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151. M. fluctuata, Linn. Gauden Caepet. 



Melanippe fluctuata. Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 102. 



„ ,, ISTewm. Brit. Moths, p. 164. 



Xanthorhoe ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 231. 



Lakva. Buck., vol. viii., pi. cxxxix., fig. 12 ; 0. Wils., 



pi. xxvi., fig. 9. 



A garden insect as the trivial name implies, but not at all 



confined to gardens, and occurring in abundance everywhere. 



Like so many common species, Fluctuata is a very variable 



insect. The type has a blotch on the costa representing the 



central band, but examples are not at all uncommon with the 



band distinctly marked across the wing. A large and dark 



form was taken near IS^aples and called Neapolisata. This was 



introduced as British from specimens taken at Aberdeen, and 



Mrs. Robson took a very fine example of it at Hezleden near 



Hartlepool. I also took in the Dene there a specimen with a 



number of wavy lines across the wing much after the style of 



Scotosia undulata. 



ANTICLEA, Steph. 



152. Anticlea badiata, W.V. The Shouldee Sieipe. 



Anticlea badiata, Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 103. 



,, ,, Newm. Brit. Moths, p. 165. 



Hydriomena ,, Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 215. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. viii., pi. cxl., fig. 3; 0. Wils., pi. xxvi., 



fig. 12. 



Generally distributed and common, and given in all the lists. 



I have occasionally taken a variety in which the shoulder stripe 



and most of the pale markings were obscured by the darker 



colour. 



153. A. derivata, W.V. Steeamee. 



Anticlea derivata, Staint. Man., vol. ii., p. 103. 



^, ,, jSTewm. Brit. Moths, p. 166. 



Hydriomena nigrofasciaria. Meyr. Hdbk. Brit. Lep., p. 216. 



Laeva. Buck., vol. viii., pi. cxl., fig. 4 ; 0. Wils., pi. xxvi., 



fig. 13. 



