54 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
half to two-thirds, female one inch one-third; first pair ash- 
coloured, clouded with brown, posteriorly of a darker hue, with 
two indented black streaks; second pair whitish, corselet ante- 
riorly black. Caterpiliar greenish-brown, with three red stripes 
on the back, the head brown and shining, legs yellowish white, 
Not common, Shropshire, Berks, Kent, and the Isle of Wight, 
GRAPHIPHORA (Huswer). 
Tue Ruomaorp (Gr. rhomboidea, OcHSENUEIMER) appears in 
July. Wings of the male one inch two-thirds, female one inch 
one-sixth ; first pair reddish brown, tinged with rosy, with a 
brownish-rhomboidal spot, and a triangular one near the stig- 
mata; the antennee of the male are pectinated. Rare. Hunt- 
ingdonshire. 
THe Kipney, (Gr. renigera, StuPHENS) appears in July. 
Wings one inch one-third to one-half; first pair blackish grey, 
with scattered white dots, and darker slanting lines ; second pair 
ashy brown, paler at the base. Rare. Forfarshire, Westmore- 
land, and Derbyshire. 
Tue Scurker (Gr. latens, Srernens) appears in summer, 
Wings one inch one-half; first pair glossy ashy black, with waved 
and very indistinct brownish streaks, the ordinary stigmata are 
very indistinct; second pair ash-coloured, with whitish borders, 
Rare. South of Scotland. 
THE Pyrorni.ous (Gr. pyrophila, SrepaEns) appears in July. 
Wings one inch one-half to two-thirds ; first pair ashy, streaked, 
and spotted with brown ; second pair glossy brown. Caterpillar 
dull brownish-grey. Rare. Near London, Shropshire, War- 
wickshire, Zetland, and Lanarkshire. 
Tue Crescent Srrirep (Gr, lunulina, SterHEns). Wings 
one inch two-thirds, brown, with four indistinct pale streaks, 
edged with black, as if composed of minute crescents ; no ante- 
rior stigma ; there is a row of very minute black spots on the hin- 
der margin ; second pair ashy, having a dingy border, with a pale 
oe on the margin itself, fringes whitish. Rare. Cambridge- 
shire. 
Tue Stour Darr (Gr. crassa, STEPHENS) appears the middle 
of August. Wings one inch one-half to three-fourths; first pair 
shining brown, slightly clouded with black, the third stigma in- 
distinct, the streaks paler than those which generally appear in 
this species ; second pair whitish, with the nervures and margin 
black-brown. Scarce. Scotland and Norfolk. 
Tue Auour (Gr. Augur, OcHSENHEIMER) appears the begin- 
ning of July. Wings one inch seven-twelfths to three-fourths; 
first pair dusky reddish-brown, with black waved streaks, two 
black rings, and one kidney-shaped, with a black margin and 
ashy middle; second pair dusky, tinged with red, and a crescent 
on the disc. Notscarce, Essex, Hertford, and Kent, 
