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stigmata edged with brown, the anterior one being the smallest ; apical margin with a dusky line ; hind wings 

 ashy brown, with a central dusky spot, and a sub-apical, nearly obsolete striga. A single rubbed specimen of 

 doubtful locality is in Mr. Stephens's collection. 



^ Synonymk. — Pyralis /nivalis, Hiibner ; Stephens ; AVood, fig. 823. 



Species 17. — Margaeitia verbascalis^ — (Plate LXXVIII., Fig. 2) — Measures 9 or 10 lines in expanse ; 

 fore wings orange yellow, with dusky clouds ; an incurved dark striga towards the base, followed by a pale 

 patch in the discoidal cell, bearing a dusky dot ; the outer stigma lunate transverse, and appearing to be 

 connected behind with a dusky striga, which is however a portion of the succeeding striga, which is much 

 curved towards the costa, and very deeply angulated and incurved in the middle ; beyond this is a deeply-waved 

 dusky, and almost obsolete striga ; hind wings more obscure, with a dark spot, and two clear dentated and 

 ■waved strigae. This is not an uncommon species in various parts of the south of England, occurring in July. 



g SvNoNYMES. — Pyralis verbascalis, Wien. Vera. ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 820. 

 Pyralis arcualis, Hiibner ; Haworth. 



Species 18. — Margaritia longipedalis '' — (Plate LXXVIII., Fig. 3) — Measures 13 or 14 lines in 

 expanse ; fore wings reddish ochre, with the two stigmata whitish and distinct, the first small and round, the 

 second ear-shaped ; behind the first is a slender dusky line, and beyond the outer one is a dusky striga, arising 

 from a dark dot on the costa, and very much sinuated in the middle : hind wings slightly rusty brown, with two 

 dusky strigre ; wings, body, and legs long and slender. Taken near Weymouth, Teignmouth, and Ryde, 

 amongst brambles at the beginning of July. 



i" SvNONYME. — Scapula longipedalis, Curtis, Brit. Ent. pi. 312 ; Stephens; Wood, fig. 825. 



Species 19. — Margaritia pulveralis ' — (Plate LXXVIII., Fig. 4) — Measures f inch in expanse ; wings 

 pale ashy straw colour, with an incurved striga near the base, and an irregularly waved one beyond the middle ; 

 both very faint, and between them a faint lunule ; apical portion of the wings rather darker ; hind wings paler, 

 faintly strigose. Taken in June, at Darenth Wood, but very rare. 



' Synonyme. — Pyralis pulveralis, Hiibner ; Stephens ; Wood, fig. 826. 



Species 20. — Margaritia fuscalis'' — (Plate LXXVIII., Fig. 5) — Measures from ^ to 1 inch in expanse ; 

 wings ashy brown ; the anterior with the base rather clouded, and with a brown lunule preceding a repanded 

 dusky waved striga, which runs across all the wings, and the outer edge of which is paler ; hind wings with a 

 central dot. The caterpillar is pale green, with a bright line down the back, and dusky lateral stripes. It feeds 

 on the golden rod, and the moth appears in June, and is far from rare in the south of England. 



'' Synonymes. — Pyralis fuscalis, 'Wien. Verz. ; Curtis; Stephens; Wood, fig. 827. 

 Pyralis cineralis, Fabricius ; Hiibner ; Haworth. 



Species 21. — Margaritia fijibrialls ' — (Plate LXXVIII., Fig. 6) — Measures 1 inch in expanse ; wings 

 whitish ash, with the two stigmata very faint, preceded by a nearly obsolete incurved striga, and followed b)' a 

 very much waved brown striga, which also runs across the hind wings, the space beyond which is dusky. Taken 

 at Darenth Wood, and near Dover, in June. (Stephens.) 



' Synonyme. — ilfarpariiia^mJrtafts, Stephens ; Wood, fig. 828. 



Species 22. — Margaritia institialis ™ — (Plate LXXVIII., Fig. 7) — Measures from 10 lines to 1 inch 

 in expanse; wings whitish straw; obsoletely strigose, with two large stigmata, the luteous margins of which 

 are alone distinct ; beyond the stigmata is a faint lutescent striga ; hind wings with a central dot, and obsolete 



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