116 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS, 
woods, the middle of June. Wings one inch to one inch one. 
sixth, pale ash, sprinkled with dusky, with a pale dusky line on 
the margin, and the fringe ashy interrupted with dusky ; first 
pair with two dusky streaks; second pair with one, and a central 
blackish dot. Caterpillar, fore part grey-brown, with black dots, 
the fifth segment with two snow-white dots; feeds on the whor. 
tle-berry. Rare, Middlesex. 
THE Devicur (Z£. delictaria, SrerpuHENs). Said to be British 
on doubtful authority. 
EURYMENE (DuroncnHet). 
Tue Crier Axe (2. dolabraria, SrepueNns) appears the end of 
June. Wings one inch one-sixth to five-twelfths, reddish or pale 
yellowish, with very slender irregular ustulated lines; the base 
and a blotch at the posterior angle reddish purple. Caterpillar, 
greenish-brown, with a yellow and brown line on the sides; 
feeds onthe oak, lime, &c. Pupa brown. Scarce. Essex, Kent, 
Surrey, Warwickshire, Cambridgeshire, and Devonshire, 
ASPILATES (TreEITscuKeE). 
THe YELLOW PurrLe Bar (A. purpuraria, OcHSENHEIMER) 
appears in August. Wings one inch one-sixteenth, yellowish, 
with the margin and two bands on the first pair, purple. Cater. 
pillar, green, with the back brown, with a pale line; feeds on the 
oak and black thorn, Very rare. 
THe YELLOW BELLE (A. citraria, OCHSENHEIMER) appears in 
clover fields, in June and August. Wing's one inch one-twelfth to 
one-half, yellow, sprinkled with dusky ; first pair with two dusky 
streaks, with an interjacent spot towards the upper edge ; second 
pair whitish, with a central spot and a waved streak behind the 
middle, dusky. Common. Kent, Herts, and Hants. 
TuE Straw Bete (A. gilvaria, OcHSENHEIMER) appears in 
grassy fields, in August. Wings one inch one-fourth to five- 
twelfths, primrose yellow, freckled with dusky ; first pair witha 
very oblique streak, and central spot dusky ; second pair witha 
central spot towards the upper edge, and a cross streak towards 
the hinder margin dusky. Caterpillar, greenish-ash, with red 
stripes, and a line on the back and sides ; feeds on yarrow, Com- 
mon. Kent. 
Tue Grass Wave (A. respersaria, StepHENS) appears the 
middle of June, on heaths. Wings one inch one-fourth to one- 
half, ash-coloured, sprinkled with dusky ; first pair with three or 
four oblique equi-distant dusky streaks, and the second pair with 
three crossones. Caterpillar, yellowish, with a brown stripe on 
the sides, with two ashy-grey dots on the back; feeds on the 
broom. Common, Near London, Surrey, and Hampshire, 
PHASIANE (Duroncuet). 
THE LEAD BELLE (Ch. plumbaria, SrerHENS) appears the end 
