ITO HAUSTELLATA. — LEPIDOPTERA. 



Sp. 14. delunaria, Alisgriseo-albis,1iaudatomosis,strigdohliqud versus mediam 

 communi fused, anticis strigdque alia incurvd in medio, posticis duabus, extus 

 lunula obsoletd diaphand. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 6 lin.) 



Ge. delunaria. H'dbner. — Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 120. No. 6472. 



Wings griseous- white, not irrorated ; anterior with an oblique fuscous striga a 

 little before the middle, continued to the inner margin of the posterior wings, 

 and behind this in the middle, united to the former at the costa, is an incurved 

 one, vanishing towards the inner margin ; adjoining to this on the pale ground 

 of the wing, which from hence to the margin is whiter than the base, is a 

 transparent lunule : the posterior wings have two abbreviated fuscous strigse 

 in the middle, in addition and behind the common one towards the base, 

 adjoining to the outer of which is an obscure transparent lunule. Beneath, the 

 anterior wings have two strigse as above, the space between duU fulvous 3 and 

 the posterior have a broad rufous band near the base, bordered on each side 

 with fuscous. 



It is not improbable that this beautiful insect may be an extraordinary variety 

 only of the foregoing species : the posterior wings are, however, less denti- 

 culated. 



Taken at Birch-wood in July. 



Sp. 15. sublunaria. Plate 28. f. 1. — Alis eroso-dentatis, antieis basi post 

 medium brunneis, stingis tribus Juscescentibus, posticis rufescentibus fascid 

 fused, omnibus lunula parva albidd. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 6 — 8 lin.) 



Ge. sublunaria. Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 120. No. 6473. 



Wings, especially the posterior, deeply dentate, the anterior above, from the 

 base to behind the middle, red-brown, with three obsolete fuscous strigse, one 

 very much incurved towards the base, a second irregularly angulated one in 

 the middle, and a third, slightly flexuous, beyond ; the space from thence to 

 the hinder margin purplish- white, the margin darker, the apex with a bright- 

 reddish lunular spot ; posterior rufescent, with a brownish fascia, attenuated 

 towards the disc, and edged with dusky, in which is a small whitish lunule ; 

 the anterior wings have also a similar lunule towards the costa. Beneath aU 

 the wings are strigated as above, and at the base are of a rich reddish-purple, 

 with a lunule before the middle, and a purplish-red spot at the apex of the 

 anterior. 



Of this beautiful species I have hitherto seen three examples only, 

 all of which were captured about ten years since in Derbyshire. 



Sp. 16. illustraria. Plate 28. f. 2. Alis basi post medium communiter brunneo 

 cinereoque variis, lunula albidd, limbo albido-purpurascente, apice brunneo. 

 (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 8 lin.— 2 unc. 1 lin.) 



Ge. illustraria. Hllhner.— Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 120. No. 6474. Alhin, pi. xlii. 

 /: 69. e~h. 



