94 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
margin deep brown. Caterpillar, green, witha brown head, 
having a yellow streak on the back, and white ones on the sides; 
feeds on various plants. Common. Cumberland, Durham, York, 
Gloucestershire, Essex, Middlesex, Kent, and Surrey, 
’ Tue Essex Y (P. cirewmflera, OcuSENHEIMER). Wings one 
inch one-third; first pair varied with brown and ashy grey,” 
with a pale silvery character resembling the letter V, extending 
nearly from the base to the middle; second pair as in the pre- 
ceding. Rare. Yorkshire and Essex. 
Tas Reversep C. (P. biloba, Srepuens.) Wings one inch 
five-twelfths; first pair purplish brown, with wavy streaks at the 
base, and a spot towards the upper edge near the tip, resembling 
a reversed 9, golden; in the middle a large silvery patch. Very 
rare. 
Tak GoLpEN Green (P. aurifera, OcuseNHEIMER.) Wings 
one inch one-third; first pair pale brown, with a large triangu. 
larly-shaped golden green patch in the centre; fringe yellow, 
with brown spots; second pair brownish ; fringe dull white, 
Very rare. Near London, and Kent. 
Tur Burnisnep Brass (P. chrysitis, OcusennEimeER) ap- 
pears the end of June, and haunts weedy places. Wings one 
inch one-third to one-half ; first pair pale brown, with a brassy 
green band near the base, and another placed slantingly towards 
the hinder margin, sometimes united ; second pair brown, with 
reddish-brown fringe. Caterpillar, green, with a white line on 
the sides, and whitish streaks above ; feeds on nettles, thistles, 
&c. Pupa enclosed in a reticulated case sheath. Not uncom- 
mon. Near London, Essex, Shropshire, and Kent. 
Tae Scarce Burnissen Brass (P. orichaleea, OcusENnEI- 
MER) appears in June. Wings one inch two-thirds to five-sixths; 
first pair purplish brown, paler at the base and tip, with a large 
somewhat square golden patch towards the hinder margin; se- 
cond pair reddish-brown. Caterpillar, green, with a whitish 
line on the back, a greenish white streak on the sides, and a 
white spot on each segment ; feeds on the hempagrimony. Very 
rare. Yorkshire, Berkshire, and Kent, 
THE GoLp-sPANGLE (P. bractea, OCHSENHEIMER) appears in 
June, on heaths and mountains. Wings one inch two-thirds to 
five-sixths ; first pair dusky brown, with a large angular golden 
glossy patch before the middle. Not common. Edinburgh, 
south of Scotland, Shropshire, Derbyshire, and Warwickshire. 
Tur Gorn Spor (P. Festuca, OcusENnEIMER) appears the 
middle of August, in marshy districts. Wings one inch five- 
twelfths; first pair golden brown, with two golden spots in the 
centre, and athird more minute near the tip; second pair dusky, 
with red fringe. Caterpillar, green, with a dark streak on the 
back, and a yellowish mark on each segment; feeds on the bul- 
rush and other aquatic plants. Pupa enclosed in a case, formed 
by a leaf of the fescue. Rather uncommon, Cambridgeshire, 
Huntingdonshire, Kent, and Surrey. 
