292 TORTRICINA. 



drab. Abdomen grey ; the apex primrose-colour. $ Exp. al. 

 9-1 OJ lin. Anterior wings marked as in the tf , but richer in colour. 



A rather common insect ; slightly variable in size, but con- 

 stant in colour. 



The imago appears in July, frequenting Arctium Lnppa (the 

 Burdock), and occurs wherever that plant grows. Whittlesea 

 Mere and Battersea Fields are old localities for the insect. It is 

 taken in the Hackney Marshes, West Wickham Wood; at 

 Hertford; in the Isle of Wight, Cornwall, and other places; 

 also near Dublin. 



The larva feeds in the stems and roots of Arctium Lappa. 



7. Cnicana, Doub. Alis anticis pallide stramineis ; costa basi, fascia 

 medio interrupta, maculaque costali brunneis ; posticis fusco- 

 griseis. tf Exp. al. 6^-7 lin. 



Head whitish on the vertex, inclining to ochreous round the eyes 

 and behind. Face whitish. Eyes black. Palpi longer than the 

 head, pale primrose above and between, dusky ochreous at the sides, 

 drab beneath. Antennae fuscous. Thorax pale ferruginous at the 

 sides and in front ; the vertex pale primrose. Patagia : at the base 

 ferruginous, pale primrose at the apex. Anterior wings glossy, 

 whitish, with pale ochreous clouds, and clear ferruginous markings. 

 On the costa, at the base, is a patch extending one-fifth its length. 

 Before the middle is an oblique interrupted fascia, the interruption 

 being about one-third from its origin. Midway between the central 

 fascia and the apex, on the costa, is a somewhat rounded patch ; and 

 within the anal angle, on the dorsal margin, is a small, sharply- 

 defined triangular mark. The apical portion of the wing is clouded 

 with pale ochreous, and a few dusky atoms. At the base, towards 

 the dorsal margin, is a dusky cloud. Apical scales and cilia pale 

 primrose. Posterior wings pale fuscous, clothed with coarse scales. 

 Marginal scales fuscous, with straw-coloured bases. Cilia straw- 

 .colour. Abdomen fuscous ; the caudal tuft dull ochreous. $ Exp. 

 al. 6^7 lin. Anterior wings marked as in the $ , but richer in colour. 



A rare species in cabinets ; much smaller and paler than 

 A. badiana, which it resembles; its chief distinguishing cha- 

 racter is that the central fascia is much more slender, and does not 

 dilate upon the dorsal margin. First introduced into the British 

 lists by Mr. Henry Doubleday. 



The imago frequents Thistles, and appears in July and August 

 at Epping, &c. 



