 

 species upon the Continent. 



11. latifasciana, Haw. Alis anticis flavis, brunneo-strigatis ; basi 

 fascia, alteraque medio brunneis, nigro-strigatis ; apice striga 

 obliqua saturatiori ; nebulis subplumbeis impositis ; posticis nigro- 

 fuliginosis. <$ Exp. al. 5-5-i- lin. 



Head : on the vertex umbreous, at the sides and behind yellow. 

 Face yellow above, white beneath. Eyes black. Palpi as long as the 

 head, white. Antennae fuscous. Thorax umbreous. Patagia umbreous, 

 speckled with ochreous. Anterior wings yellow, with streaky, brown 

 markings. At the base is a well-defined patch, with its posterior 

 edge rounded. On the costa, at the middle, commences a broad um- 



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