CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 55 
Tur BRUNETTE (Gr. brunnea, HAwonrn) appears the end of 
July and beginning of August. Wings one inch one-half to two- 
thirds; first pair purplish brown, with a dark waved band at 
the hinder margin, the hinder stigma yellow, and a central black 
spot; second pair dingy brown, witha spot in the centre ; fringe 
of all the wings dingy brownish, Caterpillar brown, spotted 
with white, with a bluish line on the sides ; head black, with two 
white streaks; feeds on the pea. Not scarce. Salop, Kent, and 
Surrey. 
Tun GuAucous (Gr. candilesequa, OCHSENHEIMER) appears in 
July. Wings one inch one-half; first pair glaucous-grey, with 
black streaks, of which the exterior is indented, and the posterior 
pale and somewhat waved ; second pair dusky ash ; the border of 
allthe wings greyish brown. Caterpillar dingy brown, streaked 
with white and red; isfoundin May. Rare. Kent. 
Tur TureE Srorren (Gr. tristigma, OcHSENHEIMER) appears 
in July. Wings one inch one-half to two-thirds ; first pair dusky 
brown, with a black spot between the stigmata, another at the 
base of the anterior stigma, and a third of an irregular form at the 
base towards the inner margin. Caterpillar dusky, with a white 
line on the back and on each side; feeds on the dandelion in May. 
Scarce. Kentand Surrey. 
Tur TRIANGLE (Gr, Triangulum, OcHSENHEIMER) appears the 
end of July. Wings one inch seyen-twelfths to two-thirds ; first 
pair greyish purple, spotted with black, with a black spot on the 
upper margin towards the tip, the stigmata and four pale streaks 
margined with black; second pair dusky brown. Caterpillar 
reddish ash, with a dusky line on the back and areddish one on 
the sides, with two brownish stripes on each joint; in June it 
changes into a brown pupa. Not plentiful. Yorkshire, Suffolk, 
Essex, Kent, and Sussex. 
Tur BuAck Srorren (Gr, Depuncta, OcHSENHEIMER), Said to 
be British on doubtful authority. 
Tur Tricomma (Gr. baja, HAworTH) appears the end of July. 
Wings one inch one-half to two-thirds; first pair rusty grey, 
obscurely clouded in the middle, witha minute black dot at the 
base, and a patch on the upper edge near the tip; second pair 
dusky brown, paler on the hinder margin, Caterpillar varied 
with ashy and brown, with three white lines on the back, and a 
yellow one on the sides; feeds on the nightshade, and changes 
toa pupa in June. 
Tur BARRED CuEstNuT (Gr. erythrocephala, HAworrn) ap- 
pears in July. Wings one inch one-third to seven-twelfths ; 
first pair rusty grey, with a brownish square chestnut spot be- 
tween the stigmata, between which and the hinder margin is a 
waved chestnut brown band; second dusky brown, with a darker 
central crescent. Caterpillar grey brown, with a dusky stripe 
on the back, and two white lines on the back and on the sides, 
and a few white spots; feeds on the plantain(?) Occurs in May. 
Rare. Kent and Surrey. 
