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2759. Amphipyra livida. 



Nodua livida, SchifF. Wien. Verz. p. 85 (1776) ; Fabi-. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 138 

 (1787) ; Hiibn. Eur. Sclimett., Noct. f. 38 ; Godart, Lep. Fr. v. p. 141, 

 pl.57. f.l; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 191 ; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 200. 



Noctua scotophila, Hiibu. Beitr. I. 3, 4, Z. p. 34 (^1788) ; Esp. 8chmett. iv. 

 pi. 170. f. 3 (1791). 



Amphipyra coi'vina, Motsch. Bull. Mosc. xxxix. p. 194 (18G6). 



Head and thorax dark red-brown glossed with grey ; abdomen 

 dark red-brown. Fore wing uniform dark red-brown with a greyish 

 gloss and very slight whitish irroration ; without trace of markings. 

 Hind wing white tinged with fiery red, rather deeper towards 

 termen, the apical area dark greyish brown narrowing to a poiat at 

 ■vein 2 ; cilia brown to vein 1 with a fine whitish line at base below 

 vein 2, whitish tinged with red towards tornus. Underside of fore 

 wing pale grey-brown, the inner area whitish to beyond middle ; 

 hind wing white faintly tinged with red, the costal area from near 

 base and the terminal area to vein 1 dark brown. 



Ab. 1. corvina. Head, thorax, and fore wing usually darker and 

 more shot with purple; hind wing redder, — E. Siberia, Japan, 

 Corea, China. 



Ab. 2. Fore wing much greyer ; hind wing paler. 



Hab. France ; Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls. ; Austria; 

 Hungary; Corsica; Italy; Roumelia ; Eussia, Sarepta, Zeller 

 Coll. ; Armenia ; Asia Minor, Pontus ; W. ISibbria, Altai ; 

 E. Siberia, Amurland, 1 S, Ussuri ; Japan, Tezo, Hakodate 

 (A7idrewes), 3 S, Kobe {Lewis), 1 J, Chiuzenji (Lewis), 1 c? , 

 Oiwake (Pryer), 1 c?, Tokio (Alaries), 1 $, Yokohama (Jonas), 

 3^,1$; CoREA, Gensan (Leech), 1 S ; Centr. China, Shanghai 

 (J. J. Walher, Pryer), 4^,2$, Kiukiang (Pratt), 1 c? , 1 $ , 

 Chang-yang (Pratt), 1 c? , 1 $ ; W. China, Kwei Chow, 1 c? ; Assam 

 (Badgley), 1 6 . Exp. 40-50 millim. 



Larva. Kirby, Eur. Butt. & Moths, p. 192; Hffm. Eaup. p. Ill, pi. 30. 

 f. 13. 



Yellowish green ; dorsal line darker edged with pale green ; 

 subdorsal line yellowish, a yellow lateral stripe. Food-plants : 

 Dandelion and other low-growing plants. 5-6. 



2760. Amphipyra atronitens. (Plate CVIII. fig. 13.) 

 Glottula atronifens,^\\. ix. 141 (1856). 



5 . Head and thorax black ; proboscis yellow ; pectus mixed 

 with greyish ; abdomen black mixed with greyish especially at base. 

 Fore wing glossy black irrorated with a few whitish scales ; au 

 indistinct minutely waved black postmedial line, erect from below 

 costa to vein 2, then oblique. Hind wing whitish suffused with 

 fuscous brown especially on terminal area ; a slight brown terminal 

 line ; cilia pale brown with fine whitish line at base ; the underside 

 whitish tinged with brown, the costal and terminal areas broadly 

 irrorated with dark brown. 

 Hah. ' Australia ' (H.M.S. Rattlesnale), 1 $ type. Exp. 40 millim. 



