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the Lepndnptera of St. Helena. 
may not have been inadvertently identified by Mr. Walker 
with L. extranea. Nevertheless the two are in reality alto¬ 
gether distinct, extranea receding from punctosa in being of 
a more ochreous and rosy tint, as well as of a less harsh, or 
so/ier-looking, substance throughout, and in being free from 
a longitudinal darkened space or streak along the discoidal 
region. Moreover, whereas in L. extranea the stigmata are 
just discernible, in punctosa , on the other hand, they are 
altogether absent. 
L. extranea is an insect of a very wide acquired geo¬ 
graphical range, occurring in many parts of the world, 
though it has usually been looked upon as more particularly 
American. In Madeira it is one of the most universal of the 
Noctuas, being found (especially in cultivated grounds) from 
the sea-level to an elevation of at least 3000 feet; and it is 
said in Mr. Godman’s work to be found at San Miguel, in the 
Azores. In England it has been met with on one or two 
occasions only, on the southern coast; so that the species is 
very likely a mere naturalized one as British, or, more pro¬ 
bably still, only accidentally imported. Guenee states that 
it is very common, and he cites as localities for it North 
America, Columbia, Brazil, the East Indies, Java, and New 
Holland. It has also been met with in New Zealand. 
Genus 9. Caradrina, Ochsenh. 
Caradrina indicata . 
According to my experience this moth seems to be confined 
to the intermediate districts ; but it is clearly nowhere very 
abundant. So far as I can recollect, I captured all my speci¬ 
mens at Plantation, flying over the flowers in the dusk of the 
evening; but I did not meet with either the caterpillar or the 
chrysalis. 
Genus 10. Cosmopiiila, Boisd. 
Cosmophila indica } Guen. 
So far as my own observations are concerned, this extremely 
pretty Noctua is somewhat rare in St. Helena; for a single 
example is all that I could secure of it. Possibly, however, 
this may be partly due to the fact of our sojourn in the island 
not having been at the proper season of the year. The speci¬ 
men alluded to I captured at Plantation, beaten out of a bank 
below some fir trees during the daytime ; but although we 
visited the same spot repeatedly during the remainder of our 
stay, we never succeeded in meeting with a second. It lias 
been recorded from Africa, Asia, and Australia. 
