CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 139 
“Tar WAveD Carrer (2. sylvata, SrepuENs) appeurs in June, 
Wings eleven-twelfths to one inch, whitish, sprinkled with 
dusky dots and clouded; first pair with three narrow bands, and 
astreak of arches towards the hinder margin, reddish-grey ; all 
the fringes ash-coloured. Scarce. . Surrey, 
Tuk SMALL Waite Wave (ZL. candidata, SrepwENs) appears 
the end of May and in June, in woods. Wings three-fourths of 
an inch to five-sixths, snow-white, having a central pale brown 
spot, with numerous common strongly waved inequi-distant grey 
streaks. Common. Essex, and near London. 
Tus SMALL YeLLow Wave (2. luteata, SrerHENs) appears 
the end of May, in woody places. Wings three-fourths of an 
inch to five-sixths, deep yellow, with a dusky central spot 
towards the costa, and numerous common inequi-distant strongly 
waved reddish-yellow streaks. Common. Fifeshire, Durham, 
Essex, Kent, and Surrey. 
Tak Diney Suey (2. heparata, Srepuens) appears in June 
and July. Wings one inch to one inch one-twelfth; first pair 
dull yellowish, with two pale dusky streaks behind the middle, 
and the hinder margin dull brown; second pair dusky, Cater- 
pillar, grass-green, with two whitish stripes on the sides, and 
two white spots on each segment, head with black spots; feeds 
on the birch, (Betula alba). Scarce, Kent, and Surrey. 
STRENIA (DuroncHeEt), 
Tae LATTICED Hearn (S. clathrata, SrepHENS) appears the 
end of May and middle of July, Wings eleven-twelfths to one 
inch one-sixth; yellowish with the nervures dusky, and about 
four inequi-distant broad waved streaks, occasionally uniting, the 
fringes with alternate brown and white square spots. Cater. 
pillar, bluish green, with a pale stripe on the sides spotted with 
black ; feeds on trefoil. Common, Durham, Yorkshire, Essex, 
Kent, Hertfordshire, and Surrey. 
VENILIA (Duponcnet), 
Tuk SpeckLeD YELLow (V. macularia, SreruEns) appears in 
Woody places the end of May. Wings one inch one-twelfth to 
one-fourth ; tawny, with numerous scattered dusky spots. Ca- 
terpillar, green, with a black line on the back, and a pale one on 
the sides; feeds on the arch-angel. Common, Warwickshire, 
Oxfordshire, and near the London. 
Tus Pinion Srorren YELLOW, (V. quadrimaculata, SrePuENS) 
Appears the end of April and beginning of May, Wings one inch 
ohe-twelfth, sulphur coloured, the first pair with the upper edge 
sprinkled with brown at the base, and having four equi-distant 
black spots ; second pair darker, spotless. Very rare. Middlesex. 
HYRIA (Stesuens). 
Tak PURPLE-BORDERED GOLD (A. aurovaria, STEPHENS) ap- 
