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SPECIES 3.— CERATOPACHA DILUTA. Plate XLIII., Fig. 3, 4. 



Synonymfs. — Noctua dihtta, Wicn. Vera. ; Fabiicius ; Ilubner ; 

 Haworth ; Stephens; Wood, Ind. Eiit. pi. 14, fig. 330 ; ILiiris, Aurc- 

 lian, pi. 35, fig. f. g. 



Noctua octogena, Esper, pi. 128, fig. 6. 

 Bombijx undulata, Fabricius. 

 Jiamb;/.v fasciculosa, Borkhausen. 



This species also measures from 1^ to li inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a pale green- 

 brown colour, with two straight bars, composed of slender striga?, close together; these fascias are of a reddish 

 colour, and are generally edged by an undulating line of white and another of black, one of the fasciiB being 

 placed before and the other beyond the middle of the wing, and between these fascia there is generally a flexuous 

 brown striga ; the apical margin of the wing is obscure, with a pale waved striga. The hind winas are whitish, 

 with an ashy central fascia and a rather broad fimbria; the cili;e whitish, and the body rather slender. 

 The caterpillar is pale-grayish, spotted with white, with a red-brown head, and pale dorsal and lateral lines above 

 the feet. It feeds on the oak, changes to a chrysalis at the beginning of June in a cocoon attached to a leaf, and 

 the moth appears in August, frequenting woods in the south of England, but it is a rare species. 



SPECIES 4.— CERATOPACHA OR. Plate XLIII., Fig. 5. (And 9, at tlio bottom of the plate.) 



Synonvmes. — yoctua Or, Wicn. Verz. ; Fabricius ; Iliibncr ; 

 Trcitschkc ; Duponchel ; Stciihcns; Wood, Ind. Knt.pl. 14, fig. 331. 

 Noctua Jtavicornis, Hawoitli, but not of Liui:aiis. 



Noctua consobrina, Borldiaiiscii. 



A^oc/ua .i/emina, Bccliwith (Linn. Trans. 2, pi. 1, fig. 4—6); 

 DonoT.a!i, Brit. Ins. 10, pi. 347, fig. 3. 



Noctua Octogena, Espcr, pi. 128, fig. 5. I A'uclua b Gtocuhi, Villers. 

 This species measures from 1^ to Ij inch in the exjianse of the fore wings, which are of a fTay colour, with 

 flexuous brown strigte, the first of which is geminated and placed at the base of the wino- ; then follow 

 three or four close together, forming a fascia ; the middle of the wing is rather paler, bearin" the two ordinary 

 stigmata, tho first of which is pale and round with a dusky centre, resembling the letter O, and the outer one is 

 shaped something like the letter R (whence the specific name) ; beyond these are three other equidistant striwa^ of 

 which the two outer ones are much paler and less flexuous, the outer one connected with a dark, hook-shaped line 

 at the tip of the wing. The apical margin is dusky, with a slightly waved pale striga. The hind wings brown, 

 ■with a dai-k fascia and marginal fimbria. The caterpillar feeds on the poplar, and is green with a brown head. 

 The perfect insect appears at tho end of May or beginning of June, in the woods round London, but it 

 is of rare occurrence. 



SPECIES 5.— CERATOPACHA OCTOGESIMA. Plate XLIII., Fig. 6. 



Synony'mes. — JS'ocltia octogesma, HUbncr; Stephens; Haust. 3, I A'ortwa oc(oi;«io, Esper, pi. 128, fig. 4 ; Curtis, Brit. Ent. pi. 272. 

 pl.27,fig. 2; Ticitschke; Boisduval; Wood, Ind. Eut. pi. 14,fig. 332. | iVoc(wa or, Borkhausen. 



This species measures \h inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are of a pale ochre colour varied with 

 brown, and having a rosy tint, especially at the base, wliich is marked with two slender pale and two bl.ack irregular 

 stripes running parallel to each other, the inner one being spotted with black. The stigmata are contiguous, 

 composed of black and white markings resembling the figures SO or 08 (whence the specific name) ; a brown 

 dentate striga rests on the outer stigma, beyond which are two black and several dusky slender strigse with a 

 black oblique line at the tip of the wing ; the apical margin has also a slender black line. The hind wings paler, 

 with two obscure slender fascite and a dusky fimbria. The caterpillar is green, with a yellow head and two white 

 lines at the sides of the body ; it is found on the poplar in the autumn, and the moth appears in April and JLay ; 

 it has been taken near Bristol, Birmingham and Netley. 



SPECIES 6.— CERATOPACHA FLAVICORNlS. Plate XLIII., Fig. 7, 8. 

 SvNONTMEs.— PAafejia Noctua favicornis, Linnajus ; Hubner; Donovan, 10, pi. 352 fig. 3 ; Stephens ; Wood, Ind. Ent. pi. 14, fig. 333. 



Noctua luteicornis, Haworlh. 



This species measures U inch in the expanse of the fore wings, which are elongated, rather narrow, and 



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