COSMIA. 501 



2724. Cosmia lutea. 



Noctua lutea, Strom. Danske Vid. Selsk. Skrift. p. 78, f. 26 (1783) ; Stand. 



Cat. Lep. pal. p. 207. 

 Noctua flavago, Fabr. Maut. Ins. ii. p. 160 (1787) ; Borkh. Scriba, Beitr. 2, 



p. 142, pi. 10. f. 2 (1791) ; Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. iii. p. 64 ; Smith, 



Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 223. 

 Noctua togata, Esp. Schmett. ir. pi. 124. f. 1 (1788). 

 Noctica ochreago, Borkli. Eur. Schmett. iv. p. 671 (1792~). 

 Noctua rubago, Don. Nat. Hist. Brit. Ins. x. pi. 338. f. 2 (1801). 

 Noctua silago, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 191 (1827) ; Dap. Lep. Fr. 



Yii. p. 462, pi. 129. f. 3 ; Frr. Neue Beitr. ii. pi. 135. 



Head and thorax rufous mixed with purple-brown ; thorax 

 yellow, the base of patagia and patches on pro- and metathorax 

 rufous ; fore coxso, tibiae, and tarsi rufous : abdomen yellow, ven- 

 trally suffused with rufous. Fore wing yellow to orange-yellow ; 

 subbasal line represented by purple-brown strife from costa and 

 median nervure, with a triangular patch beyond it from, costa to 

 median nervure and spot above vein 1 ; antemedial line oblique, 

 waved, more or less interrupted ; orbicular represented by small 

 brown spots on its edges and constricted at middle ; a waved 

 medial line excurved at middle, the area beyond it suffused with 

 purple-brown to just beyond postmedial line and on costa to sub- 

 terminal line ; reniform a yellow patch on the brown area, con- 

 stricted at middle and with purple-brown spots on its upper and 

 lower parts ; postmedial line double, bent outwards below costa, 

 then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some yellow points 

 beyond it on costa ; subterminal line represented by an obliqiie 

 striga from costa, then by a series of small spots, angled outwards 

 at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; a terminal series of small 

 lunules ; cilia rufous and brown. Hind wing pale ochreous yellow, 

 the costal and terminal areas irrorated with purplish red, a diseoidal 

 lunule, sinuous postmedial line, and diffused subterminal line from 

 costa to vein 4. 



Hob. Canada, Hudson's Bay, St. Martin's Falls {Barnston), 1 5 , 

 (Norman), 1 c? , Alberta, Calgary (WoUey-Dod), 1 c? , 1 $, Van- 

 couver (J. J. Walker), 2 d' ; U.S.A., jST. & E. States, Massachusetts, 

 Buffalo, 1 (S , New York {Hagen, Lintner), 3 S ; Beitain, Scotland, 

 Leech Coll., England, Leech Coll., Wales {Salvage) ; France ; 

 Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Austria; Hdngart; 

 Switzerland ; Jf. Italy ; Scandinavia ; Kussia, Livonia, Zeller 

 Coll., Esthonia, Frey Coll. ; W. Titrkestan, Tarbagatai Mts. ; 

 W. Siberia, Altai, 3 § , Leech Coll. ; E. Siberia, Amurland, 

 Ussuri ; Kamtschatka ; Japan, Nikko {Leech), 1 $ , Yokohama 

 {Pryer), 1 S • Exp. 28-36 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 61 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 368, pi. 231. f. 1. 



Lull pinkish ochreous freckled with brown; dorsal line pale, 

 indistinct, with darker edges ; spiracular line pale, rather broad ; 

 thoracic shield dark brown with three pale lines. Food-plant ; 

 catkins and leaves of Salix cajjrea. 4-6, 



