J3Q BRITISH MOTHS 



SPECIES 12.— GRAPHIPHORA TRIANGULUM. Plate XXVI., Fig. 3. 



Noctaa sigma, liuhner ; Haworth ; Esper ; Borkliausen ; Ernst; 

 Donovan, vol. 16, pi. 5G2. 



SvNONYMES. — Phalana trianguluni, Hufnagle ; Treitschke ; 

 Stephens; Boisduval ; Wood, Ind. Ent., pi. 10, fig. 1G2. 

 J'halcena ditrapezium, AVien. Vcrz. 



Tliis species measures ne.arly 1^ inch in the expanse of the fore wings, wliich arc of a pale shining brown 



colour, tinced slightly with pinkish ; at the base of tliese wings is a black patch (towards the posterior margin of the 



wings), through which run,s a very slender pale line, which also appears on the costa, which is also marked by a 



black dot ; at a short distance from this runs a pale slender oblique line, slenderly edged with dusky, followed in 



the principal area of the wing by a large black patch (the base of which is extended to the costa), and within 



which is the basal stigma opened towards the costa ; behind this dark patch the wing is dusky ; and beyond the 



second stigma, which is concolorous with the rest of the wing, is a pale arched striga, edged by slender blackish 



lunules, forming dots on the veins ; a similar row of dots runs parallel with the extremity of the wing, 



terminating in a small black blotch on the costa. The hind wings are pale brown, as are also the head and front 



crest of the thorax. The caterpillar is figured by Hiibner, under the name of N. signia, and is of a reddish ashy 



crrev colour, with a brighter red line on eacli side, and a black dorsal line, each ring being marked with two 



dusky streaks at the sides. This species is far from rare, and is very widely distributed over the greater part of 



the country. 



SPECIES 13.— GRAPHIPHORA DEPUNCTA. Plate XXVI., Fig. 14. 



SvNoNYMEs. — Phaltsna {Noct.) depuncla, Linnteus ; Ochs. ; Treitschke. 

 Noctua mendosa, Hiibner, Noctua, figs. 120 and 502. 



We have much pleasure in giving a figure of this species, which, although mentioned as British by Mr. 

 Haworth, in his Prodromus, was not included in his Lepidoptera Britannica ; and, as Mr. Stephens had never 

 seen a Britisli specimen, its claim to be considered as a native insect was exceedingly questionable. We are 

 indebted to Mr. T. Reeves, -Junior, of Carlisle, for an opportunity of describing and figuring liis unique specimen, 

 captured near that city, and which is in beautiful preservation. The fore wings measure nearly I5 inch in 

 expanse, and the general colour of the insect is a rather bright buff-coloured pale brown, shaded with darker 

 brown ; close to the base of the fore wings are two black dots, followed at a short distance by a black transverse 

 row of three spots, the middle one being triangular, and joining the anterior stigma, which is concolorous and 

 margined with a slender pale circle ; the space between the two stigmata is very short, and occupied by a 

 triangular patch of lirown, extending towards the costa ; the outer stigma is large and reniform, being 

 posteriorly brown ; then follows a very delicate pale curved striga, succeeded by a curved row of black dots, 

 and a reddish brown irregular striga, with a row of marginal dots at the base of the cilia. The hind wings are 

 rather dark brown. The caterpillar, figured by Hiibner, is violet-coloured, with a brown head, with two yellow 

 dorsal lines and a whitish Lateral streak. 



SPECIES U.— GRAPHIPHORA BAJA. Plate XXV., Fig. 8, 9. 



SvNoNYMEs. — Noctua baja, Wicn. Vcrz. ; Hiibner ; Haworth ; Stephens ; Wood, Ind. Ent., plate 10, fig. 163 ; Boisduv-al, Ind. 

 Metli. (Noctua b., p. lOG). Noctua tricomma, E^jper. 



This species varies from 1), to 1^ incli in the expansion of the foi'e wings, which are of a grey, or brownish 

 grey-coloured, somewhat clouded, and obsoletcly strigated, with several rows of dusky dots, or slightly distin- 

 guishable lunules ; the stigmata are not very distinct, the anterior having a pale circle, edged slightly with 



