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streak, the nervures pale ashy grey; second pair of the male 
ash-coloured, and the neryures darker. Rare. Edinburgh. 
Tur GARDEN Mors (A. Hortorum, Sreruens). No descrip- 
tion published? 
Tue BLACK QUAKER (A. nigricans, Curtis) appears the end 
of July and beginning of August. Wings one inch one-fourth to 
one-half; first pair dusky, with three streaks, and stigmata paler; 
the third stigmata well marked with a black margin; second 
pair white, with the nervures, margins, and a central crescent 
dusky. Caterpillar brown and shining, with black spots and a 
yellowish line on the side; found in June. Not scarce. Lon- 
don and Huntingdonshire, 
Tur DARK Rustic (A. fumosu, HAwortTH). Wings one inch 
one-quarter to one-third, blackish, variously streaked with black 
and pale, with the two ordinary stigmata bordered with yel- 
lowish, the teliform stigma is wanting. Perhaps only a variety 
of A. nigricans. Rare, Near London and Huntingdonshire, 
Tue Onevisk DART (A. obeliscata, Curtis) appears in Au-~ 
gust, Wings one inch one-fourth to five-twelfths, red brown, 
with a black triangular spot before the first stigma, and a pale 
square spot between the stigmata. Rare. Near London and 
Kent, 
Tue RuRALDART(A. ruris, OCHSENHEIMER)appears in August, 
Wings one inch one-third to two-thirds ; first pair pale brown, with 
streaks, and the three ordinary stigmata yellowish white. Rare. 
Huntingdonshire and Kent. 
Tae Wurre Line (A. dubia, HAworTH) appears in August. 
Wings one inch one-half, brown or black with streaks, and the 
ordinary stigmata darker, and a white well marked waved streak 
towards the hinder margin. Probably a variety of A. ruris, Rare. 
Near London. 
Tue Gornic DART (A, subgothica, SterugNns). Wings one 
inch one-third to one-half; first pair greyish. brown, with the 
upper edge at the base, a longitudinal dash placed lengthways, a 
marginal band towards the hinder margin, and the stigmata, pale. 
Scarce, Norfolk, near London and Devon. 
Tur HALBerr (A, Ewclamationis, OCcHSENHEIMER) appears the 
endof June. Wings one inch one-third to two-thirds ; first pair 
brown, with the streaks and three ordinary stigmata black, Ca- 
terpillar dull red brown, with black spots, anda pale red line on 
the back; feeds on groundsel. Very common. 
TuE CLoup Morn (A. nebulosa, SterueNs) appears in July. 
Wings of the male one inch one-third, female one inch one-sixth; 
first pair whitish-grey, with dusky clouds at the base, the hinder 
Margin darker, with a white waved streak; the second pair of the 
male white, of the female ash colour. Rare, Devonshire, 
Tae Lionr Fearnerey Rustic (A. cinerea, OCHSENHEIMER) 
appears the beginning of June, Wings of the male one inch one~ 
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