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of indistinct brown spots towards the hinder margin; second 
pair white. Rare, Surrey. 
Tur LARGE Watnscor (N. erassicornis, SrerHEeNs). Wings 
one inch eleven-twelfths; first pair veined with deep yellow 
white, and ashy, with very numerous minute brown spots, and 
about six larger ones towards the hinder margin, disposed in an 
arched streak ; second pair brown, with yellowish fringe. Very 
rare. Norfolk. 
Tos REED (N. Cann@, OcusennemeER). Wings one inch 
two-thirds; first pair reddish yellow, with a single series of 
dusky points, forming an arched streak towards the hinder edge ; 
an indistinct dusky spot in the centre; second pair yellowish. 
Rare. Yorkshire, 
LEUCANIA (OcusSENHEIMER). 
Tar ComMA (L. comma, OcuseNuEIMER) appears the begin- 
ning of July. Wings one inch five-twelfths to one-half; first 
pair ash colour, with black lines and white nervures; second 
pair dusky, whitish at the base, Caterpillar, dull reddish brown, 
spotted with black, having three black stripes on the back ; the 
first segment black with three white lines; feeds on the com- 
mon sorrel. Rather scarce. Near Dublin, Yorkshire, Kent, and 
Surrey. * 
Tux Suore (ZL. littoralis, SrernENs) appears on the sea coast. 
Wings one inch one-half to seven-twelfths ; first pair buff-colour, 
with a three-forked central line, margined with black or brown, 
with white nervures; second pair white. Rare. Cumberland 
and Hampshire. 
Tax O1p Watnscor (L. obsoleta, OCHSENHEIMER) appears in 
June. Wings one inch one-half to seven-twelfths; first pair 
yellowish brown, with a central spot and nervures white, with a 
streak and external margin dotted with black; second pair ashy 
grey, with the tip and fringe whitish, and a few small black spots 
onthe margin. Very rare. Middlesex. 
Tus Smoky Watnscor (L. impura, OCHSENHEIMER) appears 
the middle of July in woody places. Wings one inch one-third 
to five-twelfths; first pair yellowish brown, with the nervures 
whitish, and three black spots placed in a triangle beyond ithe 
middle; second pair greyish brown, with an indistinct central 
crescent, and pale fringe. Caterpillar, straw colour, with a slen- 
der line on the back, and a dull yellowish streak on the sides , 
feeds on Carices. Common. Near London, 
Taz Dorren BorpveR (L. punctina, SrepuENS) appears in 
woody places. Wings one inch five-twelfths to one-half, entirely 
reddish; first pair dotted with brown on the hinder edge ; 
second pair pale, broadly ashy towards the posterior angle. Not 
Scarce, Near London. 
Tae Arcugp WAINSCOT (L. arcuata, SrEPHENS) appears the 
beginning of July. Wings one inch five-twelfths; first pair 
pale straw coloured, with two black spots in the centre; second 
