80 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
first pair whitish ash, with the ordinary stigmata distinct and 
black, and towards the hinder edge an indented black line termi. 
nating at the posterior angle in a patch resembling the W-like 
character. Caterpillar black, with areddish yellow spot on each 
segment, and orange legs, hairs yellowish red; feeds on birch, 
gapen, heath, bramble, wortleberry, &c.,in autumn. Local. 
urrey. 
Tue Licut Knov-crass (A. similis, Curtis). Found with 
the preceding, of which it is probably a small variety. Wings 
one inch five-twelfths, ash-grey; first pair with a sornewhat 
waved black streak before the middle, an oblique shortish dusky 
one in the middle, and a third somewhat like a necklace, and 
white, towards the hinder margin an indented black streak, with 
a faint y at the posterior angle. Not rare. Surrey. 
Tue Buck-Bean (A. Menyanthedis, OcuSBNHEIMER) appears in 
June. Wings one inch one-half to seven-twelfths ; first pair 
whitish ash, clouded with brown, with the ordinary spots black, 
and towards the hinder edge a waved black indented streak, 
bearing the + mark near the posterior angle, the anterior stigma 
is small, and formed by a black ring ; second pair ashy grey, with 
a central spot and margin dusky. Caterpillar black, with a 
brownish red stripe on the sides above the legs; feeds on the 
Menyauthes trifoliata. Not scarce. Yorkshire. 
Tue Dock (A. Rumicis, OcHSENHEIMER) appears the begin- 
ning of May. Wings one inch five-twelfths to one-half ; first 
pair varied with ashy and brown, with black waved streaks and 
a whitish patch at the inner edge; second pair ash grey, witha 
dusky margin. Caterpillar dusky, spotted with white and red, 
with a yellow line on the sides; feeds on the bramble, dock, 
poplar, &c.,in autumn. Pupa brown, Common. Cheshire, 
Norfolk, Essex, Hampshire, and Devonshire. 
Tue SpurGeE (A. Euphorbia, 4AAwortn). Wings one inch five- 
twelfths to one-half, ash grey; first pair waved with brown, the 
stigmata whitish, behind which is an ashy streak in form of a 
necklace. Caterpillar light brown, with black spots on the back, 
and arusty brown crescent on the neck ; feeds on the Euphorbia 
esula, and E, cyparissias. Rare. Near London, and Hampshire, 
Tue Eye Brient (A, Euphrasia, OcuseENnEIMER) appears in 
June. Wings one inch one-half; first pair yellow ash, with brown 
streaks ; second pair pale whitish ash, with a central crescent and 
margin of a deeper shade, dusky in the female ; abdomen yellow 
ash. Caterpillar black, with a series of white spots on the back, 
and dusky ones on the sides; legs black ; feeds on the white thorn, 
bramble, Euphrasia officinalis, &c. Rare. Near London, and 
Kent, 
BRYOPHILA (OcHsENHEIMER). 
Tne Bisnor (B. glandifera, OcusENHEIMER) appears the end 
of June. Wings eleven-twelfths to one inch one-sixth; first 
pair bright green, with various large black patches, more or less 
