CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 127 
one inch one-twelfth, of a yellowish white ; first pair with nume- 
rous bands and two transverse streaks, dusky, with a black dot 
towards the upper edge; second pair with dusky lines. Very 
rare. Norfolk. 
Tur OpLigue Carper (P, lignata, SrePHENS) appears the end 
of August. Wings one inch to one-twelfth, pale grey, with 
darker streaks, hinder margin with a row of double black spots ; 
first pair with two oblique dusky bands, the first towards the 
upper edge, ash coloux, with a deep black spot. Scarce. Cam- 
bridgeshire, Surrey, and Hants, 
Tue OBLIQUE Srrive (P. lineolata, STEPHENS) appears the end 
of June, or beginning of July. Wings three-fourths to eleven- 
twelfths of an inch, ashy lead-coloured ; first pair with various 
darker streaks and two oblique bandlets in the middle, grey and 
margined with white. Caterpillar, with abroad yellow stripe on 
the sides, and back reddish brown ; feeds on the Galium verum, 
Common. Sussex, and Devonshire. 
Tas NARRow-BARRED CARPET (P. angustata, STEPHENS) ap- 
pears the end of September. Wings eleven-twelfths of an inch, 
dusky grey, slightly clouded, with an indistinct bandin the middle, 
gradually enlarged towards the upper edge, near which is an eye- 
like spot; the hinder margin of all with indistinct dusky spots. 
Rare. Middlesex. 
LOZOGRAMMA (Srepuens). 
Tak Brown Sitver Lines (L. petraria, SrerHENS) appears 
the end of May, where fern abounds. Wings one inch one-sixth 
toone-third, acute, reddish, glossy; first pair with three oblique 
qui-distant whitish streaks, inwardly bordered with dusky ; 
second pair whitish ; all the fringes Spotless, Common, Essex, 
Herts, and Surrey. 
SCOTOSIA, (Srernens), 
Tut DArK Umper (S. rhamnuta, StEPHENS) appears the end 
of May, or beginning of June. Wings one inch one-half to two- 
thirds, chestnut-brown, with obscure waved lines ; first pair with 
anoblique deep brown band in the middle, in which is a black 
angular spot towards the upper edge, Caterpillar, green, witha 
brown line on the back, and the segments with yellow margins ; 
feeds onthe buckthorn. Common. Essex, Herts, and Kent, 
Tax Brown ScoLuop (S. vetulata, SvepuENs) appears in woods, 
the end of June. Wings one inch one-sixth to one-fourth; brown, 
indented with numerous very obscure waved streaks, alternating 
With whitish ones, forming a band in the middle of the first pair, 
i which is a dusky Spot towards the upper edge, Caterpillar, 
Brey brown, with a white line on the back, and a yellow one on 
sides ; feeds on the buckthorn, Rather scarce, Essex, Mid- 
illesex, Kent, and Surrey, 
Tne DARK Forxsr (S. Sparsaria, STEPHENS) appears the end 
ofJune, Wings one inch, pale dusky, with alternate dark and 
