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bordered with black, the upper edge and fringe, spotted with 
black; second pair dusky, with a darker margin and white 
fringe. Caterpillar dull yellow, with black spots, and a whitish 
line on the back ; feeds on the Lichen saxatilis. Not uncommon. 
Middlesex, and Hampshire. 
Tut MARBLED BrAvuty (B. perla, OcuseNnEIMER) appears 
the end of July and beginning of August, and frequents old 
walls. Wings eleven-twelfths to one inch; first pair whitish, 
with black waved transverse streaks; the stigmata large, brown, 
and bordered with white ; second pair ashy white, with the cen- 
tral crescent and margin more or less dusky. Caterpillar, yel- 
lowish grey, with a black head; feeds on the Lichen saxatilis. 
Plentiful. Essex, Kent, and Surrey, 
DIPHTHERA (Hiipner). 
THE SporveER (D, ludifica, Treirscuxe). Said to be British on 
doubtful authority, 
Tae Runic (D. runica, OcusENuEIMER) appears the begin- 
ning of June. Wings one inch one-third to five-twelfths , first 
pair very bright green, with numerous black spots bordered 
with white, and a marginal series of triangular black spots; 
second pair nearly black, with small white spots at the posterior 
angle—fringe white with brown spots. Caterpillar, dusky, with 
large tawny and minute white spots on the back. Rare. Nor- 
folk, Kent, Somersetshire, and Devonshire. 
THe Orion (D. Orion, OcHsENnEIMER.) Perhaps a variety 
of the preceding, 
THYATIRA (OcuseNaEIMER). 
Tut Burr Arcus (T. derasa, OcuSXNHEIMER) appears the 
end of July, or the beginning of August. Wings one inch one- 
half to two-thirds; first pair without scales, variegated with 
white and tawny, in the middle with brown and whitish, with 
two white bands converging posteriorly; second pair dusky, 
withatinge of red. Caterpillar, greenish yellow, with dusky 
brown spots and black lines. Rather common. Hertfordshire, 
Essex, Kent, and Devonshire, 
Tae PeAcn Buossom (7. batis, OcnHSENHEIMER) appears the 
middle of June to the’end of July. Wings one inch five-twelfths 
to seven-twelfths ; first pair olive-brown, with five pale rose-co- 
loured Spots, of which that on the posterior angie is the largest, 
with a minute one adjoining it; second pair dusky, with a pale 
waved streak behind the middle, Caterpillar, rust-brown or 
dusky, with bumps on the back, and a zigzag streak on the 
Sides; feeds on the bramble, Not rare. Norfolk, Essex, Kent, 
and Surrey, 
ERIOPUS (TReEITSCHEE), . 
THe Pern (EK. Pleridis, OcuseNnEIMER), Said to be British 
on doubtful authority, 
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