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dark cinereous, with a distinct pale waved striga on the hinder margin, in 



which are two faint dusky spots and an obhque streak reaching to the apex; 



and on the costa are two or more dusky or black marks : posterior wings 



fuscescent, with paler strigse. 

 Very variable in the width of the central fascia on the anterior wings; in one 



of my specimens it is so much coarctate towards the inner margin as nearly to 



be divided into two spots placed transversely. 

 The caterpillar is said to feed on the wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium) :— the 



imago appears towards the end of June. 



Apparently not uncommon in the north of England; but rare in 

 the vicinity of the metropolis : it is said to have been found near 

 Westerham. " Epping."— i¥r. DouUeday. " Flisk."— i^ci'. J. 

 Fleming. " Meldon-park."— G. Wailes, Esq. " Netherton/'— 

 T. C. Hey sham, Esq. 



Sp. 3. unidentaria. Alls riifo-ochraceis, anticis fascia parva basi, alidque medio 

 laid invenusU dolabriformi pundoque postico didymo nigris. (Exp. alar. 11— 

 13 hn.) 



Ge. unidentaria. Haworth.—Ci. unidentaria. Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 130, No. 

 €541. A/bin, pi. xcvilf. e—h. 



Rufo-ochraceous ; anterior wings with a slender dusky striga at the base, and a 

 broad fascia in the middle placed rather obhquely, having the outer margin 

 with two salient lobes, which are a Httle crenate, and being very much 

 attenuated towards the inner margin of the wings ; on this fascia are several 

 darker undulated lines ; towards the tip of the hinder margin are two black 

 spots, exterior to which is a pale waved striga. 



Also variable in the form and width of the central fascia, and slightly in 

 colour. 



Caterpillar dull green or ash-colour, with a dusky lateral line on the anterior 

 segments and a pale one on the rest, which have a dusky spot :— it feeds on 

 the bedstraw (Galium verum) : the imago appears in the beginning of June, 

 and a second time in August. 

 Very abundant in some places near London, especially at Coombe 



and Darenth Woods, and near Hertford and Ripley. " Belle-vue, 



Cumberland."— r. C. Hey sham, Esq. "Weston-on-the-green."— 



Rev. A. H. Matthews. 



Sp. 4. quadrifasciaria. Alls suhfuscis, fascia parvd basi, alidque medio unangu- 

 latd nigrd medio dihdiore puncto atro, maculd didymd sesquialterd posticd 

 fused. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 2—4 lin.) 



Ph. Ge. quadrifasciaria. Linne.—Ci. 4-fasciaria. Steph. Catal. part ii. p. 130. 

 No. 6542. 



Wings somewhat fuscescent with a fulvous tinge, with a faint striga at the 



