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thirds; first pair pale grey, with the ordinary stigmata interiorly 
grey, exteriorly black; second pair dusky, with a central cres- 
cent and nervures darker. Thorax grey and white. Very vari- 
able. Rather scarce, Salop, Norfolk, Hertford, Kent, Sussex, 
and Devonshire, 
Tuk PEARL UNDERWING (A. equa, OCHSENHEIMER) appears 
in September and October. Wings one inch five-sixths to two 
inches ; first pair ashy grey, with the three ordinary stigmata very 
indistinct, and a paler spot at the tip; second pair dusky white, 
tinged with violet, with the nervures and the hinder margin, 
especially towards the posterior angle, dusky. Rare. Essex, 
Hertfordshire, and near London, 
Tue Corn Rustic (A, Segetum, OcHSENHEIMER) appears in 
June. Wings one inch one-half to eleven-twelfths ; first pair rusty 
greyish, with rather indistinct waved streaks; second pair whitish, 
andso variable in its colour and markings, that ithas been mul- 
tiplied into not less than nine species. Caterpillar dusky, with a 
pale line on the back and on each side, with four or five black 
spots on each ring; found at the roots of corn, and in May 
changes into a dusky brown pupa. But too common in some 
districts. Hertfordshire and Suffolk. 
Ture DARK Sworp Grass (A, suffusa, OCHSENHEIMER) appears 
in June and July, Wings one inch three-fourths to two inches ; 
first pair grey, clouded with brownish, with a broad dusky band 
in the middle, and the hinder stigma spine-like, Caterpillar ashy 
grey; found at the roots of grass in May, and towards the end 
of the month changes into a dusky pupa. Not uncommon, but 
local. Essex and Kent, 
THE SUBTERRANEOUS Rustic (A. anneva, OCHSENHEIMER) 
appears in June. Wings one inch two-thirds; first pair greyish 
brown, paler at the base and hinder margin, with the stigmata 
connected by two black confluent lines ; second pair pearly white, 
with the nervures and margins brownish. Rare. Near London, 
Essex, and County Cork. 
Tue Arcuer’s Dart (A. valligera, OCHSENHEIMER) appears 
in August. Wings one inch one-third to two-thirds; first pair 
Srey, clouded with dusky, the upper edge with whitish spots, 
on the hinder margin a streak composed of arrow-shaped black 
spots. Caterpillar ashy grey, with four black spots on each seg- 
ment; feeds on grass, Scarce. Dublin, Glamorgan, Norfolk, 
near London, Hants, and Devonshire. 
Tue Suurrie (A, vadia, Curtis). Wings one inch one-third ; 
first pair pale dusky, with three stigmata, of which the two an- 
terior are small and shuttle-shaped, and the exterior large and 
kidney-shaped ; the upper margin is dotted with brown and 
White. Second pair whitish. Probably a variety of A, Radiola. 
Notcommon, Derbyshire, Hants and Devon. 
THE SMALL Suurrie (A. Radiola, SrerPHENs) appears in June, 
ings one inch one-sixth to one-third; first pair ashy grey, 
the base with a dusky-square patch, and another behind the 
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