124 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
end of July. Wings one inch one-sixth to five-twelfths, yellow; 
first pair with three angular tawny-brown streaks, a series of 
indistinct spots towards the hinder margin, and an oblique line 
at the tip. Caterpillar, yellowish-green, the segments edged with 
yellow; feeds on the whitethorn and bedstraw. Common. Dur- 
ham, Essex, and near London, 
CELMA (STEPHENS). 
Tue STAINED AGATE (ZF. imbutata, Srernens). Wings five. 
sixths of an inch to one inch one-twelfth, ashy-white ; first pair 
with a brown streak at the base, and two somewhat confluent 
brown bands in the middle, the outer one edged with rose red, 
Not scarce. North of England. 
ANAITIS (Duponcuet). 
Tur SLENDER TREBLE BAR (A. plagiata, SrernHens). Wings 
one inch five-twelfths to three-fourths, greyish white; first pair 
with two bands, each formed by three streaks in the middle; 
second pair paler, with an indistinct streak. Common. Oxford. 
shire, Norfolk, Essex, Kent, Surrey, and Devonshire. A. pre- 
formata is doubtful as British. 
SCORIA (DuroncHEL). 
Tar BuAck VEINEp (S. dealbata, OcHSENHEIMER). Wings 
one inch two-thirds to three-fourths, above white, without spots, 
underneath with the nervures black; first pair with a black spot 
in the middle, and a brown bandlet towards the hinder margin, 
Rare, Kent. 
ABRAXAS (LEACH). 
Tue Pantuer (A. pantaria, SrernEeNns), Wings one inch 
two-thirds to three-fourths, all whitish, with an oblique spot-like 
streak, a row of large spots at the inner edge, and the base of 
ae first pair yellowish. Very rare, Somersetshire, and Deyon- 
shire. 
Tux Croupep Macpte (A. Ulmata, Leacn) appears the mid- 
dle of June. Wings one inch one-half to five-sixths, white; first 
pair dusky brown at the base, with a band, common to all the 
wings, behind the middle, composed of confluent spots, dusky, 
yellow, and lead..coloured, slightly sprinkled with silver; vari- 
ous rows of black dots on the body. Caterpillar, greenish blue, 
with numerous slender lines; head and tail black ; feeds on the 
elm. Not scarce, Cumberland, and the North of England. Rare 
in Kent and Middlesex. 
Tue Macris (A. Grossulariata, LEAcn) appears the end of . 
July. Wings one inch one-third to two inches, white ; first pall 
with the base and streak towards the hinder margin yellow, 
six rows of round black spots, more or less confluent ; second 
pair with a few scattered spots on the dise, a streak of the same — 
behind the middle, and a row on the hinder margin; body yel- 
