76 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHSs. 
POLIA (Hupner.) 
THE SHINING Brown (P. advena, OcusENHEIMER) appears the 
end of June. Wings one inch five-sixths to two inches; first pair 
ashy brown, with three indistinct pale streaks, and towards the 
hinder edge a streak of confluent angular spots; second pair 
dusky, with an obscure marginal line, having pectinated hairy 
antenne. Caterpillar feeds on the Leontodon taraxacum, and 
Lactuca sativa. Not scarce. Near London, Norfolk, Suffolk, and 
Devonshire, 
Tue TAwny Siiver (P. nitens, Curtis.) Wings one inch 
five-sixths ; first pair brown, with asilvery tinge posteriorly, the 
kidney-shaped stigma semicircled at the lower extremity with 
pure white, towards the hinder edge a streak of confluent angu- 
lar spots, but whiter without, having the antenne setaceous and 
naked. Rare. Norfolk, and near London. 
Tae Grey Arcues (P. bimaculosa, SteruEens) appears the end 
of June. Wings one inch five.sixths to two inches one-sixth; first 
pair whitish, clouded with brown, black, and very faint yellow- 
ish, the stigmata large, white, and more or less ash grey in the 
centre, near the hinder edge an indented black streak, and a 
marginal row of dusky spots. Caterpillar brown, with a waved 
pale reddish streak on the sides, and two pale lines; feeds on the 
Verbascum thapsus. Not rare. Cumberland, Cheshire, Essex, 
Kent, and Surrey. 
Tue GREAT Brocane (P. occulta, OcHSENHEIMER) appears 
in July. Wings two inches one.sixth; first pair clouded with 
white and brown, with three white streaks, second pair much 
shorter, ash grey underneath, witha blackish central crescent, 
and the hinder margin white. Caterpillar black on the back, the 
sides brown, with buff-coloured lines; feeds on the dandelion 
and lettuce. Scarce. Cheshire, Essex, and Kent. 
THE Sinvery Arcues (P. tincta, OcusENHEIMER) appears 
the beginning of June. Wings one inch five-sixths to two 
inches. First pair clouded, silvery ash, with various waved 
streaks, the outer one being connected with three black spots 
Caterpillar grey, with five black stripes on the back, and pale 
whitish ones on the sides; the latter having a reddish waved 
streak above them; feeds on restharrow, &c. Very rare. Kent, 
and Surrey. 
Tae JAsper (P Herbida, OcuskNnEIMER) appears in June. 
Wings one inch five sixths to two inches, First pair pale yel- 
lowish ash, with indented black streaks; towards the hinder 
edge a pale and very indistinct streak, with two or three black 
triangular spots towards the upper edge; the ordinary stigmata 
large, and bordered with black. Second pair brownish yellow, — 
with a brown margin, the fringe faint yellow. Caterpillar 
green, with black spots on the back, the stigmata white, and — 
head brown ; feeds on the Cochleariaarmoracia. Scarce. Lal- 
arkshire, Norfolk, and Kent, . 
The Tempue (P, Templi, OcusENHEIMER,) appears in October: 
