140 CONSPECTUS OF MOTHS. 
pears in June. Wings two-thirds of an inch to five-sixths ; first 
pair of a rich golden yellow, on the upper edge an oblique 
band before the middle, and a second towards the hinder margin, 
purple ; the second pair purple, with a golden spot in the middle, 
all the fringes of a deep golden yellow. Caterpillar, greyish, 
witha pale line on the back and sides; feeds on the plantain, 
Common. Norfolk, Surrey, and Gloucestershire. bes 
PTYCHOPODA (SrrrHens). 
THe SMALL FAN-FoOTED Wave (LP. dilutaria, STEPHENS) ap. 
pears the end of August in hedges. Wings five-sixths of an inch 
to eleven-twelfths; whitish-grey, with the hinder margin ash. 
coloured, ornamented with four or five alternate whitish or pale 
dusky streaks, and a row of black spots on the margin itself, 
with a waved dusky streak before the middle, and another behind 
with an interjacent central black dot. Common. Fifeshire, 
Durham, Essex, Kent, and Surrey. 
Ture BORDERED FAN-FOOTED WAVE (P. fimbriolata, SrerHeEns) 
appears in June. Wings eleven-twelfths of an inch; whitish, 
with a minute deep brown central spot, a pale brown common 
central streak, and the hinder margin deep brown, with a waved 
white streak, fringes pale brown. Scarce. Near London. 
Tus Prerry FAN-root WAVE (P. decoraria, StePHENS) ap- 
pears in June. Wings eleven-twelfths of an inch ; ash-coloured, 
with a central dot and streak dusky, the hinder margin waved 
with dusky. Scarce. Near London. 
THE SMALL Dorren Wave (P. lividata, SterHENS) appears 
the beginning of June. Wings three-fourths of an inch to fiye- 
sixths; first pair ashy-white, sprinkled with minute dusky dots, 
with three small equi-distant dots on the upper edge, from which 
arise three dusky streaks, towards the inner margin three or fout 
transverse dusky spots, bordered with whitish, from which a 
whitish waved streak passes to the upper edge, beyond which 
the space is dusky; second pair very similar, all with a dusky 
spot in the centre, and a row of black twin spots on the hinder 
margin. Common, Fifeshire, Durham, and near London, 
Tue TREBLE Twin-spvor (P. trigeminata, SterHENs) appeals 
in June. Wings five-sixths of an inch, yellowish-white, witha 
central black dot; first pair with the base of the upper edge and 
a band towards the hinder margin, composed of three double and 
somewhat confluent. black spots; second pair nearly spotless, 
with a slight dusky streak behind the middle ; at the base of the 
fringe of all the wings a row of minute dusky dots. Rather 
scarce, Kent. 
Tur LAck Borver (P. ornata, SreruEeNs) appears in June 
and April. Wings one inch to one one-sixth, snow-white, @ little 
clouded, with a central black dot, and an elegant waved border, 
composed of whitish-grey and pale dusky, united spots. Rare. 
Kent, Hants, and Devonshire. 
Tue MuLLErIn Wave (P. incanata, STEPHENS) appears the 
