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THE BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS. 



BRITISH BUTTERFLIES. 



Pa.se 64, Arge Galathea. — A remarkable variety of this species is described by Mr. Marshall in the " Zoologist," p. 471, 

 of a clear milky white, -without the smallest speck of black either on the upper or under side. The body is also entirely 

 white. It was taken in the heights, between Dover and Walmer, at the end of July. 



Page 78, Oreina MELAwrus. — Fuesslin, Boisduval, &c. (but not of Esper). Newman, Zool p. 729. Expands about 

 li to l-j inch ; wings above blackish-brown, the fore ones above with an irregular subapical ferru^nous fascia, broken into 

 five or six spots : all, except the outer ones, inclosing a black spot (more distinct in the female) ; hind wings with a subapical 

 row of three ferruginous spots ; each bearing a black dot. Beneath, with the discred brown, with broad brownish margins 

 with the fascia and spotless distinct ; hind wings rufo-atomose, and with the three spots and black dots. Taken by 

 Mr. Weaver, in July 1844, on marshy ground, amongst the mountains, near Kinloch Rannock, in Perthshire. 



BRITISH MOTHS. VOL. I. 



' ''' "Page 46, Hepialus carnus. — " The insect known by this name, in England, is a mere variety of H. velleda ; the true 

 H.carnus is very distinct, and has not been found in Britain." Mr. H. Doubleday, in Zoologist, p. 332. 



Page 66, Notodonta Tritepha. — Fabricius, Esper, Ochs., Hiibner (text), (but not HUbner's fig. 29 so named, nor of Donovan, 

 who figures Peridea under that name), (toi'va, Hiibn. f. 27, but not of Oclisenheimer.) Head and thorax brown ; abdomen 

 ashy ; fore wings clouded with brown, and with several obsolete waved darker strigse ; in the centre is a white lunule, with a 

 lunate ferruginous pupil ; hind wings white, with a brown streak on the anal angle. Caterpillar solitary, naked, green, with 

 three dorsal prominences, and the tail obtuse ; head brown (Fabr.). Reared by J. W. Douglas, Esq., on the 10th August, 

 from the larva found in an excursion along the Essex coast. 



Page 75, Cemra bicuspis — Stephens. " This is the C. furcata of the Continent. HUbner's bicuspis is verj' distinct." 

 Mr. H. Doubleday, in Zool., p. 332. 



Page 90, 91, Porthesia chiysoixhaea and auriflua. — " Tliese names are reversed in England, chrysorrhsea of the Continental 

 authors being phaeorrhea of Curtis and Donovan, and auriflua, the chiysorrhaea of English authors." Mr. H. Doubleday, in 

 Zool., p. 332. 



Page 108, Triphsena subsequa. — Wien. Verz., &c. " Mr. Bentley possesses two specimens of this species, one captured by 

 himself, in Hampshire ; the other fi'om Mr. Stone's cabinet, probably taken in the same county. The insect figured and 

 described by Mr. Curtis [under the name of T. consequa, Hiibner], is a totally distinct species, and I believe unique, though 

 it is possible that it may be common in some parts of Scotland. It does not seem to be known upon the Continent." 

 (H. Doubleday, in Zool., p. 399) ; Mr. Newman (ibid.) proposes to name it Tr. Cmiisii. 



Page 123, Agrotis pascuea, of Curtis, " is Hadena australis of Boisduval ; Aporophyla australis, of Guene'e." H. Doubleday, 

 in Zool, p. 332. 



Page 135, Orthosia gracilis. — Stephens. Noctua subplumbea, Haworth, is " the Orthosia 'populeti of Boisduval, &c., and 

 Noctna populeti of Fabricius." H. Doubleday, in Zool., p. 332. 



Page 136, Orthosia sparsa. — Stephens, &c. is " the true Orthosia gracilis of Continental authors." H. Doubleday, in 

 Zool., p. 332. 



Page 139, " Orthosia lunosa is identical with the H. subjecta of Duponchel and 0. agrotoides of Guenee, but Hawortli's 

 name ha^■ing the priority, must, of course, stand. Orthosia humilis, Hiibner, is a totally distinct species, with the under 

 wings entirely fuscous, and nearly allied to 0. pistacina." H. Doubleday, in Zool., p. 399. 



Page 141, Mythimna grisea. — Steph., " is {he true Lythargj-ria of Hiibner, &c." H. Doubleday, in Zool., p.'332. 



Page 151, Pyrophila tragopoginis andtetra. — " ^^'e have only the fonner species in Britain ; P. tetra is a totally ditferent 

 ''■species, TOth copper-coloured wings." H. Doubleday, in Zool., p. 332. 



